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Astronomical events in 2024


The year 2024 is not rich in astronomical events, especially on the territory of the Russian Federation. The main part of the events are conjunctions of the Moon and planets, as well as meteor showers. It’s funny that in 2024 Venus will not have its greatest elongations at all! Saturn will oppose on September 8, Neptune will oppose on September 21, Uranus will oppose on November 17, and Jupiter will oppose on December 8. Solar activity is increasing, so the solar disk is covered with sunspots most of the time, and the likelihood of seeing the aurora increases many times over!

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Event time is Moscow (GMT+03:00).

January

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January 1 – Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth)
January 4 – Quadrantids meteor shower (most active)
January 4, 05:39 – last quarter of the Moon
January 11, 16:09 – new moon
January 12 – Mercury at western elongation (23°, morning visibility)
January 13 – Moon at perigee (shortest distance from Earth)
January 14, 11:46 — Moon 3° south of Saturn
January 18, 07:10 – first quarter of the Moon
January 19, 01:46 — Moon 3° north of Jupiter
January 25, 19:15 – full moon
January 27, 19:46 — Mars is 0.2° south of Mercury
January 29 — Moon at its apogee

February

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February 3, 00:34 – last quarter of the Moon
February 8 – Alpha Centauri meteor shower (most active)
February 9, 00:46 – Moon 4° south of Mercury
February 10, 01:55 – new moon
February 10 — Moon at perigee
February 11, 03:46 — The Moon is 2° south of Saturn
February 15, 10:46 — Moon 2° north of Jupiter
February 16, 18:03 – first quarter of the Moon
February 22, 18:46 — Mars is 0.6° south of Venus
February 24, 14:22 – full moon
February 25 — Moon at its apogee
February 28, 11:42 — Mercury conjunct the Sun
February 28, 17:46 — Saturn 0.2° north of Mercury
February 29, 00:13 – Saturn conjunct the Sun

Венера (14 мая 2015 года, 19:55)

Недавно удалось добраться до более-менее приличной апертуры и поснимать вечернюю Венеру. На тот момент (14 мая 2015 года, 19:55) фаза Венеры составляла 62 процента, а в первой неделе июня фаза уменьшится до 50%.  Кстати, удалось легко заметить Венеру невооруженным еще до захода Солнца – яркая белая точка на голубом фоне. Это моё третье наблюдение Венеры при свете Солнца без использования оптических приборов (в прошлый раз это было пару лет назад, я наблюдал Венеру около полудня, стоя в тени).

Для съемки использовался телескоп Sky-Watcher BKP150750 на монтировке EQ5, линза Барлоу НПЗ PAG 3-5x и камера ZWO 120 MC. Обработка выполнялась по моей стандартной методике – PIPP>Autostakkert>Registax 6.

Венера 14 мая 2015 года, 19:55.
Венера 14 мая 2015 года, 19:55.

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