Lymington Dir AUGSEPT 22 (1) (1)

ClearSkies
Welcome to clearskies,aquick summary of
nightsky itemsfor themonth that youcan
look forfromyour garden or asuitable
window.
Augustisthe monthofthe Perseids meteor
shower(as Imentionedlastyear).
Unfortunately,onthe eveningofthe peak
(August12th),it’salsothe fullmoon, so it will
be quiteachallenge to see anyshootingstars. If
youdowanttotry,remember to look in theN-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 earlySeptember. Thefirstpassthat
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.
Thereisalocalastronomical societyinthe 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,isJupiter that is startingtoappearinthe
StephenMcCann –
Solent AmateurAstronomers,
http://www.solentastro.org/
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