Morning Planets:
Mercury:
Mercury will reach superior conjunction
on September 10th and it will towards the end of the month
that Mercury will be placed well for observing.
Jupiter:
Jupiter is well placed for observations
in the constellation of Taurus. The giant planet rises early at
11:45pm and has a magnitude of -2.4.
Venus:
Morning star Venus is well placed of
observations through out the month. Venus rises at 3am in the
constellation of Cancer shining at a magnitude of -4.2. The planet
will just 2 degrees from M44 or beehive cluster as popularly known,
on September 14th making it a fantastic view in
binoculars. Seen through the telescope Venus will appear just more
than half phase, moving towards gibbous phase as days go by.
Evening Planets:
Mars:
Mars is in the evening twilight in the
constellation of Libra. The red planet is at a magnitude of 1.2 and
will set at 9:20pm.
Saturn:
Saturn is also placed low in the
Western horizon, in the constellation of Virgo. The planet sets
early at 8pm.
Uranus:
Uranus is well placed for observetion
through out the month. Uranus rises early at 7pm giving full night
for observations. This planet is visible through a pair of binoculars
is at a magnitude of 5.7. Uranus will reach opposition on September
29th.
Neptune:
Neptune is also well placed for
observations through out the month in the constellation of Aquarius.
Neptune has a magnitude of 7.8.
Moon Phases:
Last quarter: 08-Sep-2012
New moon: 16-Sep-2012
First quarter: 22-Sep-2012
Full moon: 30-Sep-2012
Sun:
On September 22nd Sun will
reach autumnal equinox, when Sun's declination becomes zero and Right
Aessionsion(RA) becomes 12 h. The Sun will reach this co ordinates at
9pm IST on September 22. Although this point is called First point of
Libra, the Sun will be in Virgo constellation.
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