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Astronomy a Go Go! September Sky Tour Astronomical Online Glossary Download this month's sky map! Northern hemisphere sky map Southern hemisphere sky map Creator: Kym Thalassoudis Southern Hemisphere Additional Information James Barclay's site Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand's Southern Hemisphere Calendar RASNZ site Southern Sky Watch. Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune for Sept 08 (click for a larger image) The Venus, Mars, Mecury Trio for lower latitudes, Sept 08 (click for a larger image) Planets for September 2008 Southern and Equatorial viewers will have a splendid view of the Venus, Mars, Mercury trio-triangle early in the month in Virgo SW of Porrima (Virgo's southern shoulder). Best view of Mercury for the entire year. Those above 30 deg North will struggle to pick out Venus and Mercury in the bright twilight evening sky. Mercury- In Virgo. Best viewed by those in the South until mid-month. By early October Mercury will be in inferior conjunction and returning to the morning sky. 0.0 mag (1st) to 0.5 mag (21st) Venus- In Virgo. The brightest member of the Venus, Mars, and Mercury trio look for outstanding conjunctions on the 11th and 12 as the goddess of love pairs up with the god of war. Best for viewers south of 30 deg North -3.8 mag (1st) to -3.8 mag (21st) Mars- In Virgo. In addition to the groupings and conjunctions listed above, from the 15th-20th Spica joins the group for a lovely traveling quartet 1.7 (1st) to 1.7 mag (21st) Jupiter- In Sagittarius. Starts the month in retrograde (westward) motion becoming stationary on the 8th and returns to proper motion. The best planet show for the northern hemisphere -2.5 mag (1st) to -2.4 mag (21st) Saturn- In Leo. Starts the month in conjunction with the Sun but by month's end early rising viewers will find it rising in the East about two hours before the Sun. Look for Regulus and find Saturn just under 15 deg East. After about 4 months without Saturn make sure you look at the rings and see how much they have 'closed' or moved parallel to our perspective. On the 26th look for a sliver of a waning crescent Moon near Regulus. 0.8 mag (1st) to 0.9 mag (21st) Uranus-In Aquarius all year. Use the finder charts above to help you find Uranus, it is only a little smaller, optically, than Mars looks now. 5.7 mag (1st) to 5.7 mag (21st) Neptune-In Capricorn 7.8 mag (1st) to 7.8 mag (21st) Finder Charts for Neptune and Uranus -Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere Key Dates for September 2008 Days and Times in UT: (help with time) Observations are for 9 pm for the mid-southern latitudes and for 9 pm for the mid-northern latitudes. Today's sunrise and sunset times or plan ahead using the US Naval Observatory Website Occultation information can be found at the IOTA website! Astronomical Highlights - September 2008 1 - Algol (Beta Persei) at min (8:37) - Venus, Mercury and Mars grouped in a triangle 5 deg from the waxing crescent Moon 2 - Double Shadow Transit on Jupiter (18:40) 4 - Saturn in conjunction with the sun - passes into the morning sky 6 - Moon to the SW of Antares, the bright red star in Scorpio. Very low on the horizon for Northern viewers. 7 - Algol at min (2:14) - thus sets the pattern for the month (2.867315 days) - Antares 0.3 deg N or Moon (3:00), possible occultation, check the IOTA website for occultation information for your area. - First Quarter Moon (14:04) Moon at apogee furtherest point from the Earth (404214 km) 8 - Double Shadow Transit on Jupiter (0:12) Jupiter stationary 9 - Pluto stationary, Jupiter 3 deg N of Moon 11 - Mercury greatest elongation E (27deg), Venus and Mars .3 deg apart (naked eye they will look almost fused) 13 - Neptune 0.8 deg S of Moon, possible occultation, check the IOTA website for occultation information for your area. - Uranus at opposition - visible (if you know where to look) with the naked eye at 5.7 mag in DARK skies. Use the finder charts in the section above to find the very faint blue-green diskie star. 15 - Full Moon (9:13) 20 - Moon at perigee, closest to Earth (368886 km) - Moon 1 deg N of Pleiades (M45) 22 - September Equinox!! (15:45) The Sun crosses the celestial equator and heads