December 2013 Astronomical Events

December 2013

December 3- New Moon

December 4- Moon at the Perigee

December 13-14: Geminid Meteor Shower

December 17- Full Moon

December 20- Moon at the Apogee

December 21- Winter Solstice

December 22- Mercury at Aphelion

December 21-22: Ursid Meteor Shower

December 29- Saturn and Moon

for more Astronomical Events feel free to visit this websites:

http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-calendar-current.html

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide#geminids

http://lupuvictor.blogspot.com/2012/09/astronomical-calendar-2013-astronomy.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wklfu9KQXo (Video)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200341381456392&set=a.2674302956044.93290.1810315119&type=1&permPage=1 (Lunar Phases for December 2013)

November 2013 Astronomical Events

November 2013

November 1- Venus reaches the highest elongation

November 3- New Moon

November 3- Hybrid Solar Eclipse

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2013Nov03H.GIF

http://www.universetoday.com/105651/rare-hybrid-solar-eclipse-on-november-3-2013-how-to-see-it/

November 4-5: South Taurid Meteor Shower
November 11-12: North Taurid Meteor Shower

November 6- Moon at the Perigee

November 6- Saturn-Sun Conjunction

November 8- Mercury at Aphelion

November 17- Full Moon

November 16-18: Leonid Meteor Shower

November 18- Mercury reaches the highest elongation

November 22- Moon at the Apogee

November 28- Comet ISON closest approach to the Sun

for more Astronomical Events feel free to visit this websites:

http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-calendar-current.html

http://lupuvictor.blogspot.com/2012/09/astronomical-calendar-2013-astronomy.html

http://www.go-astronomy.com/astronomy-events.htm
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efXFkPWvIKQ&feature=youtu.be (video)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200177378636424&set=a.2674302956044.93290.1810315119&type=1&theater (Lunar Phases Nov. 2013)

October 2013 Astronomical Events

Astronomical Events

October 4-10: WSW2013 (World Space Week)
http://www.worldspaceweek.org/wsw/index.php

October 5- New Moon

October 7-8: Draconid Meteor Shower

October 9- Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

October 10- Saturn and Mercury Conjunction

October 11- Moon at the Perigee

October 12- InOMN (International Observe the Moon Night)

http://observethemoonnight.org/

October 13- National Astronomy Day (United States)

http://www.astroleague.org/al/astroday/astrodayform.html

October 18- Full Moon

October 18- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/when_lunars.html
http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2013-october-18

October 21-22: Orionid Meteor Shower

October 25- Moon at the Apogee

for more Astronomical Events feel free to visit this websites:

http://lupuvictor.blogspot.com/2012/09/astronomical-calendar-2013-astronomy.html
http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-calendar-current.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYpp-ZAq30Q (Video)

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

Eta Aquarids

Radiant of the Meteor Shower

May 4-5 2013 kami nagobserve ng Eta Aquarids! super nagenjoy naman ako kasama ko kasi ang mga pamangkin at kapatid ko! :D naka apat na meteors ako! maganda naman ang Eta Aquarids... ang mga meteor ay malalaki at bright kaya may mga tail! super ganda! possible colors na maging visible is white, blue, and green... yan kasi ang mostly na nakita ko nung nagobserve kami... madami rin kaming nakita mga 10+ din... sinamahan pa ng magandang phase ng Moon kaya hindi naman medyo nakakaistorbo ang Moon dahil nga waning crescent na ang phase niya. observe kayo hanggang May 28 pa naman siya! :) CLEAR SKIES!

Left to Right: Karim, Con, Betang, Joy and Me

For more information about the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower:
Earth Sky
burke.patch.com

Lyrid Meteor Shower

Lyrids

meron na naman tayong aabangan na Meteor Shower this month ito ang LYRID METEOR SHOWER. hindi ko pa naoobserve ang lyrids kaya magoobserve kami this month ng mga astro friends ko sa dark sky para makarami kami... :) Visible na siya kaya meron na kayong makikita... most siguro dyan sporadic kaya dapat di lang sa constellation lyra nakatutok dapat sa lahat :)

Peak Date: April 21-22 2013

CLEAR SKIES! :)

Spica-Moon Occultation 2013

Spica-Moon Occultation

March 28 2013, Holy Week ng manyari tong event na toh and ang mga tao ay naglilibot na para sa mga kalbaryo (tradition). almost 2hours ako sa labas ng bahay namin and ang dami pa ng tao and light! >.< expose ang Moon sa image dahil nga mas tinutukan ko ang Spica, kapag kasi gusto mong ibalance ang dalawang object yung Spica yung naiiwan kaya hinayaan ko ng maexpose... :)

Winter Solstice

Happy Winter Solstice

December 21 2012 na! and Winter Solstice na at hindi DOOMSDAY. longer nights and shorter days!

According to Kurdstan Planetarium (Facebook: kurdistanplanetarium)

The Winter Solstice begins on December 21 2012 at 11:12 UT. 

for more information about the Winter Solstice

Wikipedia: Winter Solstice

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/WinterSolstice.html