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JULY 2018
Calendar of events
1 The Moon passes 5° north of
Mars, 2h UT
4 The Moon passes 3° south of
Neptune, 0h UT
6 Last Quarter Moon occurs at
7h51m UT
Earth is at aphelion (152.1 million
kilometers from the Sun), 17h UT
7 The Moon passes 5° south of
Uranus, 14h UT
9 Venus passes 1.1° north of
Regulus, 20h UT
10 The Moon passes 1.1° north of
Aldebaran, 10h UT
11 Jupiter is stationary, 4h UT
12 Mercury is at greatest eastern
elongation (26°), 5h UT
Pluto is at opposition, 10h UT
13 New Moon occurs at 2h48m UT;
partial solar eclipse
The Moon is at perigee
(357,431 kilometers from Earth),
8h25m UT
14 The Moon passes 2° north of
Mercury, 22h UT16 The Moon passes 1.6° north of
Venus, 4h UT
19 First Quarter Moon occurs at
19h52m UT
20 Asteroid Thisbe is at opposition,
9h UT
21 The Moon passes 4° north of
Jupiter, 0h UT
25 The Moon passes 2° north of
Saturn, 6h UT
Mercury is stationary, 7h UT
27 Mars is at opposition, 5h UT
The Moon is at apogee
(406,223 kilometers from Earth),
5h44m UT
Full Moon occurs at 20h20m UT;
total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes 7° north of
Mars, 22h UT
30 Southern Delta Aquariid meteor
shower peaks
31 The Moon passes 3° south of
Neptune, 6h UT
Mars comes closest to Earth
(57.6 million kilometers away),
8h UTSTAR COLORS:
Stars’ true colors
depend on surface
temperature. Hot
stars glow blue; slight-
ly cooler ones, white;
intermediate stars (like
the Sun), yellow; followed
by orange and, ulti mately, red.
Fainter stars can’t excite our eyes’
color receptors, and so appear white
without optical aid.Illustrations by Astronomy: Roen KellyHOW TO USE THIS MAP: This map portrays
the sky as seen near 30° south latitude.
Located inside the border are the four
directions: north, south, east, and
west. To find stars, hold the map
overhead and orient it so a
direction label matches the
direction you’re facing.
The stars above the
map’s horizon now
match what’s
in the sky.BEGINNERS: WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO READ A STAR CHART AT http://www.Astronomy.com/starchart.