south. Autumnal in the NH and Vernal in the SH - Last Quarter Moon (5:04) 24 - Mercury Stationary 27 - Zodiacal Lights visible in Northern Latitudes in East before morning twilight for the next two weeks. - Saturn 5 deg N of waning crescent Moon 28 - Delta Aurigid 29 - New Moon (8:12) Date information courtesy of: RASC Observer's Handbook, Skymaps.com, Astronomical Calendar 2008, CalSky. *The time when the Sun reaches the point along the ecliptic where it crosses into the southern celestial hemisphere marking the start of Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. sunrise and sunset times for your home* Comparative lengths of day and night Monthly Messier* This month our monthly Messier hits some big easy targets, eight more globular clusters, all are possible in binoculars, and two of these are the finest globulars which can be seen from northern locations. Sagittarius is the home of many globular clusters which surround the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Seven of the these globulars appear in the Messier catalog, we will be visiting five of them this month. When you complete the search for these objects be sure to spend some time scanning this region with binoculars or a telescope and see what other sights you can discover. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. M13 - The great globular cluster in Hercules is bright enough to be seen with naked eye and typically the first GC found by amateur astronomers in the NH. Binoculars easily show this cluster as a bright fuzzy ball. M13 is partially resolvable in small aperture telescopes and becomes a fantastic swarm of tightly packed individual stars through large scopes. M92 - Another globular cluster in Hercules, M92 is easy to find in binoculars appearing slightly dimmer and smaller than M13. As with M13 it is partially resolvable in small scopes and is a fine sight in large instruments. M14 - A small, bright globular cluster in Ophiuchus. It is a difficult binocular object, look for a small fuzzy patch of light. Through a telescope M14 is an even patch of light, the stars not resolvable except through large scopes. M22 - This is the other great globular in our tour this month. Located just above the teapot asterism in Sagittarius, M22 can be seen with no optical aid. M22 is easy to find in binoculars, and easy to resolve in telescopes, with about the same impressiveness as M13. M28 - Located near M22 in Sagittarius, this is a small bright globular. A tough binocular object, look for a small fuzzy patch. Easily seen in a telescope, but requires large aperture to resolve individual stars. M69, M70, M54 All of these are small bright globular clusters laying along the bottom of the teapot in Sagittarius. Very similar in appearance to M28, these are all tough binocular objects requiring dark skies and possibly averted vision to see. M54 is slightly brighter and appears more star like through binoculars than the other globulars. These are all easily seen in telescopes, though not easily resolvable. From the Astronomical Connection and the Moncton Center in Canada Comets for September 2008 Gary Kronk's comet and meteor pages Skyhound Comet pages Historical and Current Events...Did you know? Mark has developed his own website so let's all trot on over and see the pages of wonderful history he has for us this month! Help us out by leaving a donation in the ol' PayPal hator write us a favorable review in iTunes of Podcast Pickle or iPodder! Music Scottish Guitar Quartet - Romance within you Mathew Ebel- Trees and Drive Away Astronomical Highlights for 2008 Earth's major motions for 2008 Perihelion Jan 3 00h(UT) First Cross Quarter Day Feb 2-6 Equinox Mar 20 05:48(UT) Second Cross Quarter Day May 4-7 Solstice June 20 23:59(UT) Aphelion July 4 08h (UT) Third Cross Quarter Day Aug 5-8 Equinox Sept 22 15:44(UT) Fourth Cross Quarter Day Nov 5-8 Solstice Dec 21 12:04(UT) Planet Positions for 2008 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Venus Sgr Cap Aqr Psc Tau Gem Cnc Vir Vir Sco Sgr Cap Mars Tau Tau Gem Gem Cnc Leo Leo Vir Vir Vir Sco Oph Jupiter Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Saturn Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Interesting Planet Pairing for 2008 January (first two week) - Mars, Betelgeuse