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Skywatching Calendar July – December 2007




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Astrophotography & CCD Imaging


As of June 30 2007

there are 874 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

 

Listed below are some of the near-earth environment events due to happen in 2007

Many of them will be naked-eye visible, but some may require

strong binoculars

or even backyard telescopes to fully appreciate the celestial event

These will be supplemented with news and new discoveries as they arise

 

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January 2007

January 2007 –

January 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere

January 2007 –

January 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere

January 2007 –

Astronomy Today Sky Guide – January 2007

January 2007 –

The Sky At Night – watch the latest programme online

January 2007 –

“What Is a Planet?”

January 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 01 –

Asteroid 5143 Heracles Closest Approach To Earth (0.380 AU)

January 01 –

“Hunting the sky for Orion”

January 01 –

“The seeds of life: Comet changes ideas about solar system’s start”

January 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 02 –

As of today there are 832 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

January 02 –

Comet P/2006 HR30 (Siding Spring)

Perihelion (1.226 AU)

January 02 –

Asteroid 2006 YD12

near-Earth flyby (0.092 AU)

January 02 –

Asteroid 2006 UQ17 near-Earth flyby at 11 LD (mag. 16) size 175m

January 02 –

“Meteors ‘Quadrantids’ to be visible on Jan 3”

January 02 –

“Hunter and Scorpion Legend”

January 02 –

“Meteors ‘Quadrantids’ to be visible on Jan 3”

January 03 – 13:57 UT –

Full Moon

Wolf Moon

January 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 03 – 20:00 UT –

Earth at Perihelion

closest to the Sun (0.983 AU from Sun)

January 03/04 –

Quadrantids meteor shower peak 00:30 January 4

January 03 –

Basic Visual Meteor Observing Form (Word.docs to Print)

January 03 –

Basic Visual Meteor Observing Form Instructions (Word.doc)

January 03 –

Advanced Visual Meteor Observing Form (Word.doc to Print)

January 03 –

Advanced Visual Meteor Observing Form Instructions (Word.doc)

January 03 –

“Lunar Geminids”

January 03 –

“Black hole boldly goes where no black hole has gone before”

January 03/04 –

Meteors from an Extinct Constellation: the Quadrantids

January 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 04 –

Comet C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS)

Closest Approach To Earth (3.310 AU)

January 04 –

Asteroid 2001 YE4 near-Earth flyby (0.033 AU)

January 04 –

Asteroid 7853 Confucius Closest Approach To Earth (1.662 AU)

January 04 –

How to find Comet McNaught with binoculars January 5-7, 2007

January 04 –

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) 3D animated orbit

January 04 –

“NASA Spacecraft Read Layered Clues To Changes On Mars”

January 04 –

“‘Proof’ of methane lakes on Titan”

January 04 –

“Black hole found in ancient lair”

January 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 05 –

Asteroid 5641 McCleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.010 AU)

January 05 –

Asteroid 6469 Armstrong Closest Approach To Earth (1.636 AU)

January 05 –

“Astrophysicist seeks missing ‘pages’ of universe”

January 05 –

“X-ray evidence supports possible new class of supernova”

January 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 06 –

Deep Impact Near-Mars flyby (0.033 AU)

January 06 –

Comet C/2006 E1 (McNaught)

Perihelion (6.041 AU)

January 06 –

Asteroid 4664 Hanner Closest Approach To Earth (2.012 AU)

January 06 –

Asteroid 1886 Lowell Closest Approach To Earth (2.054 AU)

January 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 07 –

How to find Comet McNaught with binoculars January 7-9, 2007

January 07 –

Asteroid 9249 Yen Closest Approach To Earth (1.485 AU)

January 07 –

“Moon and the Sickle”

January 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 08 –

How to find Comet McNaught just before sunrise: now naked-eye

January 08 –

How to find Comet McNaught just after sunset: now naked-eye

January 08 –

Comet P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric)

Closest Approach (3.257 AU)

January 08 –

“Mesmerized by Mars”

January 08 –

“Primordial Stone Soup”

January 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 09 –

Comet McNaught now ‘naked-eye’ almost as bright as Venus

January 09 –

Comet McNaught Global Photo Gallery – updated daily

January 09 –

Asteroid 2006 XP4

near-Earth flyby (0.074 AU)

January 09 –

Asteroid 1940 Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (1.878 AU)

January 09 –

Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (2.577 AU)

January 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 10 –

Comet McNaught Global Photo Gallery – updated daily

January 10 –

Asteroid 2006 QQ56 near-Earth flyby (0.052 AU)

January 10 –

Asteroid 2865 Laurel Closest Approach To Earth (1.746 AU)

January 10 –

Asteroid 12104 Chesley Closest Approach To Earth (2.084 AU)

January 10 –

“Andromeda galaxy up to 5 times larger than thought”

January 10 –

“‘Pillars of creation’ captured by Hubble blown apart by supernova blast”

January 10 –

“Spica, Moon get close before dawn Thursday”

January 11 – 12:45 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

January 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 11 –

Asteroid 5703 Hevelius Closest Approach To Earth (1.407 AU)

January 11 –

“Diamonds are from outer space”

January 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 12 –

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught)

Perihelion (0.171 AU)

January 12 –

Asteroid 2874 Jim Young Closest Approach To Earth (1.145 AU)

January 12 –

Cassini

Titan flyby

January 12 –

“One year of Galileo signals; new website opens”

January 12 –

“Meteorite smashes through roof”

January 12 –

“Huygens’s second landing anniversary – the surprises continue”

January 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 13 –

Asteroid 2006 YH14

Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU)

January 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 14 –

Comet McNaught is now visible in daylight – skymap looking south

January 14 –

Comet Kowal 1

Perihelion (4.719 AU)

January 14 –

Asteroid 6377 Cagney Closest Approach To Earth (1.886 AU)

January 14 –

Asteroid 6456 Golombek Closest Approach To Earth (2.097 AU)

January 14 –

“Astronomy’s influence profound, continuing”

January 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 15 –

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught)

Closest Approach To Earth (0.818 AU)

January 15 –

“Rare black diamonds may have come from space”

January 15 –

“Comet to light up the skies at sunset”

January 15 –

“Online Astronomers Seek Out New Worlds”

January 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 16 –

Comet McNaught now visible in southern hemisphere

January 16 –

Asteroid 5050 Doctorwatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.316 AU)

January 16 –

Asteroid 719 Albert

Closest Approach To Earth (2.430 AU)

January 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 17/21 –

Deep South Texas Stargaze 2007, Escondido Ranch, Texas

January 17 –

“Dwarf planet ‘becoming a comet'”

January 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 18 –

Comet McNaught a “SPECTACULAR SIGHT” in southern hemisphere

January 18 –

Comet P/2006 U5 (Christensen)

Perihelion (2.326 AU)

January 19 – 04:01 UT –

New Moon –

January 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 19 –

“Comet McNaught SkyMap – looking west at sunset in S. Hemisphere”

January 19 –

Asteroid 118401 LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.218 AU)

January 19 –

“NASA Spacecraft Nears Close Encounter with Jupiter”

January 19 –

“Korean astronomy roots date back to Bronze Age”

