Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - August 2017

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THE CARIBBEAN SKY: FREE SHOW NIGHTLY! The Sky from Mid-August to Mid-September by Jim Ulik FIGURE 2 Wednesday. August 16th In the wee hours past midnight the Moon starts its slow approach towards the eye of Taurus the Bull. Then, just before 0100 hours AST, Aldebaran will fade in the moonlight and finally disappear behind the Moon. Wait 55 minutes to find the orange giant star reappear to shine off the dark side of the Moon. Friday, August 18th As you look up at the Moon today know that it has reached its closest orbital point to Earth. Even though only a sliver of the Moon is visible to us what we can see will appear up to 12 percent larger than normal. Watch those tides, as the added gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun will increase over the next three days as they become in line. Life has been discovered on the Moon! At least that is how the series of newspaper articles read. On August 25th, 1835, the first of six articles were published in The New York Sun reporting the discovery of life on the Moon. In a landscape of massive FIGURE 1 AUGUST 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 34 Above: A lithograph of the hoax’s ruby amphitheater, as printed in the New York Sun At right: The partial solar eclipse at maximum as it would appear in the Caribbean. Do NOT look at eclipse with your naked eye craters, giant amethyst crystals with rushing rivers, and lush vegetation were unicorns, two-legged beavers and furry winged humanoids that resembled bats. Readers were fascinated by and couldn’t get enough of the series. Was this a real example of fake news? No, the series was satire designed to sell newspapers. The New York Sun came clean about the story a month later. Saturday, August 19th The predawn hours have Venus shining brightly in the east. Just below or east of Venus is the sliver Moon, continuing its procession towards the Sun. Both objects are near the star Pollux, in the constellation Gemini. Monday, August 21st As predicted there will be a partial solar eclipse today. The Moon will actually rise before the Sun. But, as the day progresses, the Sun and Moon will begin to overlap. In Grenada, for example, the eclipse will start at 1432 and end at 1655. The maximum eclipse occurs at 1549. See Chart 1 for the time of the solar eclipse at other locations. A greater amount of eclipse can be seen farther north. —Continued on next page Marina Zar-Par • High Quality Sheltered Moorings • Slips to 120’ with depth 10’ • 70 Ton Travelift (30' beam) • ABYC certified machanics • Shore power 30, 50 and 100 amps • All slips with fingers Dominican Republic 18.25.50N 69.36.67W THE FOCAL POINT FOR CRUISING YACHTSMEN • Showers, Laundry, Restaurant, 24 hr security • Immigration office in the marina for clearance • Free WIFI and Free Internet • Dinghy Dock • 12 miles East of Santo Domingo & 7 miles East of International Airport Visit: marinazarpar.com email: info@marinazarpar.com Tel: 809 523 5858 VHF Channel 5 PICK UP! Ahoy, Compass Readers! When in martinique, pick up your free monthly copy of the Caribbean Compass at any of these locations (advertisers in this issue appear in bold): FORT DE FRANCE Capitainerie de Fort de France Sea Services RIVIÈRE SALÉE W.I.N.D. TROIS ILETS Capitainerie de la marina de la Pointe du Bout LE MARIN Marina: Akwaba Caraïbe Marine Diginav Capitainerie (Harbor Master’s Office) Laverie du Marin Le Ship Mécanique Plaisance Mango Bay Maximarine Artimer Area: Carenantilles Careneshop Clippers Ship Mécanique Plaisance Y.E.S. Engineering
— Continued from previous page Do not look at the solar eclipse with your naked eye or even with a pair of sunglasses. Use eclipse glasses or viewers that meet the ISO 12312-2 international standard. Failure to observe the proper precautions may result in permanent eye damage or vision loss. A solar filter must also be used in front of a camera’s lens if you plan on photographing any stage of the eclipse. With proper glasses you may be able to pick out Regulus near the Sun. Below or west of the eclipse, Mars will appear in the sky and Venus will light up just above the horizon. Can you find Saturn in the southeast? By 2020 China is planning to land on an asteroid, have people live on it and begin mining operations. A single asteroid could be valued at more than a trillion dollars. In the News – Friday, September 15th It is Cassini’s Grand Finale. The unmanned spacecraft Cassini has made its last dive through the rings of Saturn. Launched in 1997, Cassini started its orbit of Saturn in 2004. The final orbits helped to improve our understanding of how giant planets and planetary systems form and evolve. The Cassini mission is a cooperative project of NASA, ESA (the European Space Friday, August 25th The Moon has been making its daily shift eastward away from the Sun and is getting a little more illuminated. Four more days until the Moon is at First Quarter phase. Tonight the Moon can be found in the west, positioned in Virgo near Jupiter and Spica. Moonset is at 2127. Wait a couple of hours and watch for the Northern Aquariids meteor shower. The shower is active between August 11th and September 10th; however, tonight it reaches a peak. Wednesday, August 30th The Moon is now one day past First Quarter. With the Milky Way as a backdrop you will see the conjunction between the Moon and Saturn. Saturn is about four degrees south and west of the Moon. There is enough distance between them so Saturn should be easy to spot. Thursday, August 31st It is the 85th Anniversary (1932) of the first photograph showing the Moon’s shadow on the Earth during a Solar Eclipse. The photo was taken by Captain Albert Stevens aboard a balloon five miles above the surface of the Earth. He also took photographs showing the curvature of the Earth. That should have been proof to those who even to this day still believe the world is flat. Wednesday, September 6th In the predawn western sky the Moon reaches its full phase. While positioned in Aquarius, the Moon turns full at 0302. The Moon will begin to set at 0607. If you don’t want to start your Full Moon party this early in the morning you could wait until it rises again this evening. Saturday, September 9th The Piscids meteor shower will reach its maximum rate of activity. The source of the meteors will be high in the eastern sky around midnight. The maximum rate of shooting stars could be ten per hour. Hope for clear skies tonight! Tuesday, September 12th The Moon is slowly making another close approach to Aldebaran today. The Moon’s orbit pivots slightly, so its path across the stars will change from month to month. So unlike on August 16th, the Moon will not obscure Aldebaran this time around. Thursday, September 14th A Soviet rocket made it to the lunar surface 58 years ago today. The probe was the first man-made object to reach the Moon. The spacecraft made the trip in 36 hours compared to the three days it took Apollo 10 to get there. China is currently collaborating with the Ukraine to use this engine technology to land a man on the Moon. Above: Times for the solar eclipse for other locations along the island chain Below: Cassini’s Grand Finale — the spacecraft is shown breaking apart after entering Saturn’s atmosphere Agency) and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The mission is ending because the spacecraft is running out of fuel. Mission control directed Cassini to enter the atmosphere of Saturn so it will burn up. That would eliminate any possibility of it crashing on the moons of Saturn and prevent anything living on the spacecraft, such as bacteria, contaminating Titan or Enceladus. These moons have the potential to hold life forms beyond Earth. All times are given as Atlantic Standard Time (AST) unless otherwise noted. The times are based on a viewing position in Grenada and may vary by only a few minutes in different Caribbean locations. Jim Ulik of S/V Merengue is a photographer and cruiser. 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