and Aldebaran - Mars will be moving westward into this red triangle, pausing at the end of the month and then returning to regular Eastward motion at the beginning of February. February 1 (start watching in early January) - Jupiter and Venus - Start this early in January with Jupiter just off the horizon and watch as they creep closer and closer. On the 1st of Feb early in the morning, about one hour before sunrise in the east, Jupiter and Venus are less than one degree apart in the constellation Sagittarius. They will be outstanding and you could imagine all sorts of symbolism that could be associated with this conjunction. February 27 - Mercury and Venus - Rising just one hour before the Sun in the East in the constellation Capricornus. Venus and Mercury will be just over one degree apart and then Venus will speed off, with Mercury in hot pursuit. March 24 - Mercury and Venus...again - Mercury catches up to Venus again, this time less than one degree apart and in the constellation Aquarius. They will also be rising above the horizon only a half hour before the sun, so seeing them will be quite a challenge. July 10 - Mars and Saturn - In the constellation Leo yellowish-white Saturn and reddish Mars will be less than one degree from each other. The pair is still up two hours after sunset and are bright so it should be easy to see. August 13 - Venus and Saturn - Less than one degree apart in the constellation Leo. Venus will be the brighter of the two. August 14 (watch from 10-16th)- Venus, Mercury, and Saturn - Just after sunset a triple conjunction! The three planets will be less than three degrees apart in the constellation Leo and almost in a line. Venus will be the highest and brightest Saturn the middle object and Mercury will be the lowest of the three but surprisingly brighter than Saturn. If you want to make this even more interesting look for Mars 16 degrees to the SW the trio. August 19-21 - Venus and Mercury - The two planets will be about one degree apart for three days. VERY low on the western horizon at sunset. September 11 (watch from 5-18)- Venus and Mars - Venus will come right next to the Red Planet, with the two less than one degree apart Mercury lying three and a half degrees away from the pair and shining brighter than Mars. The whole group will set just one hour after sunset. December 1 - Venus and Jupiter - All within Sagittarius, the two planets will be two degrees apart and they don't set until three hours after sunset. As a bonus, a 15%-lit moon will lie three degrees away from Venus. December 31 - Jupiter and Mercury - After sunset a little more than one degree apart in Sagittarius. Pull out the binos and telescopes because Mercury will be a mere 15 arcminutes from the globular cluster M75. All three will be together in one field of view in most home binoculars. 2008 Phases of the Moon Universal Time NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON LAST QUARTER d h m d h m d h m d h m JAN. 8 11 37 JAN. 15 19 46 JAN. 22 13 35 JAN. 30 5 03 FEB. 7 3 44 FEB. 14 3 33 FEB. 21 3 30 FEB. 29 2 18 MAR. 7 17 14 MAR. 14 10 46 MAR. 21 18 40 MAR. 29 21 47 APR. 6 3 55 APR. 12 18 32 APR. 20 10 25 APR. 28 14 12 MAY 5 12 18 MAY 12 3 47 MAY 20 2 11 MAY 28 2 57 JUNE 3 19 23 JUNE 10 15 04 JUNE 18 17 30 JUNE 26 12 10 JULY 3 2 19 JULY 10 4 35 JULY 18 7 59 JULY 25 18 42 AUG. 1 10 13 AUG. 8 20 20 AUG. 16 21 16 AUG. 23 23 50 AUG. 30 19 58 SEPT. 7 14 04 SEPT. 15 9 13 SEPT. 22 5 04 SEPT. 29 8 12 OCT. 7 9 04 OCT. 14 20 02 OCT. 21 11 55 OCT. 28 23 14 NOV. 6 4 03 NOV. 13 6 17 NOV. 19 21 31 NOV. 27 16 55 DEC. 5 21 26 DEC. 12 16 37 DEC. 19 10 29 DEC. 27 12 22 Eclipses for 2008 2008 February 07 [ Solar: Annular ] 2008 February 21 [ Lunar: Total ] 2008 August 01 [ Solar: Total ] 2008 August 16 [ Lunar: Partial ] February 07 - Annular Solar Eclipse ( see map, times, and animation!): The first solar eclipse of 2008 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in Capricornus. An annular eclipse will be visible from a wide track, that traverses Antarctica and southern regions of the Pacific Ocean. A partial eclipse will be seen within the much larger path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes the southeastern third of Australia, all of New Zealand and most of Antarctica. August 