The Sky This Month: October÷November 2003
Upcoming Events:
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Oct 9 |
Thu |
4am |
Draconid meteors peak |
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Oct 10 |
Fri |
3:27am |
Full Moon: the "Hunterâs Moon" |
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Oct 13 |
Mon |
11am |
Asteroid Pallas at opposition |
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Oct 17 |
Fri |
11am |
Saturn 5ˇ S of Moon |
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Oct 18 |
Sat |
8:31am |
Last quarter Moon |
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Oct 20, 21, 23 |
MTuTh |
Deep sky observing sessions: first clear night |
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Oct 21 |
Tue |
7pm |
Jupiter 4ˇ S of Moon |
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Oct 22 |
Wed |
5am |
Orionid meteors peak |
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Oct 24÷Nov 7 |
Fri |
Zodiacal Light in E before morning twilight |
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Oct 25 |
Sat |
8:50am |
New Moon |
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Oct 26 |
Sun |
2am |
Daylight Saving Time ends |
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Oct 26 |
Sun |
3pm |
Venus 0.08ˇ N of Moon |
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Oct 27÷30 |
Mon-Thu |
City observing session: first clear night |
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Oct 31 |
Fri |
Halloweâen |
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Oct 31 |
Fri |
11:25pm |
First quarter Moon |
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Nov 3 |
Mon |
4am |
Mars 3ˇ N of Moon |
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Nov 4 |
Tue |
5pm |
S. Taurid meteors peak |
Capricornus and Aquarius:
Double stars:
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Star |
Colour |
Magnitude |
Separation |
Position Angle |
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a Alpha Capricorni |
yellow-orange yellow-orange |
3.6 4.2 |
378" |
291ˇ |
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b Beta Capricorni Dabih triple |
yellow blue yellow |
3.4 6.2 9.0 |
205" 227" |
267ˇ 134ˇ |
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41 Aquarii |
gold blue |
7.1 7.1 |
5.0" |
114ˇ |
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z Zeta Aquarii |
white white |
4.3 4.5 |
2.1" |
192ˇ |
Variables:
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Name |
Type |
Range |
Per |
Charts |
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R Aqr |
Mira |
6.5÷10.3 |
387d |
http://www.aavso.org/charts/AQR/R_AQR/RAQR-A.GIF |
Deep sky objects:
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Object |
NSOG |
Type |
Magnitude |
Surface brightness |
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Messier 30 |
***** |
Glob Clust |
7.3 |
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Messier 72 |
**** |
Glob Clust |
9.3 |
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Messier 73 |
*** |
Astrerism |
8.9 |
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NGC 7009 Saturn Nebula |
**** |
Planetary Neb |
8.3 |
6.2 (diameter=25") |
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Messier 2 |
***** |
GlobClust |
6.4 |
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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula |
* |
Planetary Neb |
7.3 |
13.2 (diameter=769") |