January 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 20 –

Comet 176P/LINEAR

Closest Approach To Earth (2.218 AU)

January 20 –

Comet McNaught Photo Gallery

Spectacular Tail seen in S. Hemisphere

January 20 –

“Nasa spacecraft approaches Jupiter”

January 20 –

“New Horizons Prepares for Jupiter Encounter Before Voyage to Pluto”

January 20 –

“Astrobiology: The Great Preserver”

January 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 21 –

Comet P/2005 S3 (Read)

Closest Approach To Earth (2.719 AU)

January 21 –

Comet McNaught tail so long it’s still visible at N. Hemisphere sunset

January 21 –

Asteroid 7341 (1991 VK)

near-Earth flyby (0.068 AU)

January 21 –

Asteroid 1991 VK near-Earth flyby at 26 LD (mag. 15) size 2.0km

January 21 –

Asteroid 5011 Ptah near-Earth flyby at 77 LD (mag. 15) size 1.6km

January 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 22 –

Comet P/2006 HR30 (Siding Spring)

Closest Approach (0.749 AU)

January 22 –

Comet C/2005 G1 (LINEAR)

Closest Approach To Earth (4.708 AU)

January 22 –

“Significant milestone for Columbus flight readiness”

January 22 –

“Comet Wild 2’s Complex Chemistry”

January 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 23 –

Comet C/2006 Y2 (Gibbs)

Closest Approach To Earth (0.987 AU)

January 23 –

Comet McNaught photo gallery – now a S. Hemisphere spectacular

January 23 –

Comet C/2006 GZ2 (Spacewatch)

Closest Approach To Earth (2.649 AU)

January 23 –

Asteroid 2000 WP19 near-Venus flyby (0.046 AU)

January 23 –

Asteroid 9618 Johncleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.623 AU)

January 23 –

Asteroid 1198 Atlantis Closest Approach To Earth (1.771 AU)

January 23 –

“Scientists Find Evidence of Ancient Galactic Collision”

January 23 –

“‘Black’ diamonds may come from outer space”

January 23 –

“Earth, She’s Hot and Cold”

January 23 –

“Lunar Transient Phenomena”

January 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 24 –

Comet McNaught as seen from South Africa

Updated photo gallery

January 24 –

Asteroid 4957 Brucemurray

Closest Approach To Earth (1.139 AU)

January 24 –

Asteroid 7861 Messenger Closest Approach To Earth (1.872 AU)

January 24 –

“Orion constellation dominates night sky”

January 24 –

“The jet stream of Titan”

January 25 – 23:01 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

January 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 25 –

“Clear South Is Skies Capture Comet McNaught Glory”

January 25 –

Asteroid 25143 Itokawa

Closest Approach To Earth (0.447 AU)

January 25 –

“Sun’s fickle heart may leave us cold”

January 25 –

“Scientists start search for planetary origins”

January 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 26 –

Asteroid 3623 Chaplin Closest Approach To Earth (2.024 AU)

January 26 –

“Air on Mars playing game of hide-and-seek?”

January 26 –

“Lutetia asteroid in Rosetta’s spotlight”

January 26 –

“Meteorite’s origin traced by Czech geologists”

January 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 27 –

Asteroid 1996 AW1 near-Venus flyby (0.023 AU)

January 27 –

Asteroid 3255 Tholen Closest Approach To Earth (0.977 AU)

January 27 –

15th Annual Regional Meeting of Amateur Astronomers “Bobfest”

January 27 –

“Last-gasp test could reveal dark matter”

January 27 –

“Mars may hold massive reservoirs of water, CO2 just beneath surface”

January 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 28 –

Asteroid 9134 Encke Closest Approach To Earth (2.013 AU)

January 28 –

“Orion, the hunter, too grand for one tale to tell all”

January 28 –

“Learn about astronomy at lectures, parties”

January 29 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 29 –

Comet McNaught now visible at dawn in the S. Hemisphere – SkyMap

January 29 –

Comet McNaught still visible after sunset in S. Hemisphere – SkyMap

January 29 –

Asteroid 8734 Warner Closest Approach To Earth (1.908 AU)

January 29 –

“Planetarium celebrates Hubble telescope’s 16 years”

January 29 –

“Huge Portion of Martian Atmosphere may Simply be Hiding”

January 30 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 30 –

Asteroid 7359 Messier Closest Approach To Earth (2.063 AU)

January 30 –

Comet McNaught now circumpolar, visible all night over New Zealand

January 30 –

“Life on Mars may lie dormant in frozen seas”

January 30 –

“Hubble’s main camera shuts down”

January 31 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 31 –

“Hundreds of pics of Comet McNaught in the global photo gallery”

January 31 –

Asteroid 2006 CJ near-Earth flyby at 10 LD (mag. ~16) size 385m

January 31 –

Asteroid 2006 CJ near-Earth flyby (0.026 AU)

 

Comet (C/2006 P1) McNaught, taken on January 20 2007 by
Steve Coetzee in Cape Town, South Africa

:

an image of Comet (C/2006 P1) McNaught, taken on January 20 2007 by Steve Coetzee in Cape Town, South Africa, and link to the Global Photo Gallery with humdreds of images of Comet McNaught from all over the world

Steve Coetzee, Cape Town, South Africa

click the image to go to the global gallery

 

February 2007

February 2007 –

February 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere

February 2007 –

February 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere

February 2007 –

Astronomy Today Sky Guide – February 2007

February 2007 –

“The Sky At Night – watch the latest programme online”

February 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 01 –

Cross-Quarter Day

Imbolc

February 01 –

Comet C/2005 W2 (Christensen)

Closest Approach (3.273 AU)

February 01 –

Asteroid 2006 AM4 near-Earth flyby (0.014 AU)

February 01 –

Asteroid 2006 AM4 near-Earth flyby at 5.2 LD (mag. 16) size 180m

February 01 –

Asteroid 243 Ida

Closest Approach To Earth (1.805 AU)

February 01 –

Asteroid 11911 Angel Closest Approach To Earth (2.388 AU)

February 01 –

“February 1 Full Moon falls on Groundhog’ Eve”

February 01 –

“Four lunar markers registered at Kokino”

February 01 –

“Cassini images mammoth cloud engulfing Titan’s North Pole”

February 02 – 05:45 UT –

Full Moon

Snow Moon

February 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 02 –

Asteroid 5102 Benfranklin Closest Approach To Earth (2.074 AU)

February 02 –

Asteroid 9950 ESA Closest Approach To Earth (2.232 AU)

February 02 –

“Meteorites Found At South Pole”

February 02 –

“Meteorite lands in Didim”

February 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 03 –

Asteroid 2362 Mark Twain Closest Approach To Earth (1.488 AU)

February 03 –

“Venus shares the evening sky”

February 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 04 –

As of today there are 842 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

February 04 –

Asteroid 2004 RN251 near-Earth flyby (0.061 AU)

February 04 –

Asteroid 2041 Lancelot Closest Approach To Earth (2.046 AU)

February 04 –

“Cosmic Calendar: Spaceshapes – triangle and pinwheel”

February 04 –

“Satellite prepares to go super-cold”

February 04 –

“Searching for micro-Martians”

February 04 –

“First lunar satellite to lift off soon”