1 - Total Solar Eclipse ( see map, times, and animation!): On Friday, 2008 August 01, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes northeastern North America, most of Europe and Asia. Special website with extra information and links to live eclipse webcasts can be found at the NASA Eclipse Website for the August 1st Eclipse February 20th - Total Lunar Eclipse ( see map, times.): The first lunar eclipse of 2008 is perfectly placed for observers throughout most of the Americas as well as western Europe. The eclipse occurs at the Moon's descending node, midway between perigee and apogee. During the eclipse, Saturn lies about 3Â northeast of the Moon and shines brightly (mv = +0.2) because it is near opposition. Special website with live broadcast can be found at the NASA Eclipse Website August 16 - Partial Lunar Eclipse ( see map, times): The last eclipse of 2008 is a partial lunar eclipse at the Moon's ascending node in Capricornus. It is visible primarily from the Eastern Hemisphere as well as eastern South America Eclipse information from: NASA Eclipse Homepage, Eclipses Online (HM Nautical Almanac Office, UK in coordination with the U.S. Naval Observatory) Meteor Showers for 2008All times are UT Name Date of Peak Time in UT (help with time) Moon Phase Quadrantids January 4, 7h Waning Crescent Lyrids April 22, 4h almost Full Eta Aquarids May 5, 18h New Moon Perseids August 12, 11h Waxing Gibbous Orionids October 21, 4h Last Quarter Leonids November 17, 10h Waning Gibbous Geminids December 13, 23h Full Moon Information from the Observer's Handbook 2008 RASC

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Astronomical Online Glossary Download this month's sky map! Northern hemisphere sky map Southern hemisphere sky map Creator: Kym Thalassoudis Southern Hemisphere Additional Information James Barclay's site Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand's Southern Hemisphere Calendar RASNZ site Southern Sky Watch. Planets for March 2008 Mercury- reaches greatest elongation west on the 3rd. For southern observers Mercury is at it best morning apparition until mid-March. Mercury is visible all month brightening as it creeps back towards the Sun. Mercury will be close to Venus for most of the month making it much easier to find than usual. They are in close conjunction on the 23rd 0.1 mag (1st) to -0.1 mag (21st) Venus- in Capricorn is still preceding the Sun but Venus begins to fade as it creeps into glow of the Sun. Paired up with Mercury for most of the month those close to the equator will have a nice view of the pair. -3.8 mag (1st) to -3.8 mag (21st) Mars- Crosses over into Gemini this month and continues to shrink from 9 to 7 , too small to show much detail in the average backyard telescope. Mars will be close to M35 on the 10th and it is appropriate that Mars is visible all night in the month which bears its name. Mars also shows a gibbous globe for the next two months. 0.2 (1st) to 0.6 mag (21st) Jupiter- For Southern observers will have Jupiter rising after midnight while those in the mid-northern latitudes. On the 30th use the nearly last quarter Moon to try and spot Jupiter, sitting to the Moon's NE, during the day. -2.0 mag (1st) to -2.1 mag (21st) Saturn- having reached opposition in February Saturn spend the month in Leo. The tilt of Saturn's rings increases from 6.7 deg to 9.9 deg in early May before beginning to close again at the end of 2008. 0.2 mag (1st) to 0.3 mag (21st) Uranus-In Aquarius all year 5.9 mag (1st) to 5.9 mag (21st) Neptune-In Capricorn 8.0 mag (1st) to 8.0 mag (21st) Key Dates for March 2008Days and Times in UT: (help with time) Observations are for 9 pm for the mid-southern latitudes and for 9 pm for the mid-northern latitudes. Today's sunrise and sunset times or plan ahead using the US Naval Observatory Website Occultation information can be found at the IOTA website! Astronomical Highlights - March 2008 In like a lion and out like a lamb - Zodiacal Light best seen after evening twilight on the Western horizon through the 7th then again from the 23rd - April 5th 3 - Moon near Jupiter - Mercury at greatest elongation, 27 deg west from Sun (morning sky 11UT) Very low in the east-southeast just before sunrise. If using binoculars or telescope please follow