December 2008

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

1

Venus 0.7o S of Moon

Jupiter 1.3o N of Moon

2

3

4

Neptune 1.3o S of Moon

5

First Quarter

Mars at conjunction

6

Uranus 3.9o S of Moon

7

8


9

10

AGM and Quiz

11

12

Full Moon

13

Geminids meteor shower max.

14

15

16

16

18

Saturn 5.4o N of Moon

19

Last Quarter

20

Ursids meteor shower max.

21

Winter solstice

22

Pluto at conjunction

23

24

25

26

27

New Moon

Venus 1.4o S of Neptune

28

29

Mercury 0.6o S of Moon

Jupiter 0.7o N of Moon

30

31

Mercury 1.2o S of Jupiter

Venus 3o S of Moon

Neptune 1.5o S of Moon

Happy New Year! 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy.

Watch out for our special activities during this commemorative year.

GE = Greatest elongation

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