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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.
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Volume 25          Issue 7
July 2019
   Month at a Glance:

   This month the visible planets are in a 'state of flux'. Both inner planets disappear in the Sun's glare as one, Mercury moves toward inferior conjunction, while the other, Venus, moves toward supeior conjunction. Mars is slowly growing dimmer and is steadily moving closer to the Sun and becoming a challenge to see around sunset. Fortunately two of the giant outer planets, Jupiter and Saturn, remain visible throughout the night hours.
   Dwarf Planet Ceres remains close to Jupiter and the reddish star Antares this month but with an apparent magnitude of 7-8 Ceres will only be visible with optical assistance or with time exposure pictures.

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Mercury is low over the western horizon at sunset local time and by the 21st will have moved into inferior conjunction. Watch for Marcury to reappear in the morning skies early next month.
Venus is very low above the horizon at sunset and by next month will have moved into superior conjunction. Watch for Venus to reappear as evening planet later in September.
Mars is increasingly lower over the western horizon at sunset and by September Mars will have reached superior conjunction.
Dwarf Planet Ceres is over the southwestern horizon at sunset and is about 10-15o west from Jupiter and the reddish star Antares in Scorpius the Scorpion.
Jupiter is over the southern horizon at sunset and remains visible the rest of the night hours.
Saturn reaches opposition on the 9th and like our Moon at full phase, Saturn will be visible all night from sunset to sunrise.
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July Sky Calendar

02. New Moon
      Total solar eclipse
03. Moon at ascending node
      Waxing crescent Moon near Mars and Mercury
04. Waxing Crescent Moon near Beehive Open Star Cluster
      Earth at aphelion: 1.0167 AU
            (94,513,747 miles - 152,105,131 km)
05. Moon at perigee: 226,011 miles (363,729 km)
      Waxing crescent Moon near Regulus
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
07. Mercury at aphelion
09. First quarter Moon
      Saturn at opposition
13. Waxing gibbous Moon near Jupiter
15. Dwarf planet Pluto at opposition
      Waxing gibbous Moon near Saturn
16. Moon at descending node
      Partial lunar eclipse
      Full Moon
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
20. 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing
21. Sun Enters Cancer the Crab
      Moon at apogee: 251,954 miles (405,480 km)
      Mercury at inferior conjunction
23. Sun Does Not Enter Leo the Lion
25. Last quarter Moon
26. Waning crescent Moon near the Pleiades
28. Waning crescent Moon near Aldebaran and the Hyades
      Delta-Aquarid meteor shower
30. Moon at ascending node
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
July 2July 2 - Total Solar Eclipse
July 3July 3 - 9 pm CDT
July 4July 4 - 9 pm CDT
July 5July 5 - Moon at Perigee
July 5July 5 - 9:30 pm CDT
July 9July 9 - Saturn at Opposition
July 13July 13 - 9 pm CDT
July 15July 15 - 10:00 pm CDT
July 21July 21 - Moon at Apogee
July 21July 21 - Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
July 26July 26 - 5 am CDT
July 28July 28 - 5 am CDT
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Above the Solar System at 10 day Intervals
Planet Coordinates for July


Planet cordinate data for the visible planets and the Sun at 10-day intervals for this month.
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Above the Terrestrial Planets at 10 day Intervals
Local Time CDT (UT-5)


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