sun-safe viewing methods and be aware of the sun! 5 - Moon, Mercury, Venus and telescopic Neptune clustered in the morning sky. TRIPLE occultation (although not all visible from all locations) Check the IOTA website for your location. Most central Moon-planet conjunction (appulse) this year. Daytime Moon/Venus occultation visible from North America and Cuba, check the IOTA website 6 - Sun's north pole most inclined away from Earth (7.25 degrees) 7 - Double or Triple shadow transit on Jupiter (15:05 UT Ganymede, 15:18 Callisto(?), 22:38 Io) 9 - For those who follow DST, Saving Time begins - set clocks forward an hour. - Mercury 1 deg South of Neptune (2hr UT) 10 - Moon at perigee (closest to Earth 366,298 km- ) - Mars 1.7 deg North of M35 in Gemini (17h UT) 12 - Moon near the Pleiades 14 - First Quarter Moon (10:46 UT) 15 - Moon near Mars - The Ides of March (every month has one) 17 - Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) 19 - Moon near Regulus, Check the IOTA website for occultation information for your area. - Moon near Saturn 21 - March or vernal equinox* (5:48 UT) - Full Moon (18:40 UT) 23 - Moon near Spica - An interesting Easter** - Zodiacal Lights visible in Northern latitudes in the west after evening twilight for the next two weeks 24 - Mercury 1 deg from Venus at 14h UT (20Â from Sun, morning sky) mags -0.3 and -3.9. Favors S. Hemisphere skywatchers. 26 - Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth distance 405,092 km-20h UT) 27 - Moon near Antares possible occultation, check the IOTA website for occultation information for your area. - Mercury 1.7 deg South of Uranus 29 - Last Quarter Moon (21:47 UT) 30 - Moon near Jupiter - Last Sunday in March: in the European Union, change clocks forward 1 hours to 'summer time' *The time when the Sun reaches the point along the ecliptic where it crosses into the northern celestial hemisphere marking the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. **Reduced to a one sentence definition, Easter Sunday is calculated as the first Sunday after the first full moon which falls on or after the Vernal(March) Equinox. This year the full moon is ON the Vernal(March) equinox so Easter is the 23rd. (The earliest Easter could ever be is March 22 and the latest April 25) sunrise and sunset times for your home* Comparative lengths of day and night Monthly Messier*The weekend of the 7-9th of March is a good 'first try' for a Messier Marathon. This is a better for those of you further South and, if we get clouded out then we have the 4-6th of April as a good back up date. The April date will be the better of the two for mid-to higher Northern latitude views but don't pass up on the chance in March if the weather is fair. If you are looking for a good way to conquer the Virgo Cluster go to show #39. There you will find lots of information on navigating the Virgo Cluster. This month highlights 10 messier objects, most are within reach of binoculars, and over half can be seen with the naked eye. M41 - This cluster is visible as a hazy patch to the naked eye just below Sirius in Canis Major. M41 is resolvable in binoculars and appears fairly loose in telescopes at low power. M93 - This is a small fuzzy patch of light in Puppis, partially resolvable in binoculars. The hardest part of finding this cluster in binoculars is picking it out of a fairly rich region of the Milky Way. Use low power to examine this cluster and the surrounding richness in a telescope. Medium power provides a nice view of the cluster itself. M47 - A bright cluster in Puppis, easily visible as a hazy patch to the naked eye. Binoculars will show a large hazy patch with many stars resolvable. Telescopes show a fairly loose cluster with stars of wide variety of magnitudes. M46 - This cluster is right next to M47 and is also visible to the naked eye. In binoculars M46 appears as a large hazy patch with no stars resolvable, giving a nice contrast to M47. In telescopes at low powers this cluster evenly fills the eyepiece. While you are here go to medium or high power and look for the planetary nebula NGC2438. It will appear as a faint uneven ring, with a blue/green color. M50 - An open cluster in Monoceros. This is a small hazy patch in binoculars, partially resolvable. Like M93, the