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| - | ====== Sky Highlights and NEKAAL Events for AUGUST 2015 ====== | + | ====== Sky Highlights and NEKAAL Events for NOVEMBER 2016 ====== |
| - | * August 6 -- Last Quarter (moon absent from evening sky)\\ | + | * November 8 -- First Quarter |
| - | * August 8 -- OPEN HOUSE at Farpoint Observatory, JOIN US beginning 8:30 pm\\ | + | * November 14 -- Full Moon |
| - | * August 14 -- __**New Moon**__\\ | + | * November 21 -- Last Quarter |
| - | * August 22 -- First Quarter\\ | + | * November 17 -- General Meeting, Mater Dei Catholic School, 7 pm. Join us! |
| - | * August 27 -- NEKAAL GENERAL MEETING, Topeka Library, 7:00 pm\\ | + | * November 19 -- **Open House** at Farpoint Observatory, 7:30 pm to ? Join us! |
| - | * August 29 -- Full Moon | + | * November 29 -- New Moon |
| - | ===== PLANETS in August 2015 ===== | + | ===== PLANETS in November 2016 ===== |
| Evening Sky: | Evening Sky: | ||
| - | * **Mercury** -- in west, low | + | * **Mercury** -- in southwest |
| - | * **Venus** -- in west, very bright | + | * **Venus** -- in southwest |
| - | * **Jupiter** -- in west, very bright | + | * **Mars** -- in south |
| - | * **Saturn** -- in southwest | + | |
| - | * **Neptune** -- in east | + | |
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| - | Midnight: | + | |
| * **Saturn** -- in southwest | * **Saturn** -- in southwest | ||
| * **Uranus** -- in east | * **Uranus** -- in east | ||
| * **Neptune** -- in southeast | * **Neptune** -- in southeast | ||
| + | Midnight: | ||
| + | * **Uranus** -- in southwest | ||
| + | * **Neptune** -- in west | ||
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| Morning Sky: | Morning Sky: | ||
| - | * **Venus** -- in east | + | * **Jupiter** -- in southeast |
| - | * **Mars** -- in east | + | |
| - | * **Uranus** -- in south | + | |
| - | * **Neptune** -- in southwest | + | |
| - | ===== CONSTELLATIONS well placed in evening during August 2015 ===== | + | |
| - | North to South, at 9-11 pm: | + | ===== CONSTELLATIONS well placed in evening during November 2016 ===== |
| + | North to South, at 8-10 pm: | ||
| * **Ursa Minor**, the Little Bear, also the Little Dipper | * **Ursa Minor**, the Little Bear, also the Little Dipper | ||
| + | * **Cepheus**, the King of Ethiopia | ||
| + | * **Cassiopeia**, the wife of King Cepheus | ||
| * **Draco**, the Dragon | * **Draco**, the Dragon | ||
| - | * **Hercules** | + | * **Lacerta**, the Lizard |
| - | * **Lyra**, the Lyre | + | |
| * **Cygnus**, the Swan | * **Cygnus**, the Swan | ||
| - | * **Aquila**, the Eagle | + | * **Sagitta**, the Arrow |
| - | * **Ophiuchus**, the Serpent Handler | + | * **Pegasus**, the Winged Horse |
| - | * **Sagittarius**, the Archer | + | * **Delphinus**, the Dolphin |
| - | * **Scorpio**, the Scorpion | + | * **Aquarius**, the Water Bearer |
| + | * **Capricornus**, the Sea-Goat | ||
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| + | ===== SKY EXTRAS in November 2016 ===== | ||
| + | * Still LOTS of evening planets in November! Check out the planet list above. Uranus is easily visible in binoculars, even visible naked-eye with deep dark-vision adaptation, from very dark skies. Jupiter's back with us, but you'll have to see it in the morning now, low in the eastern twilight. | ||
| + | * Best evening comet should still be C/2016 A8 (LINEAR), fairly high in the southern sky and large but fading slowly, so you'll need a scope of at least 8" aperture, an eyepiece giving low magnification...and patience. | ||
| + | * The Leonids meteor shower peaks November 17, but a nearly full moon once again washes out the show. | ||
| + | * And speaking of bright moons--the November 14 full moon is only 2.5 hours after the closest perigee (approach to earth), so this will be the largest full moon of 2016. | ||
| - | ===== SKY EXTRAS in August 2015 ===== | ||
| - | * The Perseid meteor shower is August's big news, peaking the night of August 12/13. It's best after midnight when the radiant is highest, but even around midnight there will be occasional fireballs across the sky. Get a lawn chair, point your feet northeast, have a jacket and/or blanket ready, let your eyes dark-adapt--and look up! | ||
| - | * It's still Saturn season. August gives great evening views of the ringed planet, so get a look through binoculars or better still, a telescope (hint: if the sky is clear at our Open House August 8, someone is sure to have his telescope pointed at Saturn & you'll get a good look). | ||
| - | * The Summer Triangle of stars is back, too. In August evenings, look very high in the eastern sky. | ||
| - | * No comets visible in binoculars from Kansas this month. | ||
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