2012 cva calendar

8/2/2019 2012 CVA Calendar

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CENTRAL VALLEY ASTRONOMERS

2012 CALENDAR


2/26

Along the Terminatorby Clarence Noell

COVER PHOTO: The Louis Mendoza 20 Telescope at Riverparkby Casey Chumley

Waxing Crescent Moonby Clarence Noell

Waxing Gibbous Moon by Fred Lusk


3/26

JANUARY 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

NEW YEARS DAY

2

Noon ~ Moon at apogee(251,418 miles)

3 4

5 PM ~ Earth at perihelion(91.4 million miles / 0.98 AU)

Quadrantid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 120)

5 6

7:12:30 AM ~ Latest sunriseof the year

7

ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS

8

Moon diameter = 30.9 arcmin

9 10 11 123 PM ~ Mars: apparent

diameter grows to10 arcsec (mag = -0.1)

11 PM ~ Venus 1.2 S ofNeptune (conjunction in RA,36 E of Sun)

13 14

15 16

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

17

1 PM ~ Moon at perigee(229,815 miles)

10 PM ~ Mercury at aphelion(0.467 AU)

18 1911 AM ~ Comet C/2011 Q2

(McNaught) at perihelion(dist to Sun = 1.35 AU;dist to Earth = 2.27 AU;mag = 13.1)

20 2110 PM ~ Comet P/2006 T1(Levy) closest to Earth(dist = 0.20 AU; mag = 7.0)

22 23

CHINESE NEW YEAR

24 25 26 27 28

29 30

10 AM ~ Moon at apogee(251,260 miles)

31

Saturn at greatestheliocentric latitude North(+2.487)

DECEMBER 2011

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

FEBRUARY 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter

SUNRISE/SUNSETfor SATURDAYS7: 7:12 AM / 4:59 PM

14: 7:11 AM / 5:05 PM21: 7:09 AM / 5:12 PM28: 7:04 AM / 5:20 PM

www.cvafresno.org

11:30 PM

1:08 AM

11:39 PM

8:10 PM

7:00 PM ~ CVA meetingat CSUF (East Engr 191)

After Xmas Gadget Night

CVA Star Party

at Eastman Lake

Dates and times are for the Pacific Time Zone (PST = UT - 8 hr; PDT = UT - 7 hr). Some events will not be visible from California. Times next to the Moon symbols indicate when thatphase occurs. See www.imo.net/calendar/2012 for details about the major meteor showers shown in the calendar. Most meteor showers are strongest in the early morning hours.


4/26

Left to right: NGC 5985, 5982, & 5981 in Dracoby Greg Morgan


5/26

FEBRUARY 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

JANUARY 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

MARCH 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter

1 2

Daytime Capricornid/Sagittariid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 7)

GROUNDHOG DAY

3 4

5

SUPER BOWL XLVI

6 7

1 AM ~ Mercury atsuperior conjunction


8

Alpha Centaurid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 6)

9

9 PM ~ Venus 0.3 N ofUranus (conjunction in RA,41 E of Sun)

10 1111 AM ~ Moon at perigee

(228,598 miles)1 PM ~ Equation of time at min

(sundials 14.2 minutes late)

12

LINCOLNS BIRTHDAY

13

5 PM ~ Mercury 1.3 S ofNeptune (conjunction in RA,6 E of Sun)

14

ST. VALENTINES DAY

15

1 PM ~ Mars at aphelion(1.666 AU)

16 17 18

19

Neptune at solar conjunction

20

PRESIDENTS DAY

21

MARDI GRAS

222 AM ~ Comet C/2009 P1

(Garradd) brightest(dist to Sun = 1.76 AU;dist to Earth = 1.31 AU;mag = 6.6)

ASH WEDNESDAYWASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY

23 24 25

26 27


28 29

LEAP DAY


11: 6:52 AM / 5:35 PM18: 6:44 AM / 5:42 PM25: 6:36 AM / 5:49 PM

1:54 PM

9:04 AM

2:35 PM

5:21 PM

CVA Star Party

at Eastman Lake


www.cvafresno.orgates and times are for the Pacific Time Zone (PST = UT - 8 hr; PDT = UT - 7 hr). Some events will not be visible from California. Times next to the Moon symbols indicate when thatphase occurs. See www.imo.net/calendar/2012 for details about the major meteor showers shown in the calendar. Most meteor showers are strongest in the early morning hours.

