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planatery events 2012
August 24 - Neptune at
Opposition. The blue planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and
its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. This is the best time to view
Neptune. Due to its distance, it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but
the most powerful telescopes.
August 31 - Full Moon. The
Moon will be directly opposite the Earth from the Sun and will be fully
illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 13:58 UTC. Since this is
the second full moon in the same month, it is known as a blue moon. This rare
calendar event only happens once every few years, giving rise to the term, “once
in a blue moon.”
September 22 - September
Equinox. The September equinox occurs at 14:49 UTC. The Sun will shine
directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal amounts of day and night
throughout the world. This is also the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) in
the northern hemisphere and the first day of spring (vernal equinox) in the
southern hemisphere.
September 29 - Uranus at
Opposition. The blue-green planet will be at its closest approach to
Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. This is the best time
to view Uranus. Due to its distance, it will only appear as a tiny blue-green
dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
November 13 - Total Solar
Eclipse. The path of totality will only be visible in parts of extreme
northern Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean. A partial eclipse will be
visible in most parts of eastern Australia and New Zealand.
November 27 - Conjunction of Venus
and Saturn. These two bright planets will be within 1 degree of each
other in the morning sky. Look to the east around sunrise.
November 28 - Penumbral Lunar
Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of Europe, eastern
Africa, Asia, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, and North America.
December 3 - Jupiter at
Opposition. The giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and
its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. This is the best time to view and
photograph Jupiter and its moons.
December 21 - December
Solstice. The December solstice occurs at 11:12 UTC. The South Pole of
the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its
southernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of
Capricorn at 23.44 degrees south latitude. This is the first day of winter
(winter solstice) in the northern hemisphere and the first day of summer (summer
solstice) in the southern hemisphere.
Meteor shower calendar 2012
June
Bootids
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Jun
21 - Jul 01
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Jun
23
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July
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Piscis
Austrinids
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Jul
15 - Aug 09
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Jul
27
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South.
delta-Aquarids
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Jul
12 - Aug 18
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Jul
28
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alpha-Capricornids
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Jul
02 - Aug 15
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Jul
30
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August
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Perseids
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Jul
16 - Aug 25
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Aug
12
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kappa-Cygnids
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Aug
03 - Aug 26
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Aug
17
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alpha-Aurigids
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Aug
24 - Sep 07
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Aug
31
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September
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September
Perseids
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Sep
04 - Sep 17
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Sep
09
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kappa-Aquarids
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Sep
07 - Oct 01
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Sep
21
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October
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Draconids
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Oct
07 - Oct 11
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Oct
08
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Orionids
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Oct
01 - Nov 10
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Oct
21
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Leo
Minorids
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Oct
19 - Oct 26
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Oct
23
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November
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Southern
Taurids
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Sep
24 - Nov 26
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Nov
05
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Northern
Taurids
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Sep
24 - Nov 26
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Nov
10
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Leonids
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Nov
08 - Nov 27
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Nov
17
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alpha-Monocerotids
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Nov
15 - Nov 24
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Nov
21
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December
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December
Phoenicids
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Nov
28 - Dec 08
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Dec
06
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Puppid/Velids
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Nov
30 - Dec 14
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Dec
06
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Monocerotids
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Nov
18 - Dec 17
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Dec
07
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sigma-Hydrids
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Nov
29 - Dec 21
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Dec
10
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Geminids
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Nov
30 - Dec 18
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Dec
13
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Coma
Berenicids
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Dec
04 - Feb 01
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Dec
19......
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Ursids
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Dec
17 - Dec 25
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Dec
22
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