April night sky
D.W.Q.M.: " "We live in an imperfect universe." -the Fourth Doctor
Ahhh...I love it when I can use excuses like being without power for over 24 hrs as a reason for not getting this post up. ;)
Today's astronomy post is brought to you by Sky and Telescope.
Past events:
April 2nd-Jupiter comes into oppostion-it is the closest to the Earth it'll get for the entire year. Interestingly enough, 11 days after, it will be at aphelion, so the planet will be about the farthest, dimmest, and smallest it can be at any opposition!!!
April 3rd-Daylight savings! By now, I hope all of you have set your clocks one hour ahead. :) Europe's daylight savings occured last week.
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Partial Solar Eclipse (S&T, April 2005, pg. 73) April 8th there will be a partial solar eclipse for the south eastern United States. The 'northern limit' includes south eastern Arizona, most of New Mexico, the southern half of Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey. A sliver of southern Pennsyvania. Click here to see if your city is included in the viewing area. If you're interested, there will be live webcasts of the event: links are found here.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse April 24th not only brings us a full moon, but also an eclipse. Although if you sneeze you'll probably miss it. ;) On the morning of April 24th, the moon will skim through the penumbra of the Earth's shadow. The penumbra is the pale outer fringe of the Earth's shadow. This will be viewable for central and western North America, the Pacific Region, New Zealand, and the east coast of Australia. The show starts approximately 4:55am CDT (central daylight), and you'll want to look for a slight shading on the Moon's north-northeastern side. (Hey, I did say if you sneeze you'll probably miss it. ;))
April meteors The Lyrid meteor shower peaks April 22nd, 1:00am, EDT. Unfortunately, the waxing gibbous Moon will be in the sky all night long. (arrg...moon glare!) But if you're crazy like me, you'll probably be standing out there trying to glimpse a few. ;)
Comet Machholz Yes! The comet is still hanging around. The comet remains in telescopic view (glowing between the 7th and 8th magnitudes) between Polaris and the bowl of the Big Dipper. Click here to find out where and how long the comet will remain in view. :)
That's all for this month-clear skies and happy viewing!!
Ahhh...I love it when I can use excuses like being without power for over 24 hrs as a reason for not getting this post up. ;)
Today's astronomy post is brought to you by Sky and Telescope.
Past events:
April 2nd-Jupiter comes into oppostion-it is the closest to the Earth it'll get for the entire year. Interestingly enough, 11 days after, it will be at aphelion, so the planet will be about the farthest, dimmest, and smallest it can be at any opposition!!!
April 3rd-Daylight savings! By now, I hope all of you have set your clocks one hour ahead. :) Europe's daylight savings occured last week.
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Partial Solar Eclipse (S&T, April 2005, pg. 73) April 8th there will be a partial solar eclipse for the south eastern United States. The 'northern limit' includes south eastern Arizona, most of New Mexico, the southern half of Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey. A sliver of southern Pennsyvania. Click here to see if your city is included in the viewing area. If you're interested, there will be live webcasts of the event: links are found here.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse April 24th not only brings us a full moon, but also an eclipse. Although if you sneeze you'll probably miss it. ;) On the morning of April 24th, the moon will skim through the penumbra of the Earth's shadow. The penumbra is the pale outer fringe of the Earth's shadow. This will be viewable for central and western North America, the Pacific Region, New Zealand, and the east coast of Australia. The show starts approximately 4:55am CDT (central daylight), and you'll want to look for a slight shading on the Moon's north-northeastern side. (Hey, I did say if you sneeze you'll probably miss it. ;))
April meteors The Lyrid meteor shower peaks April 22nd, 1:00am, EDT. Unfortunately, the waxing gibbous Moon will be in the sky all night long. (arrg...moon glare!) But if you're crazy like me, you'll probably be standing out there trying to glimpse a few. ;)
Comet Machholz Yes! The comet is still hanging around. The comet remains in telescopic view (glowing between the 7th and 8th magnitudes) between Polaris and the bowl of the Big Dipper. Click here to find out where and how long the comet will remain in view. :)
That's all for this month-clear skies and happy viewing!!
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