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AUGUST 2015
Calendar of events
2 The Moon is at perigee
(362,139 kilometers from Earth),
10h03m UTThe Moon passes 3° north of
Neptune, 15h UTSaturn is stationary, 20h UT5 The Moon passes 1.0° south of
Uranus, 9h UTMercury passes 8° north of
Venus, 9h UT7 Last Quarter Moon occurs at
2h03m UTMercury passes 0.6° north of
Jupiter, 4h UTMercury passes 1.0° north of
Regulus, 15h UT8 Asteroid Pallas is stationary,
12h U T9 The Moon passes 0.7° north of
Aldebaran, 0h UT10 Jupiter passes 0.4° north of
Regulus, 23h UT13 The Moon passes 6° south of
Mars, 5h UT14 New Moon occurs at 14h53m UT15 Asteroid Lutetia is at opposition,
14h UTVenus is in inferior conjunction,
19h UT16 Asteroid Vesta is stationary,
6h UTThe Moon passes 2° south of
Mercury, 15h UT18 The Moon is at apogee (405,848
kilometers from Earth), 2h33m UT22 The Moon passes 3° north of
Saturn, 17h UTFirst Quarter Moon occurs at
19h31m UT26 Jupiter is in conjunction with the
Sun, 22h UT29 Venus passes 9° south of Mars,
5h UTFull Moon occurs at 18h35m UT30 The Moon passes 3° north of
Neptune, 0h UTThe Moon is at perigee
(358,290 kilometers from Earth),
15h21m U TSTAR 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.