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My Holiday card insert for 2009. The back reads as follows:
January 3, 4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower. Look for meteors radiating from the constellation Bootes after midnight.
January 26 - Annular Solar Eclipse. South Africa, Indian Ocean and into Sumatra and Borneo. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of southern Africa, southeastern Asia, and western Australia.
February 9 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, and western North America.
March 8 - Saturn at Opposition. The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view Saturn and its moons.
April 21, 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower. In the constellation of Lyra.
May 5, 6 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower. In the constellation Aquarius.
July 7 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of Australia, the Pacific Ocean, and the Americas.
July 22 - Total Solar Eclipse. India, Nepal and China A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of eastern Asia and Hawaii.
July 28, 29 - Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower. In Aquarius.
August 6 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and western Asia.
August 12, 13 - Perseids Meteor Shower. In the constellation Perseus.
August 14 - Jupiter at Opposition. Best time to view Jupiter & moons.
August 17 - Neptune at Opposition. This is the best time to view Neptune, although it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
September 17 - Uranus at Opposition. This is the best time to view this planet, but it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
October 13 - Conjunction of Venus and Saturn. The planets Venus and Saturn will appear only a half-degree apart in the early morning sky.
October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower. In the constellation Orion.
November 17, 18 - Leonids Meteor Shower. In the constellation Leo.
December 13, 14 - Geminids Meteor Shower. Considered by many to be the best meteor shower in the heavens, in the constellation Gemini. Best viewing is usually to the east after midnight.
December 31 - Partial Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
January 3, 4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower. Look for meteors radiating from the constellation Bootes after midnight.
January 26 - Annular Solar Eclipse. South Africa, Indian Ocean and into Sumatra and Borneo. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of southern Africa, southeastern Asia, and western Australia.
February 9 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, and western North America.
March 8 - Saturn at Opposition. The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view Saturn and its moons.
April 21, 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower. In the constellation of Lyra.
May 5, 6 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower. In the constellation Aquarius.
July 7 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of Australia, the Pacific Ocean, and the Americas.
July 22 - Total Solar Eclipse. India, Nepal and China A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of eastern Asia and Hawaii.
July 28, 29 - Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower. In Aquarius.
August 6 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and western Asia.
August 12, 13 - Perseids Meteor Shower. In the constellation Perseus.
August 14 - Jupiter at Opposition. Best time to view Jupiter & moons.
August 17 - Neptune at Opposition. This is the best time to view Neptune, although it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
September 17 - Uranus at Opposition. This is the best time to view this planet, but it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
October 13 - Conjunction of Venus and Saturn. The planets Venus and Saturn will appear only a half-degree apart in the early morning sky.
October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower. In the constellation Orion.
November 17, 18 - Leonids Meteor Shower. In the constellation Leo.
December 13, 14 - Geminids Meteor Shower. Considered by many to be the best meteor shower in the heavens, in the constellation Gemini. Best viewing is usually to the east after midnight.
December 31 - Partial Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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I've long had a bias in favor of refractors (the telescope in my drawing is based on my own, which I've had for over 30 years). Though mirror technology has improved greatly over the years, so if I had to buy a new telescope it would probably be a reflector (with a clock-driven, equitorial mount).
Really? Purely coincidental -- I had no idea.
As I just mentioned in an IM to Leasara, one of the "little known facts" about yours truly is that I was an Astrophysics major at the U of Minnesota for a couple years (before switching to Computer Science). Astronomy was a mania of my youth, though I haven't pursued it as diligently in my later years. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the list of celestial events for 2009 -- try and catch some of them, if you can; especially the meteor showers (though to fully appreciate them you'll have to travel beyond city lights, if possible).
As I just mentioned in an IM to Leasara, one of the "little known facts" about yours truly is that I was an Astrophysics major at the U of Minnesota for a couple years (before switching to Computer Science). Astronomy was a mania of my youth, though I haven't pursued it as diligently in my later years. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the list of celestial events for 2009 -- try and catch some of them, if you can; especially the meteor showers (though to fully appreciate them you'll have to travel beyond city lights, if possible).
Side Note: Each time I do one of these holiday-themed drawings, I seek inspiration from past memories. Last year, it was The Magic 8-Ball, and the year before that it was The Cattanooga Cats. Some of my fondest memories involve braving either the Minnesota winters or the Minnesota mosquitoes in search of celestial wonders, and that's what inspired this year's art.
Among the most memorable was the first time I spotted a comet (a lesser one that was visible in the wee hours of one sub-zero January morning), and the flaming meteor that I was lucky enough to catch for the few seconds it was visible.
Among the most memorable was the first time I spotted a comet (a lesser one that was visible in the wee hours of one sub-zero January morning), and the flaming meteor that I was lucky enough to catch for the few seconds it was visible.
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