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July 2012 Celestial Events & Space Research News

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It is updated daily using Universal Time (UT) which is the same as GMT

July 2012 –
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Night Sky – July 2012

July 01 2012 –
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Mercury –

At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (26 Degrees)

July 01 – 06 2012 –
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European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS 2012) Rome, Italy

July 02 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 03 2011 – 18:52 UT –
The Full Buck Moon

July 03 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Comet P/2011 JB15 (Spacewatch-Boattini) –

Closest Approach To Earth (4.096 AU)

July 04 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 05 2012 – 04:00 UT –
Earth at Aphelion
(furthest from the Sun)

July 05 2012 –
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July 06 2012 –
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July 07 2012 –
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July 08 2012 –
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20th Anniversary (1992) Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Near-Jupiter Flyby & Breakup

July 09 2012 –
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Comet 152P/Helin-Lawrence –

Perihelion (3.116 AU)

July 10 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 11 2012 – 01:48 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter

July 11 2012 –
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Lecture: The origin of science – INTECH Planetarium, Winchester, UK

July 12 2012 –
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Comet P/2010 H4 (Scotti) –

Closest Approach To Earth (4.616 AU)

July 13 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 14 2012 –
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Comet 96P/Machholz –

Perihelion (0.124 AU)

July 15 2012 –
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Moon Occults Jupiter

July 16 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 17 2012 –
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Comet 185P/Petriew –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.098 AU)

July 18 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 19 2011 – 04:24 UT –
New Moon

July 19 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 20 2012 –
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Comet 189P/NEAT –

Perihelion (1.177 AU)

July 21 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 22 2012 –
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Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh –

Closest Approach To Earth (3.573 AU)

July 23 2012 –
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July 24 2012 –
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Cassini, Titan Flyby

July 25 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 26 2011 – 08:56 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter

July 26 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 27 2012 –
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Dawn –

Vesta Departure

July 28 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

July 29 2012 –
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South Delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak

July 30 2012 –
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Comet P/2005 J1 (McNaught) –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.763 AU)

July 31 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

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August 2012 Celestial Events & Space Research News

August 2012 SkyMaps and Sky Guides NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL August 1st

August 2012 –
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Night Sky – August 2012

August 01 2012 –
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Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak

August 02 2012 – 03:27 UT –
The Full Sturgeon Moon

August 02 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

August 03 2012 –
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August 04 2012 –
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August 05 2012 –
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August 06 2012 –
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Southern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak

August 07 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

August 08 2012 –
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Comet C/2011 R1 (McNaught) –

Closest Approach To Earth (2.034 AU)

August 09 2012 – 18:55 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter

August 09 2012 –
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Comet C/2011 Q1 (PANSTARRS) –

Closest Approach To Earth (6.311 AU)

August 10 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

August 11 2012 –
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Moon Occults Jupiter

August 11 – 19 2012 –
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29th Annual Mt. Kobau Star Party Kelowna, Canada

August 12 2012 –
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Perseids (PER) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap

August 13 2012 –
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Comet 185P/Petriew –

Perihelion (0.932 AU)

August 14 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

August 15 2012 –
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Venus –

At Its Greatest Western Elongation (46 Degrees)

August 16 2012 –
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Mercury –

At Its Greatest Western Elongation (19 Degrees)

August 17 2012 – 15:54 UT –
New Moon

August 17 2012 –
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Comet C/2011 P2 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (5.800 AU)

August 17 – 20 2012 –
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Manitoulin Star Party Manitoulin Island, Canada

August 18 2012 –
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Kuiper Belt Object 2004 PG115 At Opposition (36.185 AU)

August 19 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

August 20 2012 –
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August 20 – 31 2012 –
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28th General Assembly of the IAU Beijing, China

August 21 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

August 22 2012 –
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August 23 2012 –
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August 24 2012 – 13:54 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter

August 24 2012 –
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Kuiper Belt Object 225088 (2007 OR10) –

At Opposition (85.635 AU)

August 25 2012 –
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Northern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak

August 26 2012 –
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Comet 95P/Chiron –

Closest Approach To Earth (16.254)

August 27 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

August 28 2012 –
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August 29 2012 –
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Kuiper Belt Object 145452 (2005 RN43) –

At Opposition (39.668 AU)

August 30 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

August 31 2012 – 13:58 UT –
The Full Blue Moon

August 31 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

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September 2012 Celestial Events & Space Research News

September 2012 –
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Night Sky – September 2012

September 01 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 02 2012 –
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Cassini, Distant Flyby of Titan

September 03 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 04 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 05 2012 –
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Comet C/2008 S3 (Boattini) –

Closest Approach To Earth (7.518 AU)

September 06 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 07 2012 –
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Comet P/2010 J5 (McNaught) –

Closest Approach To Earth (3.322 AU)

September 08 2012 – 13:15 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter

September 08 2012 –
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Moon Occults Jupiter

September 09 2012 –
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September e–Perseids (SPE) Meteor Shower Peak 22:00 UT – IMO Details & SkyMap

September 10 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 11 2012 –
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September 12 2012 –
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September 13 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 13 & 14 2012 –
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Lecture: The Challenge of Mars Exploration Pasadena, California

September 14 2012 –
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Comet 160P/LINEAR –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.068 AU)

September 15 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 16 2012 – 02:11 UT –
New Moon

September 16 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 17 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 18 2012 –
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Comet 160P/LINEAR –

Perihelion (2.067 AU)

September 19 2012 –
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Moon Occults Mars

September 20 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 21 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 22 2012 – 19:41 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter

September 22 2012 – 14:49 UT –
Alban Elfed –
Autumnal Equinox

September 22 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 23 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 24 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 25 2012 –
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Comet C/2010 S1 (LINEAR) –

Closest Approach To Earth (5.615 AU)

September 26 2012 –
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Comet 71P/Clark –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.886 AU)

September 27 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Comet 158P/Kowal-LINEAR –

Perihelion (4.576 AU)

September 28 2012 –
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

September 29 2012 –
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Uranus –

At Opposition

September 30 2012 – 03:19 UT –
The Full Corn Moon

September 30 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

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