Astronomy - USA (2020-08)

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This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left). Arrows

and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.

JUPITER’S

MOONS

Dots display

positions of

Galilean satellites

at 11 P.M. EDT on

the date shown.

South is at the

top to match the

view through a

telescope.

AUGUST 2020

August 15

–1.4

16.4"

88%

0.571

1.382

1h32.6m

5°16'

August 15

7. 8

0.7"

100%

2.018

2.982

23h03.7m

–22°21'

August 15

–2.7

46.1"

100%

4.273

5.145

19h20.1m

–22°33'

August 15

0.2

18.3"

100%

9.086

10.007

19h54.7m

–21°06'

August 15

5.8

3.6"

100%

19.556

19.790

2h32.6m

14°30'

August 15

7. 8

2.4"

100%

29.028

29.929

23h24.9m

–4°59'

August 15

14.7

0.1"

100%

33.216

34.110

19h39.0m

–22°33'

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