February 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 05 –

Asteroid 327 Columbia Closest Approach To Earth (1.967 AU)

February 06 –

Comet 182P/LONEOS Perihelion (0.980 AU)

February 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 06 –

Comet McNaught Global Photo Gallery Update: loads of new photos

February 06 –

Comet Wiseman-Skiff

Closest Approach To Earth (1.294 AU)

February 06 –

Asteroid 9349 Lucas Closest Approach To Earth (1.731 AU)

February 06 –

Asteroid 19148 Alaska Closest Approach To Earth (1.799 AU)

February 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 07 –

Asteroid 2007 BZ48 near-Earth flyby at 4.5 LD (mag. 18) size 30m

February 07 –

Asteroid 2003 YX1 near-Venus flyby (0.040 AU)

February 07 –

“Earth’s Early Temperature”

February 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 08 –

Comet McNaught is now fading fast as it moves away from the sun

February 08 –

Asteroid 67 Asia Closest Approach To Earth (1.882 AU)

February 08 –

“The Hare and the Dove below the Hunter”

February 08 –

“Surprise from the sky: Couple thinks meteorite landed near home”

February 08 –

“‘Meteorite’ kills two nomads in India”

February 08 –

“Telescope mirror nears completion”

February 08 –

“Meteorite claims 3 lives in Rajasthan”

February 08 –

“Forensic team called in to investigate meteorite death”

February 08 –

“Mars’s top camera suffers worrying glitch”

February 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 09 –

Asteroid 2200 Pasadena Closest Approach To Earth (1.209 AU)

February 09 –

Asteroid 2266 Tchaikovsky Closest Approach To Earth (2.115 AU)

February 09 –

Kuiper Belt Object 55565 (2002 AW197) Closest Approach (45.817 AU)

February 09 –

“Cassiopeia is shaped like an ‘M’ or a ‘W'”

February 09 –

“Meteorite program set for Feb. 14”

February 10 – 09:51 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

February 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 11 –

Comet 182P/LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (0.297 AU)

February 11 –

“Lunar new year will be a Boar”

February 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 12 –

The first hiking maps of Mars

February 12 –

60th Anniversary (1947) of Sikhote Alin Meteorite Fall in Russia

February 12/18 –

23rd Annual Winter Star Party, West Summerland Key, Florida

February 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 13 –

Comet C/2006 M1 (LINEAR)

Perihelion (3.556 AU)

February 13 –

Asteroid 2006 XB

near-Earth flyby (0.100 AU)

February 13 –

“Story from a stone: A meteorite that fell in Piplia Kalan … “

February 13 –

“Johannes Kepler, Book V – The Harmony of the World”

February 13 –

“Extraterrestrial Visitor”

February 13 –

“Comet clash kicks up dusty haze”

February 13 –

“Octagon Earthworks’ alignment with moon likely is no accident”

February 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 15 –

As of today there are 843 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

February 15 –

A solar wind stream hit Earth on Feb 13th

Aurora Photo Gallery

February 15 –

Asteroid 32096 Puckett Closest Approach To Earth (1.943 AU)

February 15 –

“Meteorite interpretive trail set for Fields Bridge Park”

February 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 16 –

“Spaceship finds hard evidence of water on Mars”

February 17 – 16:14 UT –

New Moon

February 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 17 –

Kuiper Belt Object 90482 Orcus Closest Approach To Earth (46.825 AU)

February 17 –

“Objects of Magnitude Shine Bright in the Night Sky”

February 17 –

“THEMIS Launches!: a journey to study the iridescent Northern Lights”

February 17 –

“Meteor buffs say ancient impact Erin’s claim to fame”

February 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 18 –

Chinese New Year #1

Chinese New Year #2

Chinese New Year #3

February 18 –

Comet C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen)

Closest 2 Earth (4.117 AU)

February 18 –

Asteroid 9000 Hal Closest Approach To Earth (1.674 AU)

February 18 –

“Fractured Mars”

February 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 19 –

The Moon and Venus – SkyMap looking west into the sunset tonight

February 19 –

“Surprises from the Sun’s South Pole”

February 19 –

“Earth’s Hazy Past”

February 19 –

“International Heliophysical Year begins”

February 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 20 –

Asteroid 9951 Tyrannosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.644 AU)

February 20 –

“Integral expands our view of the gamma-ray sky”

February 20 –

“Hunting Martian Fossils Best Bet For Locating Mars Life”

February 20 –

“Meteorites and Climate Change”

February 20 –

“Rosetta in critical Mars swingby”

February 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 21 –

Asteroid 1677 Tycho Brahe Closest Approach To Earth (1.766 AU)

February 21 –

“Probe to look for Martian rings”

February 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 22 –

“Jazzing Up Lunar Exploration Plans”

February 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 23 –

Asteroid 1000 Piazzia Closest Approach To Earth (2.095 AU)

February 24 – 07:56 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

February 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 24 –

Comet P/2001 Q2 (Petriew)

Perihelion (0.938 AU)

February 24 –

Asteroid 4055 Magellan Closest Approach To Earth (1.413 AU)

February 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 25 –

As of today there are 846 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

February 25 –

Comet 2P/Encke (should be 2P/Pons/Encke)

SkyMap &

Ephemeris

February 25 –

Observations of Comet 2P/Pons/Encke and its Dust Trail

February 25 –

Rosetta

Mars flyby

February 25 –

“Stunning view of Rosetta skimming past Mars”

February 25 –

“Rosetta successfully swings-by Mars – next target: Earth”

February 25 –

“Beautiful new images from Rosetta’s approach to Mars”

February 25 –

“Skywatching part of March 31 science festival”

February 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 26 –

Asteroid 16761 Hertz Closest Approach To Earth (2.089 AU)

February 26 –

“Pluto Probe Nearing the Gas Giant Jupiter on Wednesday”

February 26 –

“Grand Theft Pluto”

February 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 27 –

Asteroid 9342 Carygrant Closest Approach To Earth (1.651 AU)

February 27 –

“Shooting asteroids”

February 27 –

“Passing probe to study ‘crop circles’ on Europa”

February 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 28 –

Asteroid 9963 Sandage Closest Approach To Earth (2.037 AU)

February 28 –

New Horizons Jupiter flyby

February 28 –

“Students learn meteor ‘rights’ and meteor ‘wrongs'”

February 28 –

“Nasa probe makes flyby of Jupiter”

 

March 2007

March 2007 –

March 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere

March 2007 –

March 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere

March 2007 –

Astronomy Today Sky Guide – March 2007

March 2007 –

The Sky At Night – watch the latest programme online

March 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 01 –

Asteroid 51829 Williemccool Closest Approach To Earth (1.224 AU)

March 01 –

Asteroid 3693 Barringer Closest Approach To Earth (2.728 AU)

March 01 –

“Eclipse reveals The red side of the moon”

March 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 02 –

“Astronomy has its roots in ancient sea navigation”

March 02 –

“Earth to reveal the dark side of the moon”

March 02 –

“Rosetta teams up with New Horizons”

March 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 03 –

Animation of tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse

March 03 –

“Head to Tibet for a taste of Mars”

March 03 –

Live webcasts are planned for tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse from:

