UK Astronomy
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Dates and times are caluclated from Sheffield.
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Nothern Hemisphere Sky Notes
September 2007
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Moon Phases
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Last Quarter |
New Moon |
1st Quarter |
Full Moon |
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4th 02:33 |
11th 12:45 |
19th 16:48 |
26th 19:46 |
Known this month as the Harvest Moon
Find out more about Moon phases in my Moon guide.
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Visible Planets
*MARS is the red object in the early morning sky to the east.
*JUPITER is the bright evening object low down in the south to
south-west sky.
*SATURN
URANUS and NEPTUNE are best seen in the very early morning in a southernly direction.
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Notable Events
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Favourable Meteor Showers
9th
Piscids peak with a rate of 5 per hour.
Sit facing north-east looking straight up.
(a second peak is on the 21st but this is not favourable)
15th
Alpha Aurigids peak with a rate of 10 per hour.
Sit facing south-east looking straight up.
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Sky Charts
Evening
Morning
Gererated using heavens-above.com