richness of the surrounding field is the only difficulty in finding this object. This is a fairly tight cluster at low power in a telescope. M48 - Moving on to Hydra, we find another naked eye cluster. M48 is a large fuzzy patch in binoculars, partially resolvable. Use low to medium power in your telescope for a spectacular view. M67 - In the southeast portion of Cancer is another open cluster, barely visible as a fuzzy patch to the naked eye. Binoculars show M67 as a large hazy patch of light, similar to M46. Use low power to resolve this large, rich cluster in a telescope. M44 - Known as the Praesepe or Beehive Cluster, this open cluster is easily visible to the naked eye as a large, fuzzy patch bigger than the moon. Binoculars or rich field telescopes provide the best view of M44. M81, M82 - This pair of galaxies in Ursa Major are very possible to see in binoculars, they look like a pair of fuzzy stars. Both galaxies will fit into the same low power telescope field. M81 will appear as a large oval gray patch of light. M82 is a pencil like streak of light next to and perpendicular to the long axis of M81. From the Astronomical Connection and the Moncton Center in Canada Comets for March 2008 Gary Kronk's Skyhound Historical and Current Events...Did you know?Mark has developed his own website so let's all trot on over and see the pages of wonderful history he has for us this month! Help us out by leaving a donation in the ol' PayPal hatMusic Scottish Guitar Quartet - Romance within you Mathew Ebel- Trees and Drive Away Astronomical Highlights for 2008 Earth's major motions for 2008 Perihelion Jan 3 00h(UT) First Cross Quarter Day Feb 2-6 Equinox Mar 20 05:48(UT) Second Cross Quarter Day May 4-7 Solstice June 20 23:59(UT) Aphelion July 4 08h (UT) Third Cross Quarter Day Aug 5-8 Equinox Sept 22 15:44(UT) Fourth Cross Quarter Day Nov 5-8 Solstice Dec 21 12:04(UT) Planet Positions for 2008 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Venus Sgr Cap Aqr Psc Tau Gem Cnc Vir Vir Sco Sgr Cap Mars Tau Tau Gem Gem Cnc Leo Leo Vir Vir Vir Sco Oph Jupiter Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Sgr Saturn Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Leo Interesting Planet Pairing for 2008 January (first two week) - Mars, Betelgeuse and Aldebaran - Mars will be moving westward into this red triangle, pausing at the end of the month and then returning to regular Eastward motion at the beginning of February. February 1 (start watching in early January) - Jupiter and Venus - Start this early in January with Jupiter just off the horizon and watch as they creep closer and closer. On the 1st of Feb early in the morning, about one hour before sunrise in the east, Jupiter and Venus are less than one degree apart in the constellation Sagittarius. They will be outstanding and you could imagine all sorts of symbolism that could be associated with this conjunction. February 27 - Mercury and Venus - Rising just one hour before the Sun in the East in the constellation Capricornus. Venus and Mercury will be just over one degree apart and then Venus will speed off, with Mercury in hot pursuit. March 24 - Mercury and Venus...again - Mercury catches up to Venus again, this time less than one degree apart and in the constellation Aquarius. They will also be rising above the horizon only a half hour before the sun, so seeing them will be quite a challenge. July 10 - Mars and Saturn - In the constellation Leo yellowish-white Saturn and reddish Mars will be less than one degree from each other. The pair is still up two hours after sunset and are bright so it should be easy to see. August 13 - Venus and Saturn - Less than one degree apart in the constellation Leo. Venus will be the brighter of the two. August 14 (watch from 10-16th)- Venus, Mercury, and Saturn - Just after sunset a triple conjunction! The three planets will be less than three degrees apart in the constellation Leo and almost in a line. Venus will be the highest and brightest Saturn the middle object and Mercury will be the lowest of the three but surprisingly brighter than Saturn. If you want to make this even more interesting look for Mars 16 degrees to the SW the trio. August 19-21 - Venus and Mercury - The two planets will be about one degree apart