Stargazing Highlights for June to December 2006:



Date Event Details
Wednesday,
June 21, 2006		 Summer Solstice Shortest night of the year
Sunday,
June 25, 2006		 New Moon Celebrate! Nights are short still great for stargazing
Wednesday,
July 5, 2006		 Moon below Jupiter Great to view with the whole family. No telescope needed.
Tuesday,
July 25, 2006		 New Moon Nights are longer. Enjoy the summer Milky Way. No telescope required!
Saturday, August 19
to Sunday August 27, 2006		 Mt. Kobau Star Party, British Columbia, Canada http://www.mksp.ca
Saturday,
October 21, 2006		 Orionids meteor shower Peak of shower: 11:00 am
Wednesday,
November 8, 2006		 Mercury Transits the Sun Entire transit visible in western N.A.
Thursday,
December 14, 2006		 Geminid meteor shower Peak of shower: 6:00 am
Monday,
January 15, 2007		 Cresent Moon close to Antares Great photo opportunity
Saturday,
February 3, 2007		 Moon occults Regulus Telescopic and photographic
Wednesday,
February 7, 2007		 Favourable view of Venus and Uranus Early evening sky
Thursday,
March 1, 2007		 Favourable view of Moon and Saturn In the evening sky
Saturday,
March 3, 2007		 Total Lunar Eclipse Earth moves directly between Sun and Moon
Friday,
March 23, 2007		 Moon occults the Pleiades Visible in Western North America
Saturday,
April 21, 2007		 International Astronomy Day Contact your local astronomy club!

 

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