Astronomy Almanac
The Night Sky for This Month
this
week (Sky and Telescope)
Night Sky Views for
various horizon directions.
The Planets this
month Looking West
after Sunset Position
of Jupiter's Satellites
Plan your dark sky viewing, or lunar viewing, using the Phases
of the Moon chart for 2003.
Anticipate weather conditions with information from the Bureau
of Meteorology -
Today's satellite
images
Forecast
using Prognostic
Chart
The website www.skymaps.com provides a
monthly high quality printed all-sky star map and further information.
Current
planetary data All the information you could want for the planets.
Current
Solar data Plenty of data regarding the sun including "Astronomical
twilight"
Current
Lunar data A page full on information on the moon including phase dates for
the current cycle
times are AEDT:
January 2007:
- what to see in Summer
- 3: full moon
- 11: last quarter moon
- 13-21: comet P1 McNaught at sunset - see comets
- 15: 23hrs Antares occultation by moon
- 19: new moon
- 21: 03hrs venus occultation by moon
- 26: first quarter moon
February 2007:
- what to see in Summer
- Saturn - best time to see it in the evening
- 2: full moon
- 3: 10hrs saturn near moon
- 8: 00hrs venus near uranus
- 8: 04hrs mercury greatest elongation east (18deg)
- 10: last quarter moon
- 11: saturn at opposition
- 12: 07hrs Antares near moon
- 15: 12hrs mars near moon
- 18: new moon
- 20: 04hrs venus near moon
- 24: first quarter moon
March 2007:
- what to see in Autumn
- Saturn - best time to see it in the evening
- 2: 13hrs saturn near moon
- 3: 08hrs Regulus near moon
- 4: full moon
- 11: 17hrs Antares near moon
- 12: 11hrs Jupiter near moon;
- 12: last quarter moon
- 16: 12hrs mars near moon
- 17: 00hrs neptune near moon
- 17: 14hrs mercury near moon
- 19: new moon - eclipse
- 22: 02hrs venus near moon
- 26: first quarter moon
- 29: 14hrs saturn near moon
- 30: 13hrs Regulus near moon
April 2007:
- what to see in Autumn
- Lyrid meteors peak
- eta Aquarids meteor shower
- 3: full moon
- 7: 23hrs Antares near moon
- 8: 19hrs Jupiter near moon
- 11: last quarter moon
- 13: 10hrs neptune near moon
- 14: 12hrs mars near moon
- 15: 06hrs uranus near moon
- 16: 21hrs mercury near moon
- 17: new moon
- 20: 18hrs venus near moon
- 24: first quarter moon
- 25: 20hrs saturn near moon
- 26: 19hrs Regulus near moon
- 29: 05hrs mars near uranus
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