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6/26

Double Rainbow over Mt. Stromlo, Australiaby Dr. Fred Ringwald


7/26

MARCH 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

FEBRUARY 2012

S M T W T F S

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

APRIL 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter


10: 6:16 AM / 6:02 PM

17: 7:06 AM / 7:09 PM24: 6:56 AM / 7:15 PM31: 6:46 AM / 7:21 PM

1

9 PM ~ Mercury at perihelion(0.307 AU)

2 3

Noon ~ Mars at opposition(dist = 0.67 AU; dia = 13.9;mag = -1.2)

48 AM ~ Mercury at half phase1 PM ~ Mercury 2.4 from

Uranus (closest approach)7 PM ~ Comet C/2009 P1

(Garradd) closest to Earth(dist to Earth = 1.27 AU;mag = 6.6)

5

2 AM ~ Mercury at easternelongation (18, evening)

6

4 PM ~ Mercury 3.1 N ofUranus (conjunction in RA,17 E of Sun)

7 8


9 10

3 AM ~ Moon at perigee(225,174 miles)

11 12 13

3 PM ~ Venus 3.0 fromJupiter (closest approach)

14

Gamma Normid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 6)

154 AM ~ Venus 3.3 N of

Jupiter (conjunction in RA,45 E of Sun)

7 PM ~ Mercury 4.6 N ofUranus (conjunction in RA,8 E of Sun)

16 17

ST. PATRICKS DAY

18 19

10:14 PM ~ Vernal Equinox

20

6 PM ~ Venus at perihelion(0.718 AU)

21

Noon ~ Mercury at inferiorconjunction

22 23 24

Uranus at solar conjunction

25

11 PM ~ Moon at apogee(251,154 miles)

26 27

Venus at eastern elongation(46, evening)

28 29

1 AM ~ Venus at half phase

30 31

1:39 AM

6:25 PM

7:37 AM

12:41 PM

2:00 AM ~ DaylightSaving Time begins


MESSIER MARATHON #1

at Eastman Lake

CVA Public Star Partyat Riverpark



8/26

M104, the Sombrero Galaxy, in Virgoby Greg Morgan


9/26

APRIL 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

APRIL FOOLS DAYPALM SUNDAY

2 3

Noon ~ Venus passes alongSly edge of the Pleiades

4

Kappa Serpentid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 4)

5 6

Moon diameter = 33.3 arcminPASSOVER begins at sunsetGOOD FRIDAY

7


8

EASTER

9 10 11 12 13 14

9 PM ~ Equation of timeis zero (sundials on time)


1511 AM ~ Saturn at opposition

(dist = 8.72 AU; dia = 19.1;mag = 0.2; ring incl = -13.7)

April Lyrid meteor showerbegins (erratic fireballs)

16

$TAX$DAY$

17

Alpha Virginid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 5)

18

10 AM ~ Mercury at westernelongation (28, morning)

19 20

10 PM ~ Mercury at half phase

217 PM ~ Mercury2.1 S of Uranus (conjunctionin RA, 26 W of Sun)

227 AM ~ Moon at apogee(252,543 miles)Lyrid meteor shower peaks

(max ZHR = 18)EARTH DAY

23

Pi Puppid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 540)

24 25

ADMIN. PROFESSIONALS DAY

26 27ARBOR DAY

28ASTRONOMY DAY

29 30

7 PM ~ Mars: apparentdiameter shrinks to10 arcsec (mag = 0.0)

MARCH 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

MAY 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter


14: 6:26 AM / 7:33 PM21: 6:17 AM / 7:39 PM28: 6:08 AM / 7:46 PM

12:19 PM

3:50 AM

12:18 AM

2:57 AM

VINTAGE DAYS

April 2022: VINTAGE DAYS at Fresno State

April 21:

MESSIER MARATHON #2at Eastman Lake


CVA Solar Viewing at CSUF

April 2329: ASTRONOMY WEEK

ASTRONOMY WEEK

CVA Public Star Party

at Riverpark

Kingsburg Observatory

Star Party


CVA at Vintage Daysby Fred Lusk


10/26

Sun and Sunspotsby Dr. Fred Ringwald Eclipse maps from www.Eclipse-Maps.com

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MAY 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

