Morgan County Observatory Foundation - 2008 Calendar of Events

Date			Local Time	Event
Jan	01	Th		Venus: 46.6° E
	03	Sa	07:55	Quadrantid Shower: ZHR = 120
	04	Su	06:56	First Quarter
	04	Su	08:59	Mercury Elongation: 19.3 E
	04	Su	08:59	Perihelion: 0.9833 AU
	07	We	13:19	Moon-Pleiades: 0.8° S
	09	Fr	00:38	Moon North Dec.: 27.1° N
	10	Sa	05:52	Moon Perigee: 357500 km
	10	Sa	22:27	Full Moon
	12	Mo	00:48	Moon-Beehive: 1.4° N
	12	Mo	03:34	Moon Descending Node
	13	Tu	14:46	Moon-Regulus: 2.6° N
	14	We	17:59	Venus Elongation: 47.1° E
	16	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	17	Sa	21:46	Last Quarter
	20	Tu	10:56	Mercury Inferior Conj.
	21	We	08:12	Moon-Antares: 0°
	22	Th	09:02	Moon South Dec.: 27.1° S
	22	Th	19:11	Moon Apogee: 406100 km
	23	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	24	Sa	02:06	Jupiter Conjunction
	26	Mo	02:55	New Moon
	26	Mo	02:59	Annular Solar Eclipse
	26	Mo	08:27	Moon Ascending Node
	30	Fr	06:38	Moon-Venus: 3° S
Feb	01	Su		Venus: 45.9° E
	02	Mo	18:13	First Quarter
	03	Tu	21:23	Moon-Pleiades: 0.9° S
	05	Th	09:55	Moon North Dec.: 27.1° N
	07	Sa	15:08	Moon Perigee: 361500 km
	08	Su	11:58	Moon-Beehive: 1.4° N
	08	Su	14:46	Moon Descending Node
	09	Mo	09:38	Pen. Lunar Eclipse
	09	Mo	09:49	Full Moon
	10	Tu	01:51	Moon-Regulus: 2.6° N
	12	Th	07:14	Neptune Conjunction
	13	Fr	15:59	Mercury Elongation: 26.1° W
	16	Mo	16:37	Last Quarter
	17	Tu	12:50	Mars-Jupiter: 0.6° N
	17	Tu	15:24	Moon-Antares: 0°
	18	We	16:09	Moon South Dec.: 27.1° S
	19	Th	12:00	Moon Apogee: 405100 km
	20	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	22	Su	15:31	Moon Ascending Node
	22	Su	17:12	Moon-Mercury: 1.2° S
	22	Su	20:06	Moon-Jupiter: 0.8° S
	23	Mo	02:49	Moon-Mars: 1.8° S
	24	Tu	01:06	Mercury-Jupiter: 0.6° N
	24	Tu	20:35	New Moon
	27	Fr	18:00	Moon-Venus: 1.4° N
	27	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
Mar	01	Su		Venus: 34.4° E
	01	Su	19:19	Mercury-Mars: 0.6° N
	03	Tu	03:05	Moon-Pleiades: 0.8° S
	04	We	02:46	First Quarter
	04	We	16:34	Moon North Dec.: 27° N
	07	Sa	10:06	Moon Perigee: 367000 km
	07	Sa	21:04	Moon-Beehive: 1.5° N
	07	Sa	23:05	Moon Descending Node
	08	Su	14:15	Saturn Opposition
	09	Mo	11:48	Moon-Regulus: 2.6° N
	10	Tu	21:38	Full Moon
	12	Th	20:10	Uranus Conjunction
	16	Mo	23:33	Moon-Antares: 0.2° S
	18	We	00:07	Moon South Dec.: 26.9° S
	18	We	12:47	Last Quarter
	19	Th	08:16	Moon Apogee: 404300 km
	20	Fr	06:44	Vernal Equinox
	20	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	21	Sa	21:12	Moon Ascending Node
	22	Su	16:31	Moon-Jupiter: 1.6° S
	24	Tu	09:05	Moon-Mars: 4.4° S
	26	Th	11:06	New Moon
	27	Fr	14:31	Venus Inferior Conj.
	27	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	30	Mo	08:38	Moon-Pleiades: 0.6° S
