Sky and Telescope - January 2017 - SGA17EAL

2017

Skygazer's 50°N
Almanac
FOR L ATITUDES
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10
Feb 11 Moon is deep inside
Earth's penumbra shortly
17
before 1h UT for Europe
and western Asia
24
Mar 20 Spring begins at the equinox,
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10:29 UT
Mar 25 Venus reaches inferior con8
junction, passing 8° north of
the Sun
15
May 18 Mercury comes to greatest
elongation, standing 26° west of
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the Sun
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Jun 3 Venus is at greatest elongation, 46°
29
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of Venus
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Jun 16 Earliest sunrise at latitude 50° north
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Jun 21 Summer begins at the solstice, 4:24 UT
Sep 10 Regulus is 0.6° upper left of Mercury
19
Sep 12 Mercury is at greatest elongation, 18°
west of the Sun
26
Sep 17 Mars is 0.4° to the upper right of Mercury
(use binoculars)
3
Sep 20 Regulus is 0.5° to the right of Venus
10
Mars is 0.4° from Venus both today and
Oct 5
tomorrow
17
Nov 13 Jupiter is just 0.3° to the lower right
of Venus
24
Nov 29 Spica is 3.1° lower right of Mars
today and tomorrow
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Annular solar eclipse in a
30
narrow path across southern
South America and Africa;
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Uranus is 0.7° southeast of Mars
Mercury attains greatest
14
elongation, 19° east of the Sun
Jupiter comes to opposition tonight
21
Saturn is at opposition
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Longest day, lasting 16h 22m at latitude
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50° north
4
Latest sunset
Earth is 152,092,504 km from the Sun
11
(aphelion) at 20h UT
Mercury reaches greatest elongation, 27°
18
east of the Sun
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A slight partial lunar eclipse, best seen
25
in the Middle East and Asia from 17:22
to 19:19 UT
2
Total solar eclipse in a path across the
9
United States, with the end of the partial
phase visible in western Europe and the
16
United Kingdom
Neptune is at opposition tonight
23
Fall begins at the equinox, 20:02 UT
Uranus comes to opposition
30
Mercury is at greatest elongation,
6
22° east of the Sun
Mercury and Saturn are 1.3°
13
apart (use binoculars)
Earliest end of evening
20
twilight
Set
Earliest sunset
27
Winter begins at the
solstice, 16:28 UT;
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shortest day, 8h 04m
at latitude 50°
10
north

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