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| - | ====== Sky Highlights and NEKAAL Events for AUGUST 2016 ====== | + | ====== Sky Highlights and NEKAAL Events for NOVEMBER 2016 ====== |
| - | * August 2 -- __**New Moon**__\\ | + | * November 8 -- First Quarter |
| - | * August 10 -- First Quarter\\ | + | * November 14 -- Full Moon |
| - | * August 18 -- Full Moon | + | * November 21 -- Last Quarter |
| - | * August 24 -- Last Quarter | + | * November 17 -- General Meeting, Mater Dei Catholic School, 7 pm. Join us! |
| - | * August 25 -- General Meeting, Topeka Library, 7 pm. Join us! | + | * November 19 -- **Open House** at Farpoint Observatory, 7:30 pm to ? Join us! |
| - | * August 27 -- **Open House** at Farpoint Observatory, 8:30 pm to ? --> Join us! | + | * November 29 -- New Moon |
| - | ===== PLANETS in August 2016 ===== | + | ===== PLANETS in November 2016 ===== |
| Evening Sky: | Evening Sky: | ||
| - | * **Mercury** -- in west (twilight) | + | * **Mercury** -- in southwest |
| - | * **Venus** -- in west (twilight) | + | * **Venus** -- in southwest |
| * **Mars** -- in south | * **Mars** -- in south | ||
| - | * **Jupiter** -- in west | ||
| - | * **Saturn** -- in south | ||
| - | * **Neptune** -- in east | ||
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| - | Midnight: | ||
| - | * **Mars** -- in southwest | ||
| * **Saturn** -- in southwest | * **Saturn** -- in southwest | ||
| * **Uranus** -- in east | * **Uranus** -- in east | ||
| * **Neptune** -- in southeast | * **Neptune** -- in southeast | ||
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| + | Midnight: | ||
| + | * **Uranus** -- in southwest | ||
| + | * **Neptune** -- in west | ||
| Morning Sky: | Morning Sky: | ||
| - | * **Uranus** -- in south | + | * **Jupiter** -- in southeast |
| - | * **Neptune** -- in southwest | + | |
| - | ===== CONSTELLATIONS well placed in evening during August 2016 ===== | + | |
| - | 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 | + | * **Cepheus**, the King of Ethiopia |
| + | * **Cassiopeia**, the wife of King Cepheus | ||
| * **Draco**, the Dragon | * **Draco**, the Dragon | ||
| + | * **Lacerta**, the Lizard | ||
| * **Cygnus**, the Swan | * **Cygnus**, the Swan | ||
| - | * **Lyra**, the Lyre | ||
| * **Sagitta**, the Arrow | * **Sagitta**, the Arrow | ||
| - | * **Aquila**, the Eagle | + | * **Pegasus**, the Winged Horse |
| * **Delphinus**, the Dolphin | * **Delphinus**, the Dolphin | ||
| - | * **Ophiuchus**, the Serpent Bearer | + | * **Aquarius**, the Water Bearer |
| - | * **Sagittarius**, the Archer | + | |
| * **Capricornus**, the Sea-Goat | * **Capricornus**, the Sea-Goat | ||
| - | ===== SKY EXTRAS in August 2016 ===== | + | ===== SKY EXTRAS in November 2016 ===== |
| - | * LOTS of evening planets in August! Check out the planet list above. | + | * 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. |
| - | * August 23, Antares, Mars, and Saturn line up vertically in the southern sky, best seen about 30 minutes after sundown. | + | * 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. |
| - | * And a very close approach of Venus and Jupiter, August 27, in the west twilight about 45 minutes after sunset. | + | * The Leonids meteor shower peaks November 17, but a nearly full moon once again washes out the show. |
| - | * No bright comets are readily visible this August from Kansas. You might be able to see periodic comet 9P/Tempel, low in the western twilight just after sundown, but you'll need a 8-10" scope...and patience. | + | * 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. |
| - | * The Perseids (meteor shower), often the best of the year, peak the nights of August 11 and 12. | + | |
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