6B • <strong>August</strong> <strong>2011</strong> • <strong>Moab</strong> <strong>Happenings</strong> TheSky for <strong>August</strong> <strong>2011</strong>SKY HAPPENINGSwww.moabhappenings.comSUNRISEAND SUNSET TIMES(The time of sunrise and sunsetassumes a flat horizon. Actualtime may vary depending upon thelandscape.)DATE SUNRISE SUNSET1 6:20am 8:29pm2 6:21am 8:28pm3 6:22am 8:27pm4 6:22am 8:26pm5 6:23am 8:25pm6 6:24am 8:23pm7 6:25am 8:22pm8 6:26am 8:21pm9 6:27am 8:20pm10 6:28am 8:19pm11 6:29am 8:18pm12 6:30am 8:16pm13 6:30am 8:15pm14 6:31am 8:14pm15 6:32am 8:13pm16 6:33am 8:11pm17 6:34am 8:10pm18 6:35am 8:09pm19 6:36am 8:07pm20 6:37am 8:06pm21 6:38am 8:04pm22 6:38am 8:03pm23 6:39am 8:02pm24 6:40am 8:00pm25 6:41am 7:59pm26 6:42am 7:57pm27 6:43am 7:56pm28 6:44am 7:54pm29 6:45pm 7:53pm30 6:46pm 7:52pm31 6:46am 7:50pmMAJOR CONSTELLATIONSOF AUGUSTOverheadAquilaCygnusHerculesLyraNorthwardCassiopeiaCepheusDracoUrsa MajorUrsa MinorEastwardAndromedaAquariusPegasusPerseusSouthwardCapricornusOphiucusSagittariusScorpiusWestwardBootesCorona BorealisLibraVirgoDAYLENGTHDaylength shortens by one hour five minutes this month.Sunrise occurs 26 minutes later by the end of the month andsunset arrives 39 minutes earlier. The times for sunrise andsunset are calculated for a flat horizon, so actual times mayvary depending upon the surrounding landscape. Twilightextends the period of usable light about 45 minutes on eachend of the day. Civil twilight provides adequate light formost activities for one-half hour before sunrise and aftersunset. Nautical twilight covers the 30-minute periodbefore civil twilight in the morning and after civil twilightin the evening. In the morning sky light spreads from theFollow the Milky Way from Cassiopeia in the northernsky through Cygnus and the Summer Triangle and on toSagittarius in the southern sky. Gaze through the stars at thewestern edge of Sagittarius and into the center of our galaxy—over 26,000 light years away.Whether flying for business or pleasure,Grand Junction Regional Airport has over 19 daily nonstopflights year-round to six major U.S. hubs and over500 one-stop connections to cities around the world.TO FIND THE BEST AVAILABLE FARE OR TO BOOK YOUR FLIGHT,VISIT WWW.GJAIRPORT.COM.gjairport.com 970-244-9100Eeastern horizon across thesky slowly revealing the vividScolors of the local landscape. During eveningtwilight color and details of the landscