Astronomy - 06.2019

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AUGUST 2019

Calendar of events

1 New Moon occurs at 3h12m UT

2 The Moon is at perigee (359,398

kilometers from Earth), 7h11m UT

5 Mercury passes 9° south of

Pollux, 22h UT

7 Asteroid Psyche is at opposition,

4h UT

First Quarter Moon occurs at

17h31m U T

9 The Moon passes 2° north of

Jupiter, 23h UT

Mercury is at greatest western

elongation (19°), 23h UT

11 Jupiter is stationary, 16h UT

12 Uranus is stationary, 6h UT

The Moon passes 0.04° south of

Saturn, 10h UT

The Moon passes 0.1° north of

Pluto, 22h UT

13 Asteroid Eunomia is at

opposition, 6h UT

14 Venus is in superior conjunction,

6h UT

15 Full Moon occurs at 12h29m UT

17 Asteroid Laetitia is at opposition,

3h UT

The Moon is at apogee

(406,244 kilometers from Earth),

10h49m UT

The Moon passes 4° south of

Neptune, 13h UT

21 The Moon passes 5° south of

Uranus, 15h UT

22 Asteroid Juno is in conjunction

with the Sun, 22h UT

23 Last Quarter Moon occurs at

14h56m UT

26 Mars is at aphelion (249.2 million

kilometers from the Sun), 1h UT

30 New Moon occurs at 10h37m UT

The Moon is at perigee

(357,176 kilometers from Earth),

15h53m U T

STAR 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 Kelly

HOW 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.