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Posts Made By: Dave Mitsky

June 20, 2005 02:43 PM Forum: After Dark

Monday, June 20

Posted By Dave Mitsky
The first magnitude star Antares is 0.7 degree south of the Moon at 18:00 UT. An occultation occurs in southeast Europe, most of the Middle East, southern and central Asia, and the northern Philippines.

A double Galilean shadow transit (Io's shadow is followed by Europa's) begins at 21:20 and ends at 22:36 UT.

The GRS transits Jupiter's CM at 4:36 UT (12:36 a.m.) on Tuesday morning.

Dave Mitsky



June 21, 2005 05:06 AM Forum: After Dark

Tuesday, June 21

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Mars is at its greatest heliocentric latitude south today. Venus (magnitude -3.7) and Mercury (magnitude -0.5 ) are only 2 degrees apart. The summer solstice occurs at 6:46 UT. The GRS transits at 00:28 UT (8:28 p.m. EDT). Full Moon occurs at 4:14 UT (12:14 a.m. EDT on Wednesday morning).

Dave Mitsky


June 23, 2005 03:22 AM Forum: After Dark

Thursday, June 23

Posted By Dave Mitsky
The Moon is at perigee, subtending 33'13" at a distance of 359,674 km, at 12:00 UT. Venus is 5 degrees south of the first magnitude star Pollux at 12:00 UT. Mercury, Venus, and Saturn fit within a 5 degree circle and thereby form a trio.

Dave Mitsky

June 23, 2005 05:02 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Full Moon Rising, 2005/06/21

Posted By Dave Mitsky
I took this prime focus shot of the almost Full Moon rising on Tuesday night using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel DSLR and an 80mm Orion ShortTube achromat.

Dave Mitsky

June 23, 2005 06:06 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Saturn, Venus, and Mercury on Wednesday Night

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Here's a photo of the planets Saturn, Venus, and Mercury (from left to right) that I took on Wednesday night with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel and a Canon 80-200mm zoom lens.

Dave Mitsky

June 24, 2005 02:48 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Saturn, Venus, and Mercury on Thursday Night

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Here's the planetary alignment from northern Harrisburg on 2005/06/23 as captured by my Canon EOS Digital Rebel DSLR and Canon 80-200mm lens at full zoom. Mercury is to 1.2 degrees to the lower right of Venus.

Dave Mitsky

June 25, 2005 02:53 AM Forum: After Dark

Saturday, June 25

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Neptune is 5 degrees north of the Moon at 4:00 UT. Io is occulted by Jupiter at 5:18 UT. Venus is 1.3 degrees north of Saturn at 21:00 UT. The GRS transits the CM at 03:45 UT on 2005/06/26 (11:45 p.m. on Saturday night.)

Dave Mitsky


June 26, 2005 08:06 AM Forum: After Dark

Sunday, June 26

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Mercury is 1.4 degrees north of Saturn at 6:00 UT. Mercury, Venus, and Saturn all fit into a 1.37 degree wide telescopic field of view at 11:00 UT. Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon at 19:00 UT. Io reappears from eclipse at 11:14 p.m. EDT (3:14 UT on 2005/06/27).

Dave Mitsky


June 27, 2005 01:01 AM Forum: After Dark

Monday, June 27

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Mercury is just 3.9' south of Venus at 16:01 UT. A double Galilean shadow transit (Io's shadow is followed by Europa's) begins at 23:54 UT.

Dave Mitsky

June 28, 2005 03:44 PM Forum: After Dark

Tuesday, June 28

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Last Quarter Moon occurs at 2:23 p.m. EDT (18:23 UT). The GRS transits Jupiter's CM at 9:16 p.m. EDT (1:16 UT on 2005/06/29). Mercury is 0.4 degree to the left of Venus and Saturn 3.5 degrees to the lower right of Venus 60 minutes after sunset. Mars is 2 degrees south of the Moon at midnight (4:00 UT on 2005/06/29).

Dave Mitsky

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