Norway,

Netherlands 1,

Netherlands 2,

Italy,

Spain,

Canary Islands,

Iran 1,

Iran 2,

Georgia, USA

March 03 –

“Higgs boson: Glimpses of the God particle”

March 03/04 –

“Total Eclipse of the Moon – visible Europe, Africa, Middle East”

March 03/04 –

“Total Lunar Eclipse of the Moon – global chart of visibility”

March 03 – 20:16 UT –

Moon Enters Penumbra

March 03 – 21:30 UT –

Moon Enters Umbra

March 03 – 22:43 UT –

Moon Enters Totality

March 03 – 23:17 UT –

Full Moon

Worm Moon

March 03 – 23:20 UT –

Middle of Eclipse

March 03 – 23:58 UT –

Moon Leaves Totality

March 04 – 01:11 UT –

Moon Leaves Umbra

March 04 – 02:54 UT –

Moon Leaves Penumbra

March 03/04 –

“Lunar Eclipse diagrams – explanatory material”

March 03/04 –

March 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse Global Photo Gallery

Total Lunar Eclipse March 03/04 2007

Below are some eclipse images taken by Kevan Dickin of Southport

an sequence of images of the total lunar eclipse of March 3 2007 taken by Kevan Dickin

Kevan Dickin, Southport

Total Lunar Eclipse March 03/04 2007

Below are some images taken by Dave Crank of Wigan

an sequence of images of the total lunar eclipse of March 3 2007 taken by Dave Crank

an sequence of images of the total lunar eclipse of March 3 2007 taken by Dave Crank

an sequence of images of the total lunar eclipse of March 3 2007 taken by Dave Crank

Dave Crank, Wigan

March 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 04 –

Asteroid 3350 Scobee Closest Approach To Earth (1.764 AU)

March 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 05 –

Comet C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS)

Perihelion (3.886 AU)

March 05 –

Asteroid 5554 Keesey Closest Approach To Earth (1.572 AU)

March 05 –

“Skywatch: Hunting Orion is the perfect excuse to buy yourself a telescope”

March 05/08 –

2007 Planetary Defense Conference, Washington DC

March 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 06 –

Asteroid 9965 GNU Closest Approach To Earth (1.294 AU)

March 06 –

Asteroid 3252 Johnny Closest Approach To Earth (1.448 AU)

March 06 –

Asteroid 7328 Casanova Closest Approach To Earth (2.059 AU)

March 06 –

“NASA has no money to stop asteroid menace”

March 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 07 –

Asteroid 5471 Tunguska Closest Approach To Earth (2.123 AU)

March 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 08 –

Asteroid 1578 Kirkwood Closest Approach To Earth (2.804 AU)

March 08 –

30th Annversary (1977) of the discovery of Uranus’ Rings

March 08 –

“Venus has longtime association with love”

March 08 –

“Mars water traces left by springs, not seas: Study”

March 08 –

“The Great Global Warming Swindle?” UK Channel 4 21:00 UT (GMT) tonight

March 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 09 –

Comet P/1999 J5 (LINEAR)

Closest Approach To Earth (3.224 AU)

March 09 –

Comet C/2006 X1 (LINEAR)

Perihelion (6.136 AU)

March 09 –

Asteroid 1999 VF22 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.042 AU)

March 09 –

Asteroid 9548 Fortran Closest Approach To Earth (1.228 AU)

March 09 –

“Scientists consider asteroid defense: ‘Gravity tug’ possible solution … “

March 09 –

“Alien Volcano”

March 09 –

“Suspected meteorite crashes through bedroom window”

March 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 10 –

Asteroid 5451 Plato Closest Approach To Earth (1.566 AU)

March 11 –

Daylight Saving – Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (United States)

March 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 11 –

Comet P/2007 A3 (Petriew)

Closest Approach To Earth (1.643 AU)

March 11 –

Asteroid 2005 ES70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.072 AU)

March 11 –

Asteroid 3581 Alvarez Closest Approach To Earth (2.928 AU)

March 11 –

Asteroid 2007 EH

near-Earth flyby at 0.5 LD (mag. 16) size 10m

March 11 –

“Mars water traces left by springs, not seas, experts say”

March 12 – 03:54 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

March 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 12 –

Asteroid 2004 RE84 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)

March 12 –

“‘Falling star’ frightens Earthlings”

March 12 –

“Church organist required for jungle meteorite hunt”

March 12 –

“CryoSat-2 on the road to recovery”

March 12 –

“Meteorite lights night sky”

March 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 13 –

Comet C/2006 K3 (McNaught)

Perihelion (2.501 AU)

March 13 –

Asteroid 2007 EK near-Earth flyby at 0.7 LD (mag. 18) size 5m

March 13 –

Asteroid 35352 Texas Closest Approach To Earth (1.704 AU)

March 13 –

Kuiper Belt Object 136472 (2005 FY9) Closest Approach (51.120 AU)

March 13 –

“Hot start explains moon’s geysers”

March 13 –

“NASA seeks a near-Earth asteroid sample”

March 13 –

“Theory: Saturn moon’s heat from decay”

March 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 14 –

Comet C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR)

Closest Approach To Earth (4.893 AU)

March 14 –

Asteroid 7610 Sudbury Closest Approach To Earth (1.896 AU)

March 14 –

Asteroid 7536 Fahrenheit Closest Approach To Earth (2.100 AU)

March 14 –

Bright Martian Soil Puzzles Scientists

March 14/18 –

7th Annual Kisatchie Star Party, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana

March 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 15 –

Asteroid 99942 Apophis Closest Approach To Earth (0.865 AU)

March 15 –

“Ancient eye test relied on two stars in Big Dipper”

March 15 –

“NASA Mars Rover Churns Up Questions With Sulfur-Rich Soil”

March 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 16 –

Comet Bus

Closest Approach To Earth (1.336 AU)

March 16 –

“Caves spotted on Mars”

March 16 –

“ESA’s new microgravity laboratory”

March 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 17 –

As of today there are 853 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

March 17 –

Comet P/2006 Y2 (Gibbs)

Closest Approach To Earth (0.800 AU)

March 17 –

“Saturn moon geyser theory: ancient heat”

March 17 –

“Mars’ thick ice offers hope some has melted, harboring life”

March 17 –

“The All-Sky Camera doesn’t quite see all”

March 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 18 –

Comet Kowal-LINEAR

Closest Approach To Earth (3.861 AU)

March 18 –

Asteroid 2004 AM Near-Mars Flyby (0.028 AU)

March 18 –

Asteroid 2004 FA5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)

March 18 –

Asteroid 6524 Baalke Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)

March 18 –

Asteroid 7000 Curie Closest Approach To Earth (2.119 AU)

March 18 –

“What’s all the buzz about the Beehive Cluster?”