APRIL 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

JUNE 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

1 2 3 4 59 PM ~ Moon at

perigee (221,801 miles)Moon diameter = 33.5 arcmin

6

Eta Aquariid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 65)

7 8

Eta Lyrid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 3)

VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY

9 10 11 12

136 AM ~ Jupiter at solar

conjunction10 PM ~ Equation of time at

max (sundials 3.7 minutesearly)

MOTHERS DAY

14 15Daytime May Arietid & Epsilon

Arietid meteor showerspeak (max ZHR = 4 each)

Alpha Scorpiid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 3)

16 17 18 199 AM ~ Moon at apogee5 PM ~ 3 Juno at opposition

(dist = 2.37 AU; mag = 10.2)

20


21

Daytime Omega Cetidmeteor shower peaks(max ZHR = 8)

Midnight ~ Mercury 0.4 N ofJupiter (conjunction in RA,6 W of Sun)

22 23 24 25 26

27

4 AM ~ Mercury at superiorconjunctionPENTECOST

28

MEMORIAL DAY

29 30

N & S Omega Scorpiid meteorshowers peak(max ZHR = 5 each)

31 MOON PHASESNew Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter


12: 5:54 AM / 7:58 PM19: 5:48 AM / 8:04 PM26: 5:44 AM / 8:09 PM

8:35 PM

2:47 PM

4:47 PM

1:16 PM

May 2328: RIVERSIDE TELESCOPE MAKERS CONFERENCE (RTMC), http://www.rtmcastronomyexpo.o

RTMC


CVA Star Party

at Eastman Lake

CVA Public Star Partyat Riverpark

www.cvafresno.org

ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE(times are for Fresno, CA)Beg = 5:19:42 PMMax = 6:34:38 PM

(90% of solar diameter)End = 7:40:29 PM

Dates and times are for the Pacific Time Zone (PST = UT - 8 hr; PDT = UT - 7 hr). Some events will not be visible from California. Times next to the Moon symbols indicate when thatphase occurs. See www.imo.net/calendar/2012 for details about the major meteor showers shown in the calendar. Most meteor showers are strongest in the early morning hours.


12/26

2004 Transit of Venus with Boatby Greg Morgan

2004 & 2012 Transits of Venus ~ Path of Venus Across the Suns Diskby Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

2012 Transit of Venus ~ World Visibility of Transit by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC


13/26


14/26

Yosemite National Park: Half Dome and Nevada Fall from Glacier Point(some nights there may not be a star party)by Casey Chumley


15/26

JULY 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

1 AM ~ Venus 4.8 from Jupiter11 AM ~ Moon at perigee

(225,174 miles)

2 3


4

9 PM ~ Earth at aphelion(94.5 million miles / 1.02 AU)

INDEPENDENCE DAY

5 6 7

8 9

7 PM ~ Venus 0.8 N ofAldeberan

10 11

6 AM ~ Venus at aphelion(0.728 AU)


12

July Phoenicid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 4)

1310 AM ~ Moon at apogee

(251,496 miles)

14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25

1 PM ~ Equation of time at min(sundials 6.5 minutes late)

North Delta Aquariid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 4)

26 27

Piscis Austrinid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 5)

28

1 PM ~ Mercury at inferiorconjunction

292 AM ~ Moon at perigee

(228,256 miles)Alpha Capricornid meteor

shower peaks(max ZHR = 5)

Delta Aquariid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 16)

30 31 JUNE 2012S M T W T F S

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

AUGUST 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter


14: 5:52 AM / 8:18 PM21: 5:57 AM / 8:14 PM28: 6:02 AM / 8:09 PM

11:52 AM

6:48 PM

9:24 PM

1:56 AM

Summer Friday nightsobserving at Downing

Planetarium & TheDiscovery Center

Glacier Point Star Party

(dates TBA)

CVA Courtright Star Party

(FridaySunday)

CVA Star Party

at Eastman Lake


(FridaySunday)

