Village Voice AUGSEPT 22

Clear Skies
Welcometoclear skies,aquick summary of
nightsky items forthe monththatyou can
lookfor fromyourgardenorasuitable
window.
Augustisthe monthofthe Perseids meteor
shower(as Imentioned last year).
Unfortunately,onthe evening of thepeak
(August12th),it’s alsothe fullmoon, soitwill
be quiteachallenge to see anyshooting stars. If
youdowanttotry,remembertolookinthe N-E
about1.5 hoursaftersunsetand trytohidethe
full moon behind some treesorabuilding. The
pictureisareminderofwhatyou could possibly
see in aclear dark sky.
late evenings andwillbewithusthroughoutthe
first half of thewinter.
TheInternational SpaceStationispassing over
us in theearly morninghours formostof
Augustand early September.The firstpassthat
will be visible is on 15th Septemberaround
8.45pmand also on the17th,19th, 21st. On
the16th Septemberthe pass is around 7.50pm
andsimilarlyonthe 18th,16th,18th and20th.
Thereisalocalastronomicalsocietyinthe area,
andtheyoperatethe observatory on thetop of
Toothill. Thenextpublic evening viewingison
12th August (for thePerseids),togetherwith
26th and27thAugust. ForSeptember thedates
are the23rdand 24th.Toverifyifthe
observatory is open (due to weather)and to
findout more informationpleaselook at the
facebook page –Solent Amateur Astronomers.
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/906124436125287/?ref=share.
Incidentally thebright star to theleft of thefull
moon,isJupiterthatisstarting to appearinthe
StephenMcCann –
Solent AmateurAstronomers,
http://www.solentastro.org/
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