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Morgan County Observatory 2005 Calendar |
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January 4 Tuesday Jupiter (-2.2) and Moon
are very close January 7 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory January 10 Monday New Moon January 14 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory January 15 Saturday Mars (Ares) and Antares are close reddish objects deadline for winter newsletter materials January 25 Tuesday Full Moon near Saturn, Pollux and Castor distribute Winter Newsletter February 4 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory February 8 Tuesday New Moon February 11 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory POSTPONED!February 12 Saturday Winter Star Show at Ice HousePOSTPONED! February 19 Saturday Saturn near Moon, pollux and Castor February 24 Thursday Full Moon near Saturn February 28 Monday the Moon rises near Jupiter and Spica March 3 Thursday Moon occults Antares March 4 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory March 10 Thursday New Moon near Mercury at sunset March 11 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory March 19 Saturday Moon nears Pollus and Saturn high in the south March 20 Sunday, Spring begins March 25 Friday Full Moon near Jupiter and Spica March 27 Sunday Easter Deadline for Spring newsletter materials April 1 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory April 4 Jupiter rises bright (-2.5) in southeast April 8 Friday 6pm partial solar eclipse (seen better in the south) April 8 Friday New Moon; MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory April 11 Monday Moon crescent is near the Pleiades distribute Spring newsletter April 16 Saturday Astronomy Day April 21 Thursday Lyrid meteor showers April 22 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory April 23 Saturday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory April 24 Sunday Full Moon near Spica at dusk May 6 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory May 8 Sunday New Moon May 13 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory May 19 Jupiter nears the Moon and Spica May 23 Monday Full Moon June 3 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory deadline for Summer newsletter material June 6 Monday New Moon June 8 Venus, Saturn and Moon form a close triangle June 9 Thursday Moon between Saturn and Pollux June 10 Friday Public Star Party at Observatory June 20 Monday Summer solstice distribute Summer newsletter June 22 Wednesday Full Moon June 24 Friday Mercury, Venus, and Saturn are close just after sunset June 26 Sunday Mercury and Venus are VERY close for several nights July 1 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory July 6 Wednesday New Moon July 8 Friday look for the Moon near mercury and Venus after sunset July 8 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory July 9 Summer Star Show at the Ice House July 21 Wednesday Full Moon July 29 Friday MCOF Members' Night & Public Night at Observatory prepare for County Fair July 30 Saturday MCOF Open House at 8:30 PM August 1-5 Astronomy & Rocketry Summer Camp August 5 Friday New Moon; MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory August 6-7 Saturday Morgan County Fair & open house at Observatory August 8-12 Astronomy & Rocketry Summer Camp August 11-12 Thursday-Friday Perseid Meteor shower after the Moon sets August 19 Friday Full Moon (obscures alpha-Cygnids) August 31 Wednesday Jupiter and Venus are close after sunset September 2 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory September 3 Saturday New Moon September 6 Tuesday Venus and Jupiter visit Spica and the crescent Moon September 9 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory September 18 Sunday Full (Harvest) Moon (obscures Piscids) deadline for Fall newsletter material September 22 Thursday Autumn equinox; Mars continues becoming brighter September 30 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory distribute Fall newsletter October 3 Monday New Moon October 7 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory; Moon near Antares October 8-9 Saturday Apple Butter Festival & open house at Observatory October 10 Monday Mars continues brighter (-2) and closer October 17 Monday Full Moon (obscures Orionids)& partial eclipse in west USA October 28 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory October 29 Saturday Mars is brightest and closest to Earth until 2018 October 29 Saturday Fall Star Show at Ice House November 2 Wednesday New Moon November 4 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory November 7 Monday Mars is still bright (-2.3) in Aries near midnight November 16 Wednesday Full Moon (obscures Leonids) November 21 Monday Saturn nears the Moon November 25 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory November 29 Tuesday Jupiter nears the Moon December 1 Thursday New Moon December 2 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory December 4 Sunday Moon nears Venus December 9 Friday Venus at greatest brilliance (-4.6) December 11 Sunday Moon nears Mars December 15 Thursday Full Moon (obscures Geminids) December 21 Wednesday Winter solstice December 23 Friday MCOF Members' Night at Observatory December 30 Friday MCOF Public Star Party at Observatory
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