Home | Services | Store | Downloads | Articles | Help
Astronomy & Space Articles
As published in The Evening Sky Map
 
Skymaps.com/store -- Recommended Books & Products for Skywatchers
New BooksStar AtlasesPlanispheresGetting StartedObserving GuidesTelescope BooksKids BooksSky Myths
AlmanacsHistory & ArtistryStar Map PrintsAstroPhotographyTelescopes & BinocularsMediaAstro Calendars


    Articles > September 2013
 
Back | Next
 
RECOMMENDED



Celstron SkyMaster Giant
15x70 Binoculars

(with tripod adaptor)
You will be amazed at the celestial objects you can view with a good pair of binoculars. The Celestron SkyMaster15x70 binoculars are an excellent, low-cost choice for the urban skywatcher.
• Save 40-50% •
Buy from Amazon

Over 500 Customer Reviews
FREE Shipping





Support
The Evening Sky Map

Thank You.


  Sky Calendar -- September 2013
2 Moon near Mars (37° from Sun, morning sky) at 5h UT. Mag. +1.6.
2 Moon near Beehive Cluster (33° from Sun, morning sky) at 16h UT.
Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
4 Moon near Regulus (12° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT.
5 New Moon at 11:35 UT. Start of lunation 1122.
Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
6 Venus 1.6° NNE of Spica (40° from Sun, evening sky) at 4h UT. Mags. -4.0 and +1.0.
8 Moon, Venus and Spica within circle diameter 3.3° (32° from Sun, evening sky) at 15h UT.
8 Moon very near Spica (evening sky) at 16h UT.
8 Mars 0.2° S of Beehive Cluster (39° from Sun, morning sky) at 22h UT. Mag. +1.6.
Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
8 Moon very near Venus (41° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. -4.1. Spectacular occultation visible from southeast South America.
Occultation of Venus (IOTA)
Occultation of Venus (US Naval Observatory)
9 Moon near Saturn (51° from Sun, evening sky) at 18h UT. Mag. +0.7.
11 Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 23h UT.
12 First Quarter Moon at 17:09 UT.
15 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 17h UT (367,391 km; angular size 32.5').
18 Venus 3.5° SSW of Saturn (43° from Sun, evening sky) at 16h UT. Mags. -4.1 and +0.7.
19 Full Moon at 11:12 UT.
Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
22 September equinox at 20:44 UT. The time when the Sun reaches the point along the ecliptic where it crosses into the southern celestial hemisphere marking the start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
Equinox (Wikipedia)
24 Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 6h UT.
The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
27 Last Quarter Moon at 3:55 UT.
25 Mercury 0.7° NNE of Spica (22° from Sun, evening sky) at 1h UT. Mags. -0.1 and +1.0.
25 Moon near Aldebaran (112° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT.
27 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 18h UT (distance 404,308 km; angular size 29.6').
28 Moon near Jupiter (77° from Sun, morning sky) at 6h UT. Mag. -2.2.
All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.

Clear skies till next month!

Download the latest issue of The Evening Sky Map.

Follow Skymaps.com on Twitter. Receive news of updated sky maps, reminders of Sky Calendar events, and other noteworthy news for sky watchers. And it's FREE!


Sky Calendar References:


Copyright - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Contact Us

Copyright © 2000-2013 Kym Thalassoudis. All Rights Reserved.