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Astronomical phenomena October 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012 17:12
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October 5, 2012 - Mercury conjunct Saturn.
October 15, 2012 - New Moon. Moon will be directly between Earth and Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase takes place at 12:02 UT.
October,21, 22 , 2012 - Orionid meteor shower. Orionids are a meteor shower of medium intensity, which produces about 20 meteors per hour. A good view is in any morning from October 20 to 24. The first Quarter Moon will set before midnight, leaving a dark sky. The best cardinal point to see will be to the east after midnight.Orionids originates from Comet Halley.
October 28, 2012 – Asteroid 13 Egeria occults a +8.1 magnitude star at 00:44 UT , seen from Russia, Europe and North Africa.
October 29, 2012 - Full Moon. Earth will be between the Sun and Moon, and therefore, the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase takes place at 19:49 UT.
Summary of October.
Mercury greatest elongation, 26 October best seen at one hour after sunset.
Venus-Magnitude -4, rising at 4 hours before sunrise. Moves from Leo into Virgo.
Mars in Libra moves through Scorpio and Ophiuchus. Set less than 2 hours after the Sun this month.
Jupiter in Taurus, Magnitude -2.7, rises at 1 hour and a half after sunset.
Saturn conjunct the Sun on October 25. Becomes apparent in Virgo, before sunrise, at the end of November.
Mercury greatest elongation, 26 October best seen at one hour after sunset.
Venus-Magnitude -4, rising at 4 hours before sunrise. Moves from Leo into Virgo.
Mars in Libra moves through Scorpio and Ophiuchus. Set less than 2 hours after the Sun this month.
Jupiter in Taurus, Magnitude -2.7, rises at 1 hour and a half after sunset.
Saturn conjunct the Sun on October 25. Becomes apparent in Virgo, before sunrise, at the end of November.
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2012-10-04 16:57:51
Source: http://lupuvictor.blogspot.com/2012/10/astronomical-phenomena-october-2012.html
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