	30	Mo	22:24	Mercury Superior Conj.
	31	Tu	21:50	Moon North Dec.: 26.8° N
Apr	01	We		Venus: 10.7° W
	01	We	21:31	Moon Perigee: 370000 km
	02	Th	00:00	IYA 2009 - 100 Hours of Astronomy Apr 2, 3, 4, & 5
	02	Th	09:34	First Quarter
	04	Sa	02:22	Moon Descending Node
	04	Sa	03:35	Moon-Beehive: 1.7° N
	03	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party - IYA 2009 100 hours Astronomy
	04	Sa	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party - IYA 2009 100 hours Astronomy
	05	Su	19:22	Moon-Regulus: 2.8° N
	09	Th	09:56	Full Moon
	13	Mo	07:57	Moon-Antares: 0.4° S
	14	Tu	08:02	Moon South Dec.: 26.7° S
	16	Th	04:15	Moon Apogee: 404200 km
	17	Fr	08:36	Last Quarter
	17	Fr	20:00	MC Observatory - Star Party
	18	Sa	20:00	MC Observatory - Star Party - Rosebud weekend
	18	Sa	00:19	Moon Ascending Node
	19	Su	11:26	Moon-Jupiter: 2.5° S
	22	We	05:26	Lyrid Shower: ZHR = 20
	22	We	09:14	Moon-Venus: 1.1° S
	24	Fr	11:20	Venus-Mars: 4.1° N
	24	Fr	22:23	New Moon
	24	Fr	20:00	MC Observatory - Star Party
	26	Su	02:59	Mercury Elongation: 20.4° E
	26	Su	11:30	Moon-Mercury: 1.9° S
	26	Su	16:01	Moon-Pleiades: 0.4° S
	28	Tu	01:26	Moon Perigee: 366000 km
	28	Tu	03:50	Moon North Dec.: 26.6° N
	30	Th	08:04	Mercury-Pleiades: 1.4° S
May	01	Fr	02:50	Moon Descending Node
	01	Fr		Venus: 38.8° W
	01	Fr	09:03	Moon-Beehive: 2° N
	01	Fr	15:44	First Quarter
	02	Sa		Astronomy Day
	04	Mo	18:41	Eta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 60
	08	Fr	23:01	Full Moon
	10	Su	15:43	Moon-Antares: 0.6° S
	11	Mo	15:03	Moon South Dec.: 26.5° S
	13	We	21:57	Moon Apogee: 404900 km
	15	Fr	02:13	Moon Ascending Node
	15	Fr	20:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	17	Su	02:26	Last Quarter
	17	Su	02:52	Moon-Jupiter: 3.3° S
	18	Mo	05:04	Mercury Inferior Conj.
	21	Th	03:14	Moon-Venus: 7° S
	15	Fr	02:13	Moon Ascending Node
	22	Fr	20:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	24	Su	07:11	New Moon
	25	Mo	11:56	Moon North Dec.: 26.5° N
	25	Mo	22:44	Moon Perigee: 361200 km
	28	Th	05:19	Moon Descending Node
	28	Th	15:37	Moon-Beehive: 2.2° N
	30	Sa	22:22	First Quarter
Jun	01	Mo		Venus: 45.8° W
	05	Fr	14:59	Venus Elongation: 45.8° W
	06	Sa	22:25	Moon-Antares: 0.6° S
	07	Su	13:12	Full Moon
	07	Su	21:03	Moon South Dec.: 26.4° S
	10	We	11:04	Moon Apogee: 405800 km
	11	Th	05:15	Moon Ascending Node
	13	Sa	06:59	Mercury Elongation: 23.5° W
	13	Sa	13:01	Moon-Jupiter: 3.8° S
	15	Mo	17:15	Last Quarter
	15	Fr	02:13	Moon Ascending Node
	19	Fr	21:00	MC Observatory - Star Party
	20	Sa	11:59	Moon-Pleiades: 0.5° S
	20	Sa	23:40	Venus-Mars: 2° N
	21	Su	00:45	Summer Solstice
	21	Su	16:44	Mercury-Aldebaran: 3.2° N
	21	Su	21:48	Moon North Dec.: 26.4° N
	22	Mo	14:35	New Moon
	23	Tu	05:39	Moon Perigee: 358000 km
	24	We	12:24	Moon Descending Node
	25	Th	00:22	Moon-Beehive: 2.3° N
	26	Fr	21:00	MC Observatory - Star Party
	29	Mo	06:28	First Quarter
Jul	01	We		Venus: 44° W
	04	Sa	01:59	Aphelion: 1.0167 AU
	04	Sa	04:21	Moon-Antares: 0.6° S
	05	Su	02:34	Moon South Dec.: 26.5° S
	05	Su	03:39	Venus-Pleiades: 6.7° S