March 18 –

“Cosmic Calendar: Targeting Aries on the first day of spring”

March 19 – 02:43 UT –

New Moon

March 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 19 –

Partial Eclipse of the Sun

visible

India,

China,

Far East

March 19 –

US Naval Observatory Partial Solar Eclipse .pdf Map

March 19 –

GSFC NASA Partial Solar Eclipse visibility map

March 19 –

March 19 2007 Solar Eclipse Photo Gallery

March 19 –

“Giant Remnants of Cosmic Collision Found”

March 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 20 –

Asteroid 7672 Hawking Closest Approach To Earth (1.357 AU)

March 20 –

Asteroid 1941 Wild Closest Approach To Earth (4.093 AU)

March 20 –

“OSIRIS camera on Rosetta obtains ‘light curve’ of asteroid Steins”

March 20 –

“Out-of-This-World (and Old World) Auction Set”

March 20 –

“First greenhouse gas animations produced using Envisat SCIAMACHY data”

March 20 –

“Massive Meteorite Found In California”

March 21 – 00:07 UT –

Alban Eilir –

Vernal (Spring) Equinox

March 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 21 –

“Hinode sees the dynamic and violent sun as sharply as never before”

March 21 –

“Int’l Astronautical Federation joins project to protect World Heritage sites”

March 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 22 –

“Sun’s magnetic field twisted and tangled”

March 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 23 –

Asteroid 2006 GB Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU)

March 23 –

Asteroid 2006 JY26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)

March 23 –

Asteroid 2224 Tucson Closest Approach To Earth (1.950 AU)

March 23 –

Wernher von Braun’s 95th Birthday (1912)

March 23 –

“Ancient crater discovered under the Delta”

March 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 24 –

Asteroid 2001 FE7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)

March 24 –

Asteroid 6602 Gilclark Closest Approach To Earth (0.948 AU)

March 24 –

Asteroid 1991 Darwin Closest Approach To Earth (1.538 AU)

March 24 –

Asteroid 9252 Goddard Closest Approach To Earth (2.612 AU)

March 24 –

“Astronomers find pieces from ancient iceball collision”

March 25 – 18:16 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

March 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 25 –

Daylight Saving – Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (Europe)

March 25 –

Asteroid 1537 Transylvania Closest Approach To Earth (2.929 AU)

March 25 –

“Fingerprinting the Milky Way”

March 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 26 –

Cassini

Titan Flyby

March 26 –

Comet C/2006 V1 (Catalina)

Closest Approach To Earth (2.742 AU)

March 26 –

“Wealth of new results from AKARI infrared sky-surveyor”

March 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 27 –

“Magnetic fields get reconnected in turbulent plasma too, Cluster reveals”

March 27 –

“Kansas, Meteorites just go together”

March 27 –

“Saturn’s North Pole Hexagon and Aurora”

March 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 28 –

Comet Harrington-Abell

Closest Approach To Earth (1.721 AU)

March 28 –

Asteroid 4151 Alanhale Closest Approach To Earth (1.855 AU)

March 28 –

Asteroid 1134 Kepler Closest Approach To Earth (2.703 AU)

March 28 –

“Giant meteorite hit ancient California, crater study suggests”

March 28 –

“ESA open-source software supports Germany’s TerraSAR-X”

March 28 –

“Meteorites rich with information, expert says”

March 28 –

“NASA’s moon base: reality is futile”

March 28 –

“Meteorites contain solar system clues”

March 29 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 29 –

Comet C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)

Closest Approach To Earth (6.646 AU)

March 29 –

“Science vs. Exploration: A Piggyback Solution?”

March 29 –

“Meteorites set to star”

March 30 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 30 –

“EuroNews: spotlight on space cameras”

March 31 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 31 –

Asteroid 2006 VV2 near-Earth flyby at 8.8 LD (mag. 9) size 2Km

March 31 –

Asteroid 2006 VV2

Near-Earth Flyby (0.023 AU)

March 31 –

Asteroid 2004 FU162 Near-Earth Flyby (0.036 AU)

March 31 –

Asteroid 17058 Rocknroll Closest Approach To Earth (1.592 AU)

March 31 –

“Use the Big Dipper to locate the Hunting Dogs”

 

April 2007

April 2007 SkyMaps and Sky Guide NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 1st

April 2007 –

“April 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere”

April 2007 –

“April 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere”

April 2007 –

“Astronomy Today Sky Guide – April 2007”

April 2007 –

“Aurora Photo Gallery – April 2007”

April 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 01 –

As of today there are 855 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

April 01 –

Asteroid 7392 Kowalski Closest Approach To Earth (1.414 AU)

April 01 –

Asteroid 88292 Bora-Bora Closest Approach To Earth (1.602 AU)

April 01 –

Sally Ride Science Festival, Santa Clara, California

April 01 –

“April brings meteor showers and annual Astronomy Day”

April 01 –

“Detailed Picture of Double Asteroid”

April 02 – 17:15 UT –

Full Moon

Pink Moon

April 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 02 –

Comet C/2006 T1 (Levy)

Closest Approach To Earth (1.495 AU)

April 02 –

Comet Schuster

Perihelion (1.556 AU)

April 02 –

Comet C/2006 U7 (Gibbs)

Perihelion (4.433 AU)

April 02 –

Asteroid 2007 FY20 near-Earth flyby at 5.3 LD (mag. 19) size 50m

April 02 –

Asteroid 64070 NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (1.938 AU)

April 02 –

“Will the April full moon look the smallest”

April 02 –

“ESA prepares for a human mission to Mars”

April 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 03 –

Asteroid 2074 Shoemaker Closest Approach To Earth (0.927 AU)

April 03 –

Asteroid 30785 Greeley Closest Approach To Earth (1.618 AU)

April 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 04 –

Comet Machholz 1 Perihelion (0.125 AU)

April 04 –

Comet Comas Sola Near-Jupiter Flyby (0.311 AU)

April 04 –

Asteroid 9937 Triceratops Closest Approach To Earth (1.916 AU)

April 04 –

“Solar Bursts May Threaten GPS”

April 04 –

“X-ray satellites catch magnetar in gigantic stellar ‘hiccup’”

April 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 05 –

Asteroid 3061 Cook Closest Approach To Earth (2.589 AU)

April 05 –

Kuiper Belt Object 136108 (2003 EL61)

Closest Approach (50.279 AU)

April 05 –

“NASA Astrophysicist Scott Sandford Discusses Stardust Preliminary Findings”

April 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 06 –

Asteroid 5281 Lindstrom Closest Approach To Earth (2.401 AU)

April 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 07 –

Asteroid 2002 OY21 Near-Mars Flyby (0.045 AU)

April 07 –

Asteroid 1776 Kuiper Closest Approach To Earth (2.116 AU)

April 07 –

Asteroid 4370 Dickens Closest Approach To Earth (1.635 AU)

April 07 –

“Clue to Mars’ warming is seen”

April 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 08 –

Asteroid 951 Gaspra

Closest Approach To Earth (1.594 AU)

April 08 –

Asteroid 2620 Santana Closest Approach To Earth (2.068 AU)

April 08 –

“Earth’s Magnetic Cocoon”

April 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 09 –

Asteroid 8120 Kobe Closest Approach To Earth (1.802 AU)

April 09 –

Asteroid 5663 McKeegan Closest Approach To Earth (1.832 AU)

April 10 – 18:04 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

April 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 10 –

Cassini

Titan Flyby

April 10 –

“Mystery spiral arms explained?”