CVA Star Party

at Millerton Lake


at Riverpark

No CVA meetingthis month



16/26

M16, the Eagle Nebula, in Serpens Caudaby Dr. Fred Ringwald

M1, the Crab Nebula, in Taurusby Dr. Fred Ringwald

Star Trails and Half Dome Silhouetteby Fred Lusk

Moon, Venus, and Jupiterby Dr. Fred Ringwald


17/26

AUGUST 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

JULY 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

SEPTEMBER 2012

S M T W T F S

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter

1


2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

Eta Eridanid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 6)

10


11

12

Perseid meter shower peaks(max ZHR = 100)

13

11 AM ~ Moon occults Venus

14

9 PM ~ Venus at half phase

15

2 AM ~ Venus at westernelongation (46, morning)

165 AM ~ Mercury at western

elongation (19, morning)Midnight ~ Mars 2.9 S of

Saturn (conjunction in RA,60 E of Sun)

17Kappa Cygnid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 3)

189 AM ~ Mercury at half phase

19 20 21 22 23

Noon ~ Moon at perigee(229,761 miles)

24

5 AM ~ Neptune at opposition(dist = 29.0 AU; dia = 2.5;mag = 7.8)

9 PM ~ Mercury at perihelion(0.307 AU)

25

26 27 28

Gamma Doradid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 5)

29 30 31

6 PM ~ Equation of timeis zero (sundials on time)

Alpha Aurigid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 6)



11: 6:14 AM / 7:54 PM

18: 6:19 AM / 7:46 PM25: 6:25 AM / 7:36 PM

8:27 PM

11:55 AM

8:54 AM

6:54 AM

Summer Friday nightsobserving at Downing

Planetarium & TheDiscovery Center

Glacier Point Star Party

(dates TBA)


(FridaySunday)

CVA Star Party

at Eastman Lake


at Riverpark 6:58 AM

No CVA meetingthis month


at Millerton Lake



18/26

IC 1396 in Cepheusby Greg Morgan


19/26

SEPTEMBER 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

AUGUST 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

OCTOBER 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter

SUNRISE/SUNSETfor SATURDAYS1: 6:31 AM / 7:27 PM8: 6:36 AM / 7:16 PM

15: 6:42 AM / 7:06 PM22: 6:47 AM / 6:55 PM29: 6:53 AM / 6:45 PM

1

2 3

LABOR DAY

4 5 6


7 8

9Sept. Epsilon Perseid

meteor shower peaks(max ZHR = 5)

GRANDPARENTS DAYCALIFORNIA ADMISSION DAY

10

6 AM ~ Mercury at superiorconjunction

11 12 13 14 15

16

ROSH HASHANAH beginsat sunset

17 18


19 20 21 22

7:49 AM ~ Autumnal Equinox

23 24

7 PM ~ 2 Pallas at opposition(dist = 1.96 AU; mag = 8.3)

25

YOM KIPPUR begins at sunset

26 27

Daytime Sextantid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 10)

28

Midnight ~ Uranus atopposition (dist = 19.1 AU;dia = 3.7; mag = 5.7)

29

Moon diameter = 30.2 arcmin30

8:19 PM

6:15 AM

7:11 PM

12:41 PM

CVA Star Party & Star-BQ

(Eastman; details TBA)


at Riverpark



September 2223:PATS

Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Showhttp://www.rtmcastronomyexpo.org/PATS.htm

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20/26

Lunar Haloby Dr. Fred Ringwald


21/26

OCTOBER 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter

1

Daytime Sextanid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 20)

2 3

Oct. Delta Aurigid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 3)

4


5

Midnight ~ Mercury 3.5 S ofSaturn (conjunction in RA,16 E of Sun)

6

7 8

Draconid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 50)

COLUMBUS DAY (observed)

9 10

Southern Taurid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 5)

11

Delta Aurigid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 2)

12

COLUMBUS DAY

13

14 15 16


17 18

Epsilon Geminid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 3)

19

10 AM ~ Comet C/2011 R1(McNaught) at perihelion(dist to Sun = 2.08 AU;dist to Earth = 2.73 AU;mag = 11.9)

207 PM ~ Mars 3.6 N

of AntaresINTERNATIONAL MOON NIGHT

21

Orionid meteor shower peaks(max ZHR = 25)

22 23 24

Leo Minorid meter showerpeaks (max ZHR = 2)

