Sky Calendar -- April 2009

Orion11 · 03-28-2009, 11:06 PM

http://www.skymaps.com/articles/n0904.html

Sky Calendar -- April 2009
2 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 2h UT (370,013 km; 32.3').

2 First Quarter Moon at 14:34 UT.

4 Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 8h UT (evening sky).

5 Moon near Regulus at 23h UT (evening sky).

7 Moon near Saturn at 2h UT (evening sky).

9 Full Moon at 14:55 UT. Called the Egg Moon because it is the full moon before Easter.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)

9 Moon near Spica at 22h UT ( evening sky).

13 Moon very near Antares at 13h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Hawaii.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)

15 Mars 0.43° from Uranus at 9h UT (31° from Sun, morning sky). Mags +1.2 and +5.9.

16 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 404,232 km; angular size 29.6').

17 Last Quarter Moon at 13:37 UT.

19 Moon near Jupiter at 15h UT (morning sky).

National Dark Sky Week, April 20-26. Switch off unnecessary outdoor lights.

• National Dark Sky Week website (IOTA)
22 Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 11h UT. Active between April 16-25. Radiant is located between Hercules and Lyra. Expect between 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak.

• The Lyrids (Gary Kronk)

• Meteor Shower Calendar 2009 (IMO)

22 Moon very near Venus at 13h UT (33° from Sun, morning sky). Occultation visible from North America (daytime) except for far South and East.

• Occultation of Venus (IOTA)

24 Venus 4.1° NW of Mars at 16h UT (morning sky). Magnitudes -4.5 and +1.2.

25 New Moon at 3:22 UT. Start of lunation 1068.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)

26 Mercury at greatest elongation, 20° east from Sun (evening sky) at 8h UT. Mag. +0.4, low in the WNW 30 minutes after sunset. The crescent Moon and Pleiades nearby.

26 Moon near the Pleiades at 22h UT (24° from Sun, evening sky).
• Pleiades (star cluster) (Wikipedia)

28 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 6h UT (366,040 km; 32.6').

29 Venus brightest at 7h UT (evening sky). Mag. -4.5.

All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.

Clear skies till next month!

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03-28-2009, 11:06 PM	#1
Orion11 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,098	Sky Calendar -- April 2009 http://www.skymaps.com/articles/n0904.html Sky Calendar -- April 2009 2 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 2h UT (370,013 km; 32.3'). 2 First Quarter Moon at 14:34 UT. 4 Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 8h UT (evening sky). 5 Moon near Regulus at 23h UT (evening sky). 7 Moon near Saturn at 2h UT (evening sky). 9 Full Moon at 14:55 UT. Called the Egg Moon because it is the full moon before Easter. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) 9 Moon near Spica at 22h UT ( evening sky). 13 Moon very near Antares at 13h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Hawaii. • Occultation of Antares (IOTA) 15 Mars 0.43° from Uranus at 9h UT (31° from Sun, morning sky). Mags +1.2 and +5.9. 16 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 404,232 km; angular size 29.6'). 17 Last Quarter Moon at 13:37 UT. 19 Moon near Jupiter at 15h UT (morning sky). National Dark Sky Week, April 20-26. Switch off unnecessary outdoor lights. • National Dark Sky Week website (IOTA) 22 Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 11h UT. Active between April 16-25. Radiant is located between Hercules and Lyra. Expect between 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak. • The Lyrids (Gary Kronk) • Meteor Shower Calendar 2009 (IMO) 22 Moon very near Venus at 13h UT (33° from Sun, morning sky). Occultation visible from North America (daytime) except for far South and East. • Occultation of Venus (IOTA) 24 Venus 4.1° NW of Mars at 16h UT (morning sky). Magnitudes -4.5 and +1.2. 25 New Moon at 3:22 UT. Start of lunation 1068. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) 26 Mercury at greatest elongation, 20° east from Sun (evening sky) at 8h UT. Mag. +0.4, low in the WNW 30 minutes after sunset. The crescent Moon and Pleiades nearby. 26 Moon near the Pleiades at 22h UT (24° from Sun, evening sky). • Pleiades (star cluster) (Wikipedia) 28 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 6h UT (366,040 km; 32.6'). 29 Venus brightest at 7h UT (evening sky). Mag. -4.5. All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours. Clear skies till next month! Download the latest issue of The Evening Sky Map.