January 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On January 6, 2024

1 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 15h UT (distance 404,909km; angular size 29.5'). 3 Earth at Perihelion (closest to Sun) at 1h UT. The Sun-Earth distance is 0.983307 a.u. (147.1 million kilometers). • Sun at Aphelion and Perihelion (Anthony Ayiomamitis)

December 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On December 2, 2023

1 Moon near Pollux at 4h UT (morning sky). 2 Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 8h UT (morning sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) 4 Moon near Regulus at 5h UT (morning sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) 4 Mercury at greatest elongation

November 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On November 1, 2023

2 Moon near M35 star cluster at 2h UT (morning sky). 3 Jupiter at opposition at 5h UT. This is the best time to use a telescope to observe the largest planet in the solar system. Mag. −2.9. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) 3 Moon near Castor at 14h UT (morning sky). 3 Moon near Pollux at 19h UT (morning sky).

October 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On October 2, 2023

2 Moon near Jupiter at 2h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.8. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) 3 Moon near the Pleiades at 7h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) 5 Moon near M35 star cluster at 17h UT (morning sky). 5 Moon at northernmost declination (28.3°) in 2023 at 21h UT. 6 Last Quarter Moon at 13:48 UT. 7 Moon near Castor at

September 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On September 2, 2023

4 Moon near Jupiter at 18h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.6. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) 5 Moon near the Pleiades at 22h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) 6 Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 11h UT. The innermost planet passes into the morning sky.

August 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On August 2, 2023

Full Moon at 18:32 UT. The first of two Full Moons this month. 2 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 5:58 UT (distance 357,311km; angular size 33.4′). Only 11.4 hours after Full Moon. 3 Moon near Saturn at 13h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.6. • Saturn (Wikipedia) 8 Moon near Jupiter at 9h UT

July 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On July 1, 2023

1 Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 5h UT. The innermost planet passes into the evening sky. 1 Venus 3.6° W of Mars at 8h UT (evening sky). Mags. −4.5 and 1.7. 1 Moon near Antares at 9h UT (evening sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) 3 Full Moon at 11:39 UT. 4 Moon

June 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On June 1, 2023

2 Mars 0.16° NNE of Beehive cluster (M44) at 23h UT (56° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 1.6. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) 3 Moon near Antares at 23h UT (evening sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) 4 Venus at dichotomy (D-shape) at 3h UT (evening sky)

May 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On April 30, 2023

1 Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 23h UT. The innermost planet passes into the morning sky. 4 Moon near Spica at 5h UT (evening sky). • Spica 5 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse from 15:14 to 19:32 UT, mid-eclipse at 17:23 UT. Best seen at mid-eclipse as a

April 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On March 31, 2023

Moon near Regulus at 12h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) 6 Full Moon at 4:36 UT. 6 Moon near Spica at 21h UT (midnight sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) 10 Moon near Antares at 8h UT (morning sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) 11 Venus 2.5° SE of the Pleiades at 14h UT (evening sky). 11 Mercury

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