for three days. VERY low on the western horizon at sunset. September 11 (watch from 5-18)- Venus and Mars - Venus will come right next to the Red Planet, with the two less than one degree apart Mercury lying three and a half degrees away from the pair and shining brighter than Mars. The whole group will set just one hour after sunset. December 1 - Venus and Jupiter - All within Sagittarius, the two planets will be two degrees apart and they don't set until three hours after sunset. As a bonus, a 15%-lit moon will lie three degrees away from Venus. December 31 - Jupiter and Mercury - After sunset a little more than one degree apart in Sagittarius. Pull out the binos and telescopes because Mercury will be a mere 15 arcminutes from the globular cluster M75. All three will be together in one field of view in most home binoculars. 2008 Phases of the Moon NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON LAST QUARTER d h m d h m d h m d h m JAN. 8 11 37 JAN. 15 19 46 JAN. 22 13 35 JAN. 30 5 03 FEB. 7 3 44 FEB. 14 3 33 FEB. 21 3 30 FEB. 29 2 18 MAR. 7 17 14 MAR. 14 10 46 MAR. 21 18 40 MAR. 29 21 47 APR. 6 3 55 APR. 12 18 32 APR. 20 10 25 APR. 28 14 12 MAY 5 12 18 MAY 12 3 47 MAY 20 2 11 MAY 28 2 57 JUNE 3 19 23 JUNE 10 15 04 JUNE 18 17 30 JUNE 26 12 10 JULY 3 2 19 JULY 10 4 35 JULY 18 7 59 JULY 25 18 42 AUG. 1 10 13 AUG. 8 20 20 AUG. 16 21 16 AUG. 23 23 50 AUG. 30 19 58 SEPT. 7 14 04 SEPT. 15 9 13 SEPT. 22 5 04 SEPT. 29 8 12 OCT. 7 9 04 OCT. 14 20 02 OCT. 21 11 55 OCT. 28 23 14 NOV. 6 4 03 NOV. 13 6 17 NOV. 19 21 31 NOV. 27 16 55 DEC. 5 21 26 DEC. 12 16 37 DEC. 19 10 29 DEC. 27 12 22 Eclipses for 2008 2008 February 07 [ Solar: Annular ] 2008 February 21 [ Lunar: Total ] 2008 August 01 [ Solar: Total ] 2008 August 16 [ Lunar: Partial ] February 07see map, timesanimationAugust 1 - Total Solar Eclipse ( see map, times, and animation!): On Friday, 2008 August 01, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes northeastern North America, most of Europe and Asia. Special website with extra information and links to live eclipse webcasts can be found at the NASA Eclipse Website for the August 1st Eclipse February 20th - Total Lunar Eclipse ( see map, times.): The first lunar eclipse of 2008 is perfectly placed for observers throughout most of the Americas as well as western Europe. The eclipse occurs at the Moon's descending node, midway between perigee and apogee. During the eclipse, Saturn lies about 3Â northeast of the Moon and shines brightly (mv = +0.2) because it is near opposition. Special website with live broadcast can be found at the NASA Eclipse Website August 16 - Partial Lunar Eclipse ( see map, times): The last eclipse of 2008 is a partial lunar eclipse at the Moon's ascending node in Capricornus. It is visible primarily from the Eastern Hemisphere as well as eastern South America Eclipse information from: NASA Eclipse Homepage, Eclipses Online (HM Nautical Almanac Office, UK in coordination with the U.S. Naval Observatory) Meteor Showers for 2008All times are UT Name Date of Peak Time in UT (help with time) Moon Phase Quadrantids January 4, 7h Waning Crescent Lyrids April 22, 4h almost Full Eta Aquarids May 5, 18h New Moon Perseids August 12, 11h Waxing Gibbous Orionids October 21, 4h Last Quarter Leonids November 17, 10h Waning Gibbous Geminids December 13, 23h Full Moon Information from the Observer's Handbook 2008 RASC

This Talking with Talis podcast is with Brad Lajeunesse, President of Equinox Software. Equinox was founded by the software team that developed Evergreen, the open source integrated library system (ILS). We talk about the origins and development of Evergreen, and the setting up of Equinox. We then go on to discuss some of the issues associated with Open Source Library Systems in general. Listen Now Download MP3 [38 mins, 35Mb] This conversation was conducted as a SkypeOut call on Wednesday 13th February 2008, recorded with Ecamm Network's Call Recorder for Skype, and edited on a Mac with Garageband. Technorati Tags: Brad Lajeunesse, Equinox, Evergreen, PINES, Open Source, Library, Talis, Podcast

rolling out TV talks with Nick Zielinksy with GM about the all Chevy Equinox and the Fuel Cell Engines. Footage by: Brian Wynder Go to www.rollingout.com for more exclusive videos.

