Archives for January 2010
Constellation :- Leo (The Lion)
Published on 31 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 31st January 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm till dawn
This large constellation depicts of a lion – an easily recognizable pattern of six stars, shaped like reversed question mark or a hook which forms the head and the chest of the lion that it’s called the Sickle.
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SkyMap – printable in white [...]
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The Moon
Published on 30 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 30th January 2010 - in the early morning
The Full Moon is just 7 degree away from Mars for the second time this month at 06:00 / 6am, the last time was on Sunday 3rd January 2010.
The Full Moon appears big and brightest of this year 2010 at 09:00 / 9am, because the Moon is being [...]
Mars
Published on 29 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 29th January 2010 – 20:00 / 8pm
Mars is at Opposition tonight.(See the diagram:- Opposition)
See the Astronomy Picture of the Day
M44 Beehive is the centre between the Mars and the Full Moon.
See the SkyMap.
Today at 7pm, it was a clear skies that I used my telescope looking at the Mars where I [...]
Mars
Published on 28 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 28th January 2010
Tonight and tomorrow and onwards, a few hours after sunset, go outside and look east. That bright orange star hanging halfway up the sky is Mars having a close encounter with Earth.
The Red Planet is only 61,874,000 mile away and looks bigger through a telescope than at anytime between 2008 and 2014, so I [...]
Mercury
Published on 27 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 27th January 2010 - 05:00 / 5am
Mercury is at greatest western elongation from the Sun.
See the diagram:- greatest western elongation.
Jupiter
Published on 26 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 26th January 2010 at 18:00 / 6pm
Jupiter is stilling visible in the western sky after sunset. You should try to spend more time to observe the Jupiter before it’s gone next month.
Watch Jupiter rotating.
The Moon left Messier 45 (M45)
Published on 25 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 25th January 2010 at 18:30 / 6.30pm
The Moon is left of the Messier 45 (M45 – `Seven Sisters` or `Pleiades`) Open Cluster and the Hyades Cluster in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull).
See the SkyMap.
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Orion Nebula (M42)
Published on 24 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 24th January 2010 at 21:30 / 9.30pm
The Messier 42 (M42) is the great Orion Nebula, and visible even to the naked eye, and a hazy spot in binocular and small telescopes at azimuth 180 degree on the time of 21:30 / 9.30pm.
See the SkyMap (spotting for M42) and the constellation of Orion SkyMap.
See the International Space Station (ISS)
Published on 23 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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See the International Space Station (ISS)
Tonight it will last to be seen the International Space Station till back on Thursday 4th March 2010 till Friday 19th March 2010.
(ISS – Visible Passes)
(ISS – TV Live)
Back to Dairy Dates for January 2010
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Mercury
Published on 22 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 22nd January 2010 before sunrise in the morning.
Mercury is in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), visible in the eastern sky before sunrise.