April 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 11 –

Venus and The Pleiades walk side-by-side – SkyMap

April 11 –

“‘The universe will be our campus'”

April 11 –

“Measuring Martian Meteorites at Houston’s Lunar and Planetary Institute”

April 11 –

“One year at Venus, and going strong”

April 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 12 –

Asteroid 31664 Randiiwessen Closest Approach To Earth (1.516 AU)

April 12 –

Asteroid 12760 Maxwell Closest Approach To Earth (2.266 AU)

April 12 –

“First sign of water found on an alien world”

April 12 –

“Cluster sees tsunamis in space”

April 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 13 –

As of today there are 857 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

April 13 –

Asteroid 1994 GL Near-Earth Flyby (0.020 AU)

April 13 –

“Asteroid to skirt Earth on future Friday the 13th”

April 13 –

“Panel finds battery failure doomed Mars probe”

April 13/15 –

2007 Southern Mendoza Star Party, Argentina

April 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 14 –

Asteroid 9885 Linux Closest Approach To Earth (1.410 AU)

April 14 –

Asteroid 2007 DS84

Near-Earth Flyby (0.042 AU)

April 14 –

Asteroid 2007 DS84 near-Earth flyby at 16 LD (mag. 15) size 325m

April 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 15 –

“Star-struck on Mauna Kea”

April 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 16 –

Comet C/2005 YW (LINEAR)

Closest Approach To Earth (1.978 AU)

April 16 –

Comet C/2007 B3 (Garradd) Closest Approach To Earth (3.481 AU)

April 16 –

Asteroid 2007 GU1 near-Earth flyby at 2.1 LD (mag. 16) size 45m

April 16 –

Leonardo DaVinci’s 555th Birthday (1452)

April 16 –

“Stars taking center stage again as observatory opens for season”

April 16/20 –

Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting 2007

April 16/22 –

Astronomy Week 2007

April 17 – 11:36 UT –

New Moon

April 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 17 –

As of today there are 858 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

April 17 –

Asteroid 2007 HA near-Earth flyby at 6.5 LD (mag. 13) size 300m

April 17 –

“Meteorite Traces Deep In The Ocean”

April 17 –

“Ancient impact may have bowled the Moon over”

April 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 18 –

“Finding the ‘DNA’ of the galaxy”

April 18 –

“Celestial Fender-Bender Left Naked Asteroid to Cool in Space”

April 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 19 –

Comet 2P Encke

Perihelion (0.339 AU)

April 19 –

“Rocks show how universe formed”

April 19 –

“Sound waves reverberate through solar ‘pipes”

April 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 20 –

“Lyrid meteors to sear Sunday’s skies”

April 20 –

“UK tests Moon lander technology”

April 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 21 –

Asteroid 18106 Blume Closest Approach To Earth (2.110 AU)

April 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 22 –

Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak – SkyMap

April 22 –

Comet Kowal 1

Closest Approach To Earth (3.727 AU)

April 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 23 –

“Meteorites Less Common Than Meteor Showers”

April 24 – 06:36 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

April 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 24 –

“Spectacular star birth pictures on Hubble’s 17th birthday”

April 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 25 –

Comet C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)

Closest Approach To Earth (0.042 AU)

April 25 –

“New ‘super-Earth’ found in space”

April 25 –

“Satellites play vital role in understanding the carbon cycle”

April 25 –

“Found 20 light years away: the New Earth”

April 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 26 –

Cassini

Titan Flyby

April 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 27 –

Asteroid 9949 Brontosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.206 AU)

April 27 –

“ESA pays tribute to 50 years of space”

April 27 –

“Chemist: Mystery rock from a meteorite”

April 27 –

“Satellites shed light on global warming”

April 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 28 –

As of today there are 859 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

April 28 –

Asteroid 2003 WW26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.096 AU)

April 28 –

“Tiny hitchhikers score ride through the galaxy”

April 29 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 29 –

Comet Helin-Roman-Crockett

Closest Approach To Earth (3.239 AU)

April 29 –

Asteroid 10221 Kubrick Closest Approach To Earth (1.416 AU)

April 29 –

Asteroid 3905 Doppler Closest Approach To Earth (2.100 AU)

April 29 –

13th Annual Meeting of the SETI League, Little Ferry, New Jersey

April 30 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 30 –

Asteroid 2002 FB3 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.016 AU)

April 30 –

Asteroid 2003 FU3

Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)

April 30 –

Asteroid 3355 Onizuka Closest Approach To Earth (1.290 AU)

April 30 –

Asteroid 4969 Lawrence Closest Approach To Earth (2.682 AU)

April 30 –

“Track ESA spacecraft online”

April 30 –

“Chankillo Observatory, Peru – first satellite image”

April 30 –

“LodeStar to Premiere New Show That Shines Brilliantly”

 

May 2007

May 2007 SkyMaps and Sky Guide NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 1st

May 2007 –

“May 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere”

May 2007 –

“May 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere”

May 2007 –

“Astronomy Today Sky Guide – May 2007”

May 01 –

Cross-Quarter Day

Beltane

May 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 01 –

“Planets shine in May sky”

May 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 02 – 10:09 UT –

Full Moon

Flower Moon

May 02 –

Asteroid 9770 Discovery Closest Approach To Earth (0.958 AU)

May 02 –

“Spacecraft returns Jupiter images”

May 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 03 –

Asteroid 2991 Bilbo Closest Approach To Earth (1.155 AU)

May 03 –

Asteroid 5553 Chodas Closest Approach To Earth (1.435 AU)

May 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 04 –

Comet Holmes

Perihelion (2.053 AU)

May 04 –

Asteroid 2007 GQ3

Near-Earth Flyby (0.033 AU)

May 04 –

Asteroid 1999 HF1 Near-Venus Flyby (0.048 AU)

May 04 –

Asteroid 3352 McAuliffe

Closest Approach To Earth (0.907 AU)

May 04 –

Asteroid 3356 Resnik Closest Approach To Earth (1.007 AU)

May 04 –

Asteroid 18725 Atacama Closest Approach To Earth (2.036 AU)

May 04 –

“NASA Discovers ‘Twilight Zone’ of New Air Particles”

May 04 –

“Planet Mercury Now Believed to Have Molten Core”

May 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 05 –

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak

May 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 06 –

“NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CRISM Imagery”

May 06 –

“The stars haven’t changed”

May 06 –

“Researchers report that Mercury has a fluid outer core”

May 06 –

“NASA Spirit heads for Home Plate and slides into a volcano”

May 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 07 –

Comet C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)

Perihelion (3.161 AU

May 07 –

Asteroid 1998 VO

Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)

May 07 –

Asteroid 4116 Elachi Closest Approach To Earth (0.958 AU)

May 07 –

Asteroid 12002 Sues Closest Approach To Earth (1.993 AU)

May 07 –

Asteroid 2161 Grissom Closest Approach To Earth (2.125 AU)

May 07 –

Asteroid 4446 Carolyn Closest Approach To Earth (2.643 AU)

May 07 –

“Astronomer believes habitable planets are common”

May 07 –

“Tornado snatches 1,000 pound pallasite meteorite”

May 07 –

“Researchers find meteorite fragments in Altai”

May 07 –

“Venus Express’ infrared camera goes filming”