25

2 AM ~ Saturn at solarconjunction

26

3 PM ~ Mercury at easternelongation (24, evening)

27

28 29


30 31

2 PM ~ Venus at perihelion(0.718 AU)10 PM ~ Mercury at half phaseHALLOWEEN

SEPTEMBER 2012

S M T W T F S

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

NOVEMBER 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30


13: 7:05 AM / 6:25 PM

20: 7:12 AM / 6:15 PM27: 7:19 AM / 6:07 PM

12:49 PM

12:33 AM

5:02 AM

8:32 PM


CVA Star Party

at Eastman Lake


at Riverpark



22/26

Star Trailsby Fred Lusk

The Winter Skyby Dr. Fred Ringwald


23/26

NOVEMBER 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

OCTOBER 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

DECEMBER 2012

S M T W T F S

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter

1


2

5 PM ~ Equation of time atmax (sundials 16.4 minutesearly)

3

4 5 6

ELECTION DAY

7 8 9 10

11

VETERANS DAY

12

N & S Taurid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 5 each

VETERANS DAY (observed)

13

Total Solar Eclipse(South Pacific)

14


15 16

Nov. Iota Aurigid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 8)

17Leonid meteor shower peaks

(max ZHR = 20100)Mercury at inferior conjunction

18 19 20

8 AM ~ Max lunar librationfor 2012 (10.3, tipping S & Einto view); max from 1994 to2015; 13th largest for past1000 years & 14th largestfor next 1000 years.

21

Alpha Monocerotid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 5)

22

THANKSGIVING

23 24

25 26

9 PM ~ Venus 0.6 S ofSaturn (conjunction in RA,29 W of Sun)

27 28Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

(in progress at sunrise)Noon ~ Moon at apogee(252,501 miles)Moon diameter = 29.4 arcminMoon at max N decl for 2012

29

Nov. Orionid meter showerpeaks (max ZHR = 3)

30 SUNRISE/SUNSETfor SATURDAYS3: 7:25 AM / 5:59 PM

10: 6:33 AM / 4:53 PM17: 6:40 AM / 4:48 PM24: 6:47 AM / 4:45 PM

6:46 AM

4:36 PM

2:08 PM

6:31 AM

2:00 AM ~ DaylightSaving Time ends

CVA Star Party

at Eastman Lake



at Riverpark


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24/26

NGC 3268 in Antliaby Greg Morgan


25/26

DECEMBER 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

NOVEMBER 2012

S M T W T F S

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

JANUARY 2013

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

MOON PHASES

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

Third Quarter

SUNRISE/SUNSETfor SATURDAYS1: 6:54 AM / 4:43 PM8: 7:00 AM / 4:43 PM

15: 7:05 AM / 4:44 PM22: 7:09 AM / 4:47 PM29: 7:11 AM / 4:52 PM

1

5 AM ~ Mercury at half phase

2

6 PM ~ Jupiter at opposition(dist = 4.07 AU; dia = 48.4;mag = -2.8)

3 4

3 PM ~ Mercury at westernelongation (21, morning)

5 64:42:36 AM ~ Earliest sunset

of the yearPhoenicid meteor shower

peaks (max ZHR = 0100)Puppid / Velid meteor shower

peaks (max ZHR = 10)

7

PEARL HARBOR DAY

8

9 PM ~ 4 Vesta at opposition(dist = 1.59 AU; mag = 6.4)

Monocerotid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 2)

HANUKKAH begins at sunset

9 10 11

Sigma Hydrid meteor showerpeaks (max ZHR = 3)

12


13

Geminid meteor shower peaks(max ZHR = 120)

14 15Coma Berenicid meteor

shower peaks(max ZHR = 3)

16 17 18

1 AM ~ 1 Ceres at opposition(dist = 1.68 AU; mag = 6.7)

19

Dec. Leo Minorid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR = 5)

20 21

3:11 AM ~ Winter Solstice(solar decl = -23.436)

22

23Ursid meteorshower peaks(max ZHR =

10)

242 PM ~ Equationof time is zero(sundials

on time)

25


CHRISTMAS

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Pluto

at solarconjunction

30NEW YEARS EVE

31

2:21 AM

7:31 AM

12:42 AM

9:19 PM

7:00 PM ~ CVA meetingat CSUF (East Engr 191)Elect officers for 2011

CVA Star Party

at Eastman Lake


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