Author: wiggly Added: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:59:03 -0800 Duration: 520Podcast-A-Go-Go Around the World comes to a lovely conclusion from sunny Peru with three fantastic clips from the main event of Cibernetico & Robin. Hot Torneo Cibernetico Action featuring Chris Hero, Equinox, Claudio Castagnoli, El Hijo del Ice Cream, Shayne Hawke, Icarus, Chiva IV, Magno and Incognito.

Author: wiggly Added: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:59:03 -0800 Duration: 520Podcast-A-Go-Go Around the World comes to a lovely conclusion from sunny Peru with three fantastic clips from the main event of Cibernetico & Robin. Hot Torneo Cibernetico Action featuring Chris Hero, Equinox, Claudio Castagnoli, El Hijo del Ice Cream, Shayne Hawke, Icarus, Chiva IV, Magno and Incognito.

While at the Eclipse Runtime Summit, I had the chance to talk with Iona's Eric Newcomer (CTO of Iona, Co-Chair, Enterprise Expert Group, OSGi Alliance, and well respected enterprise coding guy) about the emergence of OSGi as a server-side, or enterprise technology.We discuss how OSGi came to be a technology of interest in the enterprise space, and move on to the formation of the OSGi Enterprise Expert Group. Eric goes through a high level list of what the "enterprise" here means: mostly the usual suspects of security, adding distributed functionality, messaging, scalability, and performance.I ask Eric about the process that the OSGi Alliance uses and we discuss the interesting role of the full time spec writer that the OSGi Alliance uses. As Eric outlines, there's a process pretty similar to the JCP process, where the deliverables are a specification, a reference implementation, and TCKs to verify implementations.We then discuss the overall idea of componentizing Java - what OSGi bundles and modules seek to do. As the Java world is pretty well split between Sun and OSGi's ambitions here, we touch on Eric's thoughts there and a little bit of the historic background between the two parties.Finally, we end up with a rough road-map for the OSGi Enterprise Expert Group and Eric's thoughts on the Eclipse Runtime Summit we'd both just attended.Thanks again to Eric for the interview ;>Disclaimer: Eclipse is a client and sponsored this video. Iona is also a client.

Passion for technology. Every student who participates in Challenge X has it. They pour their heart and souls into developing the technologies that could be commonplace one day. While it’s a competition, it’s also a pathway to engineering careers for many of these students. Here’s an overview of the program from the students who know it best.

How do we get to a sustainable transportation future? Today’s young, talented students are already beginning to shape the future of sustainable transportation. Students from more than a dozen universities are participating in Challenge X, a competition that stretches teamwork, creativity, and know-how. Students walk us through what’s inside their sustainable rides.

The only way to see if something works is to test it out. It’s time to do just that with fuel cell technology. That’s where the program “Project Driveway” comes in, putting dozens of Chevy Equinox fuel cell vehicles in the hands of real world drivers and letting them provide the feedback. Project Driveway participant Lori Beller, has already begun her fuel cell journey. You’ll get the details in this video.

The only way to see if something works is to test it out. It's time to do just that with fuel cell technology. That's where the program "Project Driveway" comes in, putting dozens of Chevy Equinox fuel cell vehicles in the hands of real world drivers and letting them provide the feedback. Project Driveway participant Lori Beller, has already begun her fuel cell journey. You'll get the details in this video. Author: GMnext Keywords: gmnext gm next project driveway fuel cell chevy equinox general motors GM hydrogen green technology washington new york Added: January 2, 2008

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Mandala Bead Games - Autumn Equinox Celebration 2007. Live Stream from the Real Life and Second Life Introduction. Author: DonRenaro Keywords: Mandala Games Autumn Equinox Celebration Dream Renaro Web TV Second Life Meditation Added: November 5, 2007