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Paired up with Mercury for most of the month those close to the equator will have a nice view of the pair. -3.8 mag (1st) to -3.8 mag (21st) Mars - Crosses over into Gemini this month and continues to shrink from 9" to 7", too small to show much detail in the average backyard telescope.
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On the 26th and 27th catch Venus and Mercury stacked on the horizon just before sunrise. -3.8 mag (1st) to -3.8 mag (21st) Mars - Starts off the month still between the horns of Taurus and is well placed high in the northern sky in early evening. 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Watch Venus and Jupiter throughout the month as they get closer, about 1 deg a day, until the 31st when they are only 1 deg apart. -3.9 mag (1st) to -3.9 mag (21st) Mars - Just past its December opposition Mars is visible almost all night. 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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- Neptune 0.7 deg N of Moon, possible occultation (check the IOTA website for visibility in your area) The Dark Days of Winter sunrise and sunset times for your home Comparative lengths of day and night Monthly Messier * This will be a fairly easy month on the tour.
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Another great site for Southern Hemisphere viewers is the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand's Southern Hemisphere Calendar can be found at the RASNZ site Ian Musgrave has a very handy Southern Hemisphere site called Southern Sky Watch.
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March 19 - partial solar eclipse ( see map, times, and animation!): The first solar eclipse of 2007 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in Pisces and is visible from eastern Asia and parts of northern Alaska
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March 19 - partial solar eclipse ( see map, times, and animation!): The first solar eclipse of 2007 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in Pisces and is visible from eastern Asia and parts of northern Alaska
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Jupiter - In Ophiucus north of the bright red Antares. -2.5 mag (1st) to -2.4 mag (21st) Saturn - lost in the glare of the sun Uranus -In Aquarius magnitude 5.7, is passing within 1/4Â of the yellow-orange star Phi Aquarii, magnitude 4.2. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Another great site for Southern Hemisphere viewers is the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand's Southern Hemisphere Calendar can be found at the RASNZ site Ian Musgrave has a very handy Southern Hemisphere site called Southern Sky Watch.
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March 19 - partial solar eclipse ( see map, times, and animation!): The first solar eclipse of 2007 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in Pisces and is visible from eastern Asia and parts of northern Alaska
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