Here you will find useful observing information
about the visible planets, our Moon and other
moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial.
Among
these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern
or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout. Animated
images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital
motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects or apparent
and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular
features include plotting the monthly positions of the visible planets
using heliocentric coordinates; following moon phases; conjunctions; the sun's apparent motion and the Earth's real motion along the ecliptic.
This month the planet viewing returns to the evening sky with the appearance of the two inner planets Mercury and Venus over the western horizon at sunset.
Jupiter reaches opposition at the end of the month and rises at around local sunset. Rising before the Sun, Mars is the remaining morning planet until
Saturn shows up later this month.
Dark Matter Returns! Fly with us to the edge of the atmosphere this fall! And attend a live music performance based on the balloon flight over Kansas City next spring at Union Station/Gottleib Planetarium.
This community-based project is funded in
part by a Rocket Grant from the Charlotte Street Foundation and Spencer Museum of Art.
Click here to watch the official teaser trailer for "Dark Matter presents 'Ascent'.".
Click here to go to the Dark Matter web site for more information.
Tell someone about Qué tal?
in the Current Skies. Click here.
