August 2008

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

1

New Moon

Public Event
Partial solar eclipse

From 09:00
09:33 - 11:05 BST

Mercury 1.2o N of Moon

2

Venus 2.1o N of Moon

3

Saturn 3.4o N of Moon

4

Mars 3.5o N of Moon

5

6

Delta Aquarids meteor shower max.

7

8

First Quarter

9

Public Event
Perseid meteor Watch
From 21:00

10

11

12

Perseid meteor shower.

13

Jupiter 2.7o N of Moon

Venus 0.2o S of Saturn

14

Conjunction of Venus, Mercury and Saturn less than 2o apart, plus Mars 16o above

15

Mercury 0.6o S of Saturn

Neptune at opposition

16

Full Moon

Public Event
Partial lunar eclipse
81%
From 19:30
Begins 19:35 Ends 22:44

Neptune 0.7o S of Moon

17

18

Uranus 3.7o S of Moon


19

Venus and Mercury close for next 3 nights

20

21

Mercury 1.0o S of Venus

22

23

Last Quarter

24

25

26

27

Monthly Meeting

Mark Hurn

28

29

30

New Moon

31

Saturn 3.7o N of Moon

GE = Greatest elongation

Special Events for August

Saturday August 1 : Partial Eclipse of the Moon

Saturday August 9 : Perseid Meteor Watch

Saturday August 16 : Partial Eclipse of the Sun

We are inviting everyone to come and watch these events with us at Standalone Farm.
For more details, download a flyer here.

August's Meeting

Mark Hurn
"Sir Arthur Eddington - Man, Myth and Mystic"

Meetings are held at Plinston Hall, off the Broadway in the centre of Letchworth and are open to everyone.

The Hall is open from 7:30 and meetings begin prompt at 7:45. Refreshments are provided.

Observing sesions are held at the society observatory for members and their guests.

Public star parties are open to all.  See the main events page for dates.

Other Months : Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec

Events for 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004