Astronomical Events for July 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Chris Joly

Hello everybody,

Here are the astronomical events occurring in the month of July: (All times are given in UTC format)

Astronomical Events

July 2: Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina may reach binocular visibility.
July 6: Earth will reach aphelion at 13:00 UTC.
July 6: Pluto will reach opposition with Earth at 15:00 UTC.
July 12: The Moon will occult Aldebaran. It is best seen in North-eastern Asia at ~18:17 UTC.
July 14: The New Horizons Probe will reach its closest approach to Pluto. New Horizons is the first probe to make a close approach to Pluto, and send back images to Earth.
July 19: The Moon occults Venus. It is best seen in the South Pacific at ~1:07 UTC.
July 25: Asteroid 49 Pales occults a +6.6 Magnitude star. It is best seen at 10:55 UTC in Mexico.
July 28: The Delta Aquarids peak at this time.
July 31: A Blue Moon will occur. This is the second Full Moon of the Month. This is the opposite of a Black Moon.

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Posted on May 31, 2015 by Chris Joly

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Here are the astronomical events occurring in the month of June: (All times are given in UTC format)

June 1: The ISS will reach full illumination, which means Northern Hemisphere observers will be able to see it many times.
June 4: Io and Ganymede will cause a double-transit on Jupiter, which will occur from 4:54 to 6:13.
June 5: Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation for 2015. It will be at most 45 degrees from when the sun at 16:00.
June 10: Asteroid 424 Gratia will occult a +6.1 magnitude star. It will occur at approximately 15:10 in Northwest Australia.
June 15: The Moon will occult Mercury at approximately 2:26. It’s best seen at the South Indian Ocean.
June 15: The Moon will occult Aldebaran during the day approximately 11:33. It’s best seen in the high Arctic.
June 16: Comet C/2014 Q1 PanSTARRS may become visible with the naked eye.
June 21: The summer solstice will happen at 10:51. Northern Hemisphere observers will experience the longest day of the year.
June 24: Mercury reaches its greatest morning elongation at 22.5 degrees west of the sun. This will take place at 17:00.

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Posted on May 4, 2015 by Chris Joly

Hello everybody,

Here are the astronomical events occurring in the month of May: (All times are given in UTC format)

May 5: The Eta Aquarids meteor shower will peak.
May 7: Mercury will reach its highest point at 21.2 degrees away from the sun. It will start to descend back into the sun at this point.
May 19: The Moon will occult Aldebaran at approximately 2:53 UTC. It is best seen in North America.
May 20: Comet C/2014 Q1 PANSTARRS may become visible in binoculars.
May 20: Io and Ganymede will cast their shadows on Jupiter in a double-transit event at 22:04 – 22:53.
May 21: Callisto and Europa will also cast their shadows on Jupiter in another double-transit event at 11:26 – 11:59.
May 23: Saturn reaches opposition at approximately 1:00.
May 24: Asteroid 1669 Dagmar will occult Regulus at approximately 16:47. Best seen in the Arabian Peninsula. This will be the brightest asteroid star occultation in 2015.
May 28: Ganymede and Io will cast their shadows again in a double-transit event at 00:01 to 2:18.
May 30: Comet 19/Borrelly may become visible with binoculars.

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