Post by SKYSUMMIT on Jan 31, 2013 0:06:19 GMT -6
Thursday, January 31
Jupiter's moon Io crosses Jupiter's face from 7:59 to 11:09 p.m. EST. Io's tiny black
shadow follows behind across Jupiter from 10:10 p.m. to 12:21 a.m. EST.
Meanwhile, Jupiter's Great Red Spot (actually pale orange-tan) crosses
the planet's central meridian around 8:07 p.m. EST.
Winter Circle. It fills the sky toward the east and south these
evenings. Start with brilliant Sirius at its bottom. Going clockwise
from there, march through Procyon, then Pollux and Castor, then
Menkalinen and Capella overhead, down to Aldebaran (overshone by Jupiter
this season!), down to Rigel, and back to Sirius.
not.) For instance, if you're as far north as 46° — roughly Portland,
Minneapolis, Montreal, central France ° bright Capella passes straight
through your zenith sometime around 8 or 9 p.m. If you're as far south
as 21° N — roughly Guadalajara, Cuba, the mid-Sahara, Kolkata — Jupiter
currently crosses straight overhead in the evening. Wherever you are,
they now pass closest to your zenith exactly one hour apart, with
Jupiter going first.
Not-the-Superbowl Star Party.
Donald Lubowich, coordinator of astronomy outreach at Hofstra University, writes: "For
the past six years I have run a Super Bowl Star Party targeting women,
girls, and the 65% of the U.S. that does not watch the Super Bowl. I
encourage astronomers, astronomy clubs, and astronomy educators to
create a similar program, or to bring a portable scope to their
own Super Bowl parties." It's tomorrow. Jupiter, the Orion Nebula, the
Perseus Double Cluster and more will be nice and high.
Jupiter's moon Io crosses Jupiter's face from 7:59 to 11:09 p.m. EST. Io's tiny black
shadow follows behind across Jupiter from 10:10 p.m. to 12:21 a.m. EST.
Meanwhile, Jupiter's Great Red Spot (actually pale orange-tan) crosses
the planet's central meridian around 8:07 p.m. EST.
For all of Jupiter's satellite events and Great Red Spot transit times, good worldwide, get our new JupiterMoons app.
Friday, February 1
Winter Circle. It fills the sky toward the east and south these
evenings. Start with brilliant Sirius at its bottom. Going clockwise
from there, march through Procyon, then Pollux and Castor, then
Menkalinen and Capella overhead, down to Aldebaran (overshone by Jupiter
this season!), down to Rigel, and back to Sirius.
Saturday, February 2
not.) For instance, if you're as far north as 46° — roughly Portland,
Minneapolis, Montreal, central France ° bright Capella passes straight
through your zenith sometime around 8 or 9 p.m. If you're as far south
as 21° N — roughly Guadalajara, Cuba, the mid-Sahara, Kolkata — Jupiter
currently crosses straight overhead in the evening. Wherever you are,
they now pass closest to your zenith exactly one hour apart, with
Jupiter going first.
Not-the-Superbowl Star Party.
Donald Lubowich, coordinator of astronomy outreach at Hofstra University, writes: "For
the past six years I have run a Super Bowl Star Party targeting women,
girls, and the 65% of the U.S. that does not watch the Super Bowl. I
encourage astronomers, astronomy clubs, and astronomy educators to
create a similar program, or to bring a portable scope to their
own Super Bowl parties." It's tomorrow. Jupiter, the Orion Nebula, the
Perseus Double Cluster and more will be nice and high.
