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Volume 18 -- Issue 6
June 2012
Welcome to this issue of Qué tal. 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.
For additional useful Earth and Space news and information click on the Bob's Spaces link at the bottom of the page.
Qué tal is also available in the Adobe PDF version and is readable with an e-reader that can load
PDF files.
The Venus transit was certainly the highlight of the month. Click here to see some pictures I took from the Sky Center
Observatory at the summit of Mt. Lemmon at 9350 feet. Mercury, Mars, and Saturn are all visible
during the night hours with all three located in the west-southwest skies after sunset. Jupiter is low over the eastern horizon at sunrise and gradually
will steadily become more visible as a morning planet during the coming months.
On June 4th there was a partial lunar eclipse as the full Moon set. Click on the
link to see some of my pictures from 6300 feet on Mt. Lemon in Arizona.
Starwalk Theater: Magellan-Mapping the Planet Venus
Have you seen our Balloon Kam payload?
Click on the graphic for more information.
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in the Current Skies. Click here.