Date			Local Time	Event
Jul	07	Tu	04:21	Full Moon
	07	Tu	04:39	Pen. Lunar Eclipse
	07	Tu	16:39	Moon Apogee: 406200 km
	08	We	10:24	Moon Ascending Node
	10	Fr	17:11	Moon-Jupiter: 4° S
	11	Sa	21:00	Mars-Pleiades: 4.6° S
	13	Mo	21:08	Mercury Superior Conj.
	13	Mo	22:21	Venus-Aldebaran: 3.1° N
	15	We	04:53	Last Quarter
	17	Fr	21:00	MC Observatory - Star Party
	17	Fr	21:42	Moon-Pleiades: 0.5° S
	18	Sa	06:38	Moon-Mars: 4.9° S
	19	Su	00:14	Moon-Venus: 5.9° S
	19	Su	08:00	Moon North Dec.: 26.5° N
	21	Tu	15:16	Moon Perigee: 357500 km
	21	Tu	21:35	New Moon
	21	Tu	21:35	Total Solar Eclipse
	21	Tu	22:47	Moon Descending Node
	24	Fr	21:00	MC Observatory - Star Party
	25	Sa	20:33	Mars-Aldebaran: 5.1° N
	27	Mo	20:29	Delta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 20
	28	Tu	17:00	First Quarter
	31	Fr	10:19	Moon-Antares: 0.5° S
Aug	01	Sa		Venus: 38.9° W
	01	Sa	08:28	Moon South Dec.: 26.5° S
	01	Sa	20:30	MC Observatory - Open House - Morgan County Fair
	02	Su	16:10	Mercury-Regulus: 0.6° N
	03	Mo	19:42	Moon Apogee: 406000 km
	04	Tu	16:42	Moon Ascending Node
	05	We	19:39	Pen. Lunar Eclipse
	05	We	19:55	Full Moon
	06	Th	17:03	Moon-Jupiter: 3.8° S
	12	We	12:23	Perseid Shower: ZHR = 90
	13	Th	13:55	Last Quarter
	14	Fr	05:25	Moon-Pleiades: 0.5° S
	14	Fr	13:59	Jupiter Opposition
	14	Fr	20:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	15	Sa	16:54	Moon North Dec.: 26.4° N
	15	Sa	22:11	Moon-Mars: 3.2° S
	17	Mo	03:59	Mercury-Saturn: 3° N
	17	Mo	14:27	Neptune Opposition
	17	Mo	15:45	Moon-Venus: 1.7° S
	18	Tu	09:06	Moon Descending Node
	18	Tu	23:53	Moon Perigee: 359600 km
	20	Th	05:01	New Moon
	21	Fr	20:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	22	Sa	06:37	Moon-Mercury: 2.9° N
	24	Mo	10:59	Mercury Elongation: 27.4° E
	27	Th	06:42	First Quarter
	27	Th	17:08	Moon-Antares: 0.6° S
	28	Fr	15:17	Moon South Dec.: 26.4° S
	31	Mo	06:04	Moon Apogee: 405300 km
	31	Mo	22:18	Moon Ascending Node
Sep	01	Tu		Venus: 32.2° W
	01	Tu	13:12	Venus-Beehive: 1.5° S
	02	We	16:25	Moon-Jupiter: 3.4° S
	04	Fr	11:03	Full Moon
	10	Th	11:12	Moon-Pleiades: 0.3° S
	11	Fr	20:00	MC Observatory - Star Party
	11	Fr	21:16	Last Quarter
	11	Fr	23:36	Moon North Dec.: 26.3° N
	13	Su	10:59	Moon-Mars: 1.1° S
	14	Mo	15:56	Moon Descending Node
	15	Tu	06:34	Moon-Beehive: 2.4° N
	16	We	02:55	Moon Perigee: 364100 km
	16	We	13:11	Moon-Venus: 3.3° N
	17	Th	04:36	Uranus Opposition
	17	Th	13:04	Saturn Conjunction
	18	Fr	13:44	New Moon
	18	Fr	20:00	MC Observatory - Star Party
	20	Su	04:55	Venus-Regulus: 0.4° N
	20	Su	05:01	Mercury Inferior Conj.
	22	Tu	16:18	Autumnal Equinox
	24	Th	01:11	Moon-Antares: 0.8° S
	24	Th	23:03	Moon South Dec.: 26.2° S
	25	Fr	23:50	First Quarter
	27	Su	22:33	Moon Apogee: 404400 km
	28	Mo	01:52	Moon Ascending Node
	29	Tu	19:19	Moon-Jupiter: 3.3° S
Oct	01	Th		Venus: 25.1° W
	03	Sa	23:18	Mars-Pollux: 5.9° S
	04	Su	01:10	Full Moon
	05	Mo	19:59	Mercury Elongation: 17.9° W
	07	We	16:37	Moon-Pleiades: 0.1° S
