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Actual Astronomy - The Observer’s Calendar for July
Actual Astronomy - The Observer’s Calendar for July
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29 minutes
Released:
Jul 4, 2024
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Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com * July 1st - Today is Canada Day Mars 4° below Moon this morning * July 2nd - Uranus 4° below Moon this morning * July 3rd - Jupiter 5° below Moon this morning * July 4th - is Independence Day in the USA and the 970th anniversary of the Crab Supernova Explosion * July 4th is also New Moon * July 5th - Earth is at Aphelion * July 6th - Ceres at Opposition Mag. 7.3 * July 7th Mercury 3° below the Moon this evening Spot Arcturus with the unaided eye this week * July 13th - first Quarter Moon * July 14th - Lunar Straight Wall visible this evening * July 15th - Mars 0.6° below Uranus this morning * July 16th - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into Jupiter 30 years ago! * July 21st - Full Moon Asteroid 40 Harmonia at Opposition, Mag. 9.4 * July 22nd- Mercury at greatest Elongation this evening at 27° from the Sun Jupiter appears in the morning sky around 2:30 am PDT with only 1 Satellite Callisto Visible. * July 27th Last Quarter Moon * July 29th - Uranus 4° below Moon this morning. * July 30th - Mars 5° below the Moon this morning * July 31st - ZHR=25 best seen in predawn hours today and tomorrow. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
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Jul 4, 2024
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