Astronomy

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AUSTRINUS
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.
AUGUST 2016
Calendar of events
2 New Moon occurs at 20h45m UT
4 The Moon passes 3° south of
Venus, 6h UT
The Moon passes 0.6° south of
Mercury, 22h UT
5 Venus passes 1.1° north of
Regulus, 9h UT
6 The Moon passes 0.2° south of
Jupiter, 4h UT
10 The Moon is at apogee
(404,262 kilometers from Earth),
0h05m UT
18 Full Moon occurs at 9h27m UT;
penumbral lunar eclipse
19 The Moon passes 1.1° north of
Neptune, 12h UT
20 Asteroid Pallas is at opposition,
12h UT
22 The Moon is at perigee (367,050
kilometers from Earth), 1h19m UT
The Moon passes 3° south of
Uranus, 10h UT
24 Mars passes 1.8° north of Antares,
4h UT
Fomalhaut
Asteroid Fortuna is at opposition,
8h UT
25 Last Quarter Moon occurs at
3h41m UT
MIC
First Quarter Moon occurs at
18h21m UT
The Moon passes 0.2° north of
Aldebaran, 17h UT
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11 The Moon passes 8° north of
Mars, 22h UT
12 The Moon passes 4° north of
Saturn, 12h UT
Mars passes 4° south of Saturn,
18h UT
27 Mercury passes 5° south of
Venus, 5h UT
AQUARIUS
13 Saturn is stationary, 18h UT
16 Mercury is at greatest eastern
elongation (27°), 21h UT
Venus passes 0.07° north of
Jupiter, 22h UT
30 Mercury is stationary, 1h UT
EQUULEUS
DELPHINUS
M15 Enif
STAR COLORS:
Stars’ true colors
depend on surface
temperature. Hot
stars glow blue; slightly
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
BEGINNERS: WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO READ A STAR CHART AT www.Astronomy.com/starchart.