May 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 08 –

Asteroid 1862 Apollo Near-Earth Flyby (0.071 AU)

May 08 –

Asteroid 1862 Apollo near-Earth flyby at 72 LD (mag. 13) size 2.4Km

May 08 –

“Star dies in monstrous explosion”

May 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 09 –

Asteroid 2000 LG6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU)

May 09 –

Asteroid 2906 Caltech Closest Approach To Earth (2.577 AU)

May 09 –

“Saving the Earth’s last dinosaurs”

May 09 –

“Astronomer sees Mayan culture in stars”

May 09 –

“X-rays provide a new way to investigate exploding stars”

May 10 – 04:27 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

May 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 10 –

Comet C/2006 F2 (Christensen)

Closest Approach To Earth (4.110 AU)

May 10 –

Asteroid 9941 Iguanodo Closest Approach To Earth (1.358 AU)

May 10 –

“Meteorite Fragment Found In Altai”

May 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 11 –

Asteroid 2007 JD near-Earth flyby at 12 LD; mag. 18; size = 100m

May 11 –

“Milky Way’s oldest star is 13.2 billion years old”

May 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 12 –

Comet P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker)

Perihelion (1.880 AU)

May 12 –

“Meteorite officially Canada’s No. 72”

May 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 13 –

As of today there are 861 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

May 13 –

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 8

Closest Approach To Earth (1.704 AU)

May 13 –

Asteroid 11714 Mikebrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.496 AU)

May 13 –

“Star as old as the galaxy itself”

May 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 14 –

Asteroid 2007 JZ2 near-Earth flyby at 7.0 LD; mag. 19; size = 30m

May 14 –

Comet Hergenrother

Closest Approach To Earth (1.521 AU)

May 14 –

Asteroid 3656 Hemingway Closest Approach To Earth (0.909 AU)

May 14 –

“Galactic fossil is 13.2 billion years old”

May 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 15 –

Asteroid 7495 Feynman Closest Approach To Earth (1.816 AU)

May 15 –

Asteroid 2198 Ceplecha Closest Approach To Earth (2.088 AU)

May 15 –

Asteroid 3728 IRAS Closest Approach To Earth (2.198 AU)

May 15 –

Asteroid 5661 Hildebrand Closest Approach To Earth (2.822 AU)

May 16 – 19:27 UT –

New Moon

May 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 16 –

“Hubble sees dark matter ring in a galaxy cluster”

May 16 –

“New technique for ‘weighing’ black holes”

May 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 17 –

Comet 2P Encke

Closest Approach To Earth (0.507 AU)

May 17 –

Asteroid 2007 FK1

Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)

May 17/20 –

3rd Annual Central Nevada Star Party – Monte Cristo’s Castle, Nevada

May 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 18 –

As of today there are 863 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

May 18 –

Asteroid 3767 DiMaggio Closest Approach To Earth (1.342 AU)

May 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 19 –

Asteroid 2006 WN3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.087 AU)

May 19 –

Asteroid 9880 Stegosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.519 AU)

May 19 –

Asteroid 2829 Bobhope Closest Approach To Earth (1.846 AU)

May 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 20 –

As of today there are 862 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

May 20 –

Asteroid 1225 Ariane Closest Approach To Earth (1.315 AU)

May 20 –

Asteroid 5145 Pholus Closest Approach To Earth (20.254 AU))

May 20 –

“Diamonds tell tale of comet that killed off the cavemen”

May 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 21 –

Asteroid 3949 Mach Closest Approach To Earth (1.145 AU)

May 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 22 –

Asteroid 2003 YN107 Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)

May 22 –

“NASA rover finds new evidence of wet past on Mars”

May 22 –

“How NASA Screwed Up (And Four Ways to Fix It)”

May 22 –

“Tracing Our Sun’s Family Tree”

May 23 – 21:03 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

May 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 23 –

Comet C/2007 E1 (Garradd)

Perihelion (1.286 AU)

May 23 –

Asteroid 2003 HB Near-Earth Flyby (0.089 AU)

May 23 –

Asteroid 6371 Heinlein Closest Approach To Earth (2.029 AU)

May 23 –

Asteroid 9860 Archaeopteryx Closest Approach To Earth (2.069 AU)

May 23 –

“NASA’s Spirit finds ancient volcanic activity”

May 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 24 –

Asteroid 3267 Glo Closest Approach To Earth (2.087 AU)

May 24 –

Asteroid 3568 ASCII Closest Approach To Earth (2.124 AU)

May 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 25 –

As of today there are 863 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

May 25 –

“Star-gazing class emphasizes mythology”

May 25 –

“The Ions are Coming!”

May 25 –

“Solar system may not have formed with a bang, reveals new study”

May 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 26 –

“Violent Past: Young sun withstood a supernova blast”

May 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 27 –

Comet C/2007 D3 (LINEAR)

Perihelion (5.209 AU)

May 27 –

Asteroid 4179 Toutatis

Closest Approach To Earth (2.878 AU)

May 27 –

“Cosmic Calendar: Mercury – the planet and the project”

May 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 28 –

Comet Machholz 1 Closest Approach To Earth (0.618 AU)

May 28 –

Asteroid 17023 Abbott Closest Approach To Earth (1.591 AU)

May 29 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 29 –

Asteroid 3130 Hillary Closest Approach To Earth (1.566 AU)

May 29 –

Asteroid 7818 Muirhead Closest Approach To Earth (2.222 AU)

May 29 –

“Meteorites hit near Redwater”

May 29 –

“Radio ’screams’ from the Sun warn of radiation storms”

May 30 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 30 –

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 8

Perihelion (2.711 AU)

May 30 –

Asteroid 3808 Tempel Closest Approach To Earth (1.251 AU)

May 30 –

Asteroid 10051 Albee Closest Approach To Earth (2.066 AU)

May 30 –

“Blue Moon over North America”

May 30 –

“Hinode’s solar data ready for Europe’s access”

May 30 –

“Streams of Stars Reveal Cannibal Nature of Milky Way “

May 30 –

“‘Seat belts’ restrain galaxies’ black holes”

May 31 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 31 –

“Lab study indicates Mars has a molten core”

May 31 –

“Mars’ Gooey Core is Freezing”

 

June 2007

June 2007 SkyMaps and Sky Guide NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 1st

June 2007 –

“June 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere”

June 2007 –

“June 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere”

June 2007 –

“Astronomy Today Sky Guide – June 2007”

June 01 – 01:04 UT –

Full Moon

Strawberry Moon

June 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 01 –

Asteroid 4 Vesta

Closest Approach To Earth (1.144 AU)

June 01 –

Asteroid 3420 Standish Closest Approach To Earth (2.090 AU)

June 01 –

“Visit to an Asteroid”

June 01 –

“Mars molten core could restore its magnetic field”

June 01 –

“Fathers of the zodiac tracked down: when ancient counterparts worked”

June 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 02 –

Asteroid 6000 United Nations Closest Approach To Earth (1.773 AU)

June 02 –

Asteroid 12397 Peterbrown Closest Approach To Earth (2.086 AU)

June 02 –

Sally Ride Science Festival, Towson, Maryland

June 02 –

“Stellar wind may have formed our solar system”

