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Morgan County Observatory - 2008 Calendar

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new Feature Daily Moon Phases Calendar 2008
new Feature   Monthly Moon Phase Calendar 2008 April 2008   May 2008   June 2008   July 2008   August 2008   September 2008   October 2008   November 2008   December 2008  
Time given in UT 24 hour format.
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January 3 Thursday 0:00,     Earth at Perihelion

January 3 Thursday 8:07,   Moon at Apogee    405327 km

January 4 Friday 6:40,   Quadrantid Meteors

January 4 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

January 8 Tuesday 11:37,   New Moon

January 15 Tuesday 19:46,   First Quarter Moon

January 19 Saturday 8:40,   Moon at Perigee   366435 km

January 22 Tuesday 13:35,   Full Moon

January 30 Wednesday 5:03,   Last Quarter Moon

January 31 Thursday 4:27,   Moon at Apogee   404531 km


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February 1 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

February 2 Saturday,   Groundhog day

February 7 Thursday 3:44,   New Moon

February 7 Thursday 3:55,   Annular Solar Eclipse not visible in U.S.

February 8 Friday 17:00,   α-Centaurids Meteors

February 8 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

February 14 Thursday 1:04,   Moon at Petigee   370215 km

February 14 Thursday 3:33,   First Quarter Moon

February 21 Thursday 3:26,  Total Lunar Eclipse visible in US east of the rockies

February 21 Thursday 3:30,   Full Moon   

February 28 Thursday 1:28,   Moon at Apogee   404441 km

February 29 Friday 2:18,   Last Quarter Moon

February 29 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory


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March 7 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

March 7 Friday 17:14,   New Moon

March 10 Monday 21:40,   Moon at Perigee   366301 km

March 13 Thursday 17:00,   γ-Normids Meteors

March 14 Friday 10:46,   First Quarter Moon

March 20 Thursday 05:48,   Vernal Equinox

March 21 Friday 18:40,   Full Moon

March 23 Sunday,   Easter

March 26 Wednesday 20:14,   Moon at Apogee   405093 km

March 29 Saturday 21:47,   Last Quarter Moon

March 28 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory


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April 4 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

April 6 Sunday 3:55,   New Moon

April 7 Monday 19:30,   Moon at Perigee   361082 km

April 12 Saturday 18:32,   First Quarter Moon

April 18 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory  ECO's Redbud weekend

April 19 Saturday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory  ECO's Redbud weekend

April 20 Sunday 10:25,   Full Moon

April 21 Monday,   Lyrid Meteors

April 22 Tuesday,   Lyrid Meteors

April 23 Wednesday,   πPuppids Meteors

April 23 Wednesday 9:35,   Moon at Apogee   405944 km

April 25 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

April 28 Monday 14:12,   Last Quarter Moon


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May 2 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

May 4-10,   Astronomy Week

May 5 Monday 12:18,   New Moon

May 6 Tuesday 3:23,   Moon at Perigee   357771 km

May 6 Tuesday,   η-Aquarids Meteors

May 8 Thursday,   ε-Lyrids Meteors

May 10 Saturday,   Astronomy Day   Lyrid Meteors

May 12 Monday 3:47,   First Quarter Moon

May 20 Tuesday 2:11,   Full Moon

May 20 Tuesday 14:29,   Moon at Apogee   406402 km

May 28 Thursday 2:57,   Last Quarter Moon

May 30 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory


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June 3 Tuesday 13:09,   Moon at Perigee    357250 km

June 3 Thursday 19:23,   New Moon

June 4 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

June 10 Tuesday 15:04,   First Quarter Moon

June 16 Sunday 17:34,   Moon at Apogee    406228 km

June 18 Wednesday 17:30,   Full Moon

June 20 Thursday 23:59,   Summer Solstice

June 26 Thursday 12:10,   Last Quarter Moon

June 27 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory


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July 1 Tuesday 21:23,   Moon at Perigee    359512 km

July 3 Thursday 2:19,   New Moon

July 5 Saturday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

July 4 Friday 8:00,   Earth at Aphelion    152,104,317 km

July 10 Thursday 4:35,   First Quarter Moon,  

July 14 Monday 4:15,   Moon at Apogee    405451 km

July 18 Friday 7:59,   Full Moon

July 25 Friday 18:42,   Last Quarter Moon

July 25 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

July 27 Sunday,   Southern δ-Aquarids Meteors

July 28 Monday,   Southern δ-Aquarids Meteors

July 29 Tuesday 23:25,   Moon at Perigee    363886 km

July 29 Tuesday,   α-Capricornids Meteors


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August 1 Friday 10:13,   New Moon

August 1 Friday 10:21,   Total Solar Eclipse   Not seen in U.S.