	08	Th	00:39	Mercury-Venus: 5.8° N
	08	Th	04:55	Mercury-Saturn: 0.3° N
	09	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	09	Fr	04:49	Moon North Dec.: 26.1° N
	10	Sa	19:30	MC Observatory - Open House - Apple Butter Festival
	11	Su	03:56	Last Quarter
	11	Su	18:01	Moon Descending Node
	11	Su	20:26	Moon-Mars: 1.2° N
	12	Mo	13:24	Moon-Beehive: 2.7° N
	13	Tu	07:28	Moon Perigee: 369100 km
	13	Tu	08:42	Venus-Saturn: 0.5° N
	16	Fr	13:58	Moon-Venus: 6.9° N
	16	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	18	Su	00:33	New Moon
	21	We	04:41	Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20
	21	We	09:58	Moon-Antares: 1.1° S
	22	Th	07:10	Moon South Dec.: 26° S
	24	Sa		Astronomy Day
	25	Su	03:52	Moon Ascending Node
	25	Su	18:18	Moon Apogee: 404200 km
	25	Su	19:42	First Quarter
	27	Tu	03:42	Moon-Jupiter: 3.5° S
	31	Sa	19:08	Mars-Beehive: 0.1° S
Nov	01	Su		Venus: 17.4° W
	02	Mo	14:14	Full Moon
	02	Mo	21:50	Venus-Spica: 3.5° N
	03	Tu	23:41	Moon-Pleiades: 0°
	05	Th	02:45	Mercury Superior Conj.
	05	Th	05:09	South Taurid Shower: ZHR = 10
	05	Th	10:31	Moon North Dec.: 25.9° N
	07	Sa	02:30	Moon Perigee: 368900 km
	07	Sa	18:25	Moon Descending Node
	08	Su	18:52	Moon-Beehive: 3° N
	09	Mo	00:59	Moon-Mars: 3.5° N
	09	Mo	10:56	Last Quarter
	12	Th	04:25	North Taurid Shower: ZHR = 15
	13	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	16	Mo	14:14	New Moon
	17	Tu	10:42	Leonid Shower: ZHR = 15
	18	We	14:53	Moon South Dec.: 25.8° S
	20	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	21	Sa	06:34	Moon Ascending Node
	22	Su	15:07	Moon Apogee: 404700 km
	23	Mo	17:10	Moon-Jupiter: 4° S
	24	Tu	16:39	First Quarter
Dec	01	Tu		Venus: 10° W
	01	Tu	09:12	Moon-Pleiades: 0°
	02	We	02:30	Full Moon
	02	We	18:37	Moon North Dec.: 25.8° N
	04	Fr	09:12	Moon Perigee: 363500 km
	04	Fr	22:18	Moon Descending Node
	06	Su	01:19	Moon-Beehive: 3.1° N
	08	Tu	19:13	Last Quarter
	11	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	13	Su	23:52	Geminid Shower: ZHR = 120
	15	Tu	21:38	Moon South Dec.: 25.8° S
	16	We	07:02	New Moon
	18	Fr	03:14	Moon-Mercury: 1.5° S
	18	Fr	11:41	Moon Ascending Node
	18	Fr	11:59	Mercury Elongation: 20.3° E
	18	Fr	19:30	MC Observatory - Star Party
	20	Su	09:54	Moon Apogee: 405700 km
	21	Mo	10:04	Moon-Jupiter: 4.6° S
	21	Mo	12:47	Winter Solstice
	22	Tu	08:00	Ursid Shower: ZHR = 10
	24	Th	12:36	First Quarter
	28	Mo	20:03	Moon-Pleiades: 0°
	30	We	05:09	Moon North Dec.: 25.8° N
	31	Th	14:13	Full Moon
	31	Th	14:23	Partial Lunar Eclipse

All SKYCAL astronomical calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Special thanks to National Space Club summer intern Sumit Dutta for his valuable assistance in developing the Sky Events Calendar (July 2007).

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Sky Events Calendar by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC)"
modified by Alan R. Moeck for MCOF events

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