June 02/09 –

IPM Cosmology School and Workshop (ICSW07), Tehran, Iran

June 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 03 –

Asteroid 2007 JG16

Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)

June 03 –

Asteroid 3000 Leonardo Closest Approach To Earth (1.545 AU)

June 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 04 –

Asteroid 5682 Beresford Closest Approach To Earth (1.308 AU)

June 04 –

“With A Big Assist From NASA, UW-Madison Launches Astrobiology Push”

June 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 05 –

As of today there are 864 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

June 05 –

Asteroid 216 Kleopatra Closest Approach To Earth (2.288 AU)

June 05 –

Kuiper Belt Object 28978 Ixion

Closest Approach To Earth (41.027 AU)

June 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 06 –

Asteroid 2004 KH17 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)

June 06 –

“Get ready for the Venus Show”

June 06 –

“Cosmic clock dates ancient star”

June 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 07 –

Asteroid 4150 Starr Closest Approach To Earth (1.046 AU)

June 07 –

Asteroid 4150 Starr Closest Approach To Earth (1.046 AU)

June 07 –

Asteroid 17024 Costello Closest Approach To Earth (1.278 AU)

June 07 –

Asteroid 4305 Clapton Closest Approach To Earth (1.947 AU)

June 07 –

“Meteorite makes hole in Space Station”

June 07 –

“Avalanche on Mars revealed”

June 08 – 11:43 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

June 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 08 –

Comet C/2007 JA21 (LINEAR)

Closest Approach To Earth (5.099 AU)

June 08 –

“‘Puddles’ of Water Sighted on Mars”

June 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 09 –

Kuiper Belt Object 50000 Quaoar

Closest Approach To Earth (42.300 AU)

June 09 –

“Chunk of Meteorite Stolen from Russian Museum”

June 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 10 –

Asteroid 10799 Yucatan Closest Approach To Earth (1.522 AU)

June 10 –

Asteroid 19367 Pink Floyd Closest Approach To Earth (1.719 AU)

June 10 –

Asteroid 99905 Jeffgrossman Closest Approach To Earth (2.748 AU)

June 10 –

“Cosmic Calendar: Draco the Dragon”

June 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 11 –

As of today there are 868 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

June 11/15 –

Meteoroids 2007 Conference, Barcelona, Spain

June 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 12 –

“Did comet over Canada wipe out mammoths?”

June 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 13 –

Comet Shoemaker-Holt 1

Perihelion (3.069 AU)

June 13 –

Asteroid 2007 DF8

Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)

June 13 –

Asteroid 17744 Jodiefoster Closest Approach To Earth (1.189 AU)

June 13 –

“Mystery Solved: Mars Had Large Oceans”

June 13 –

“Scientist Sifts Through Meteorites and Bricks”

June 13 –

“Two of Saturn’s moons found to be active”

June 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 14 –

Asteroid 5203 Pavarotti Closest Approach To Earth (0.910 AU)

June 14 –

Asteroid 4701 Milani Closest Approach To Earth (1.916 AU)

June 14 –

Asteroid 8721 AMOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.872 AU)

June 14 –

“New evidence finds oceans once covered third of Mars”

June 14 –

“Pluto is demoted again”

June 14 –

“Mars’s uphill ocean explained”

June 14/17 –

Rocky Mountain Star Stare, Pike National Forest, Colorado

June 15 – 03:15 UT –

New Moon

June 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 15 –

As of today there are 869 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

June 15 –

Asteroid 4769 Castalia Closest Approach To Earth (1.343 AU)

June 15/17 –

Western Colorado Star Party 2007, Uncompahgre National Forest

June 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 16 –

Asteroid 11246 Orvillewright Closest Approach To Earth (1.555 AU)

June 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 17 –

Comet Russell-LINEAR

Perihelion (1.593 AU)

June 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 18 –

Moon Occults Venus

June 18 –

Dwarf Planet 134340 Pluto

Closest Approach To Earth (30.294 AU)

June 18 –

Asteroid 2005 NW44 Near-Earth Flyby (0.059 AU)

June 18 –

Asteroid 2005 AD13

Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)

June 18 –

Asteroid 2005 AD13 near-Earth flyby at 33 LD, mag. 16, size = 1.2Km

June 18 –

Asteroid 16857 Goodall Closest Approach To Earth (1.772 AU)

June 18 –

Asteroid 2000 Herschel Closest Approach To Earth (2.041 AU)

June 18 –

“When Fungi Ruled the World”

June 18 –

“Dawn: Voyage to the Giant Asteroids”

June 18 –

“Mars might have had oceans despite its uneven shoreline”

June 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 19 –

As of today there are 871 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

June 19 –

Moon Occults Saturn

June 19 –

Pluto

At Opposition

June 19 –

Comet C/2006 E1 (McNaught)

Closest Approach To Earth (5.862 AU)

June 19 –

Asteroid 12382 Niagara Falls Closest Approach To Earth (1.654 AU)

June 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 20 –

Asteroid 12574 LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (1.909 AU)

June 20 –

“Black holes` existence questioned”

June 20 –

“Volunteers sought for Mars test”

June 20 –

“Celebrate this solstice as the Chinese philosophers did”

June 21 – 18:06 UT –

Alban Hefyn –

Summer Solstice

June 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 21 –

Comet C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)

Perihelion (8.792 AU)

June 21 –

“The Sun in the sky: Astronomical terms and tidbits”

June 22 – 13:15 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

June 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 22 –

Asteroid 1566 Icarus Closest Approach To Earth (1.203 AU)

June 22 –

Has a Tunguska Crater Been Found?”

June 22 –

“Surviving a Supernova”

June 22 –

“ESA, NASA, Russian astronauts: Where next in space?”

June 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 23 –

Asteroid 2309 Mr. Spock Closest Approach To Earth (2.258 AU)

June 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 24 –

Comet C/2005 L3 (McNaught)

Closest Approach To Earth (4.825 AU)

June 24 –

Asteroid 2069 Hubble Closest Approach To Earth (2.666 AU)

June 24 –

“Meet the fleet: Giotto”

June 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 26 –

As of today there are 872 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

June 26 –

Asteroid 2003 WE Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)

June 26 –

Asteroid 1034 Mozartia Closest Approach To Earth (0.865 AU)

June 26 –

“Team makes Tunguska crater claim”

June 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 27 –

“How NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Will Explore Solar System’s Origin”

June 27 –

“Nasa readies for asteroid mission”

June 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 28 –

“Tectonic signatures at Aeolis Mensae”

June 28 –

“Iranian geologist discovers mud volcano phenomenon on Mars”

June 28 –

“Earth And Mars Are Different To The Core, Scientists Find”

June 29 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 29 –

Asteroid 4433 Goldstone Closest Approach To Earth (1.203 AU)

June 29 –

Asteroid 17059 Elvis Closest Approach To Earth (1.444 AU)

June 29 –

“NASA’s Opportunity rover ready for descent into Mars’ Victoria Crater”

June 30 – 13:49 UT –

Full Moon

Snow Moon

June 29 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 30 –

As of today there are 874 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

June 30 –

Asteroid 9769 Nautilus Closest Approach To Earth (1.261 AU)

June 30 –

“The M3 globular cluster”

 

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