August 1 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

August 8 Friday 20:20,   First Quarter Moon

August 10 Sunday 20:19,   Moon at Apogee    404556 km

August 12 Tuesday 11:30 - 14:00,   Perseid Meteors

August 16 Saturday 21:10,   Umbral Lunar Eclipse   Not visible in U.S.

August 16 Saturday 21:16,   Full Moon

August 22 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

August 23 Saturday 23:50,   Last Quarter Moon

August 26 Tuesday 3:45,   Moon at Perigee    368692 km

August 29 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

August 30 Saturday 19:58,   New Moon

August 31 Sunday 19:00,   α-Aurigids Meteors


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September 7 Sunday 14:04,   First Quarter Moon

September 7 Sunday 14:59,   Moon at Apogee   404209 km

September 9 Tuesday 3:00,   September Perseids Meteors

September 15 Monday 9:13,   Full Moon

September 19 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

September 20 Saturday 3:18,   Moon at Perigee   368888 km

September 22 Monday 5:04,   Last Quarter Moon

September 22 Monday 15:44,   Autumnal Equinox

September 26 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

September 28 Sunday,   δ-Aurigids Meteors

September 29 Monday 8:12,   New Moon


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October 5 Sunday 10:35,   Moon at Apogee    404715 km

October 7 Tuesday 9:04,   First Quarter Moon

October 8 Wednesday 10:30,   Draconid Meteors

October 11 Saturday,   Apple Butter Festival   Berkeley Springs, Wv.

October 11 Saturday,   MCOF Open House Star Party

October 14 Tuesday 20:02,   Full Moon  

October 17 Friday 6:07,   Moon at Perigee    363826 km

October 21 Tuesday 11:55,   Last Quarter Moon

October 21 Tuesday,   Orionid Meteors

October 24 Friday,   Leo Minorids Meteors

October 24 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party Night at Observatory

October 28 Tuesday 23:14,   New Moon

October 31 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory


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November 2 Sunday 4:56,   Moon at Apogee    405722 km

November 5 Wednesday,   Southern Taurids Meteors

November 6 Thursday 4:03,   First Quarter Moon

November 12 Wednesday 3:00,   Northern Taurids Meteors

November 13 Thursday 6:17,   Full Moon

November 14 Friday 10:00,   Moon at Perigee

November 18 Tuesday,   Leonid Meteors

November 19 Wednesday 21:31,   Last Quarter Moon

November 21 Friday 9:25,   α-Monocerotids Meteors

November 21 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party Night at Observatory

November 27 Thursday 16:55,   New Moon

November 28 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party Night at Observatory

November 29 Saturday 16:56,   Moon at Apogee    406479 km


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December 5 Friday 21:26,   First Quarter Moon

December 6 Saturday,   Puppid/Velids and Dec Phoenicids Meteors

December 11 Thursday,   α-Hydrids Meteors

December 12 Sunday 16:37,   Full Moon

December 12 Friday 21:38,   Moon at Perigee    356567 km

December 13 Saturday,   Geminid Meteors

December 19 Friday 10:29,   Last Quarter Moon

December 19 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

December 20 Saturday,   Coma Berenicids Meteors

December 21 Sunday 12:04,   Winter Solstice

December 22 Monday 7:00,   Ursids Meteors

December 26 Friday 17:51,   Moon at Apogee    406600 km

December 26 Friday,   MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory

December 27 Saturday 12:22,   New Moon


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Celestial data courtesy U.S.N.O.,    NASA

Meteor Data courtesy of: IMO International Meteor Organization                                                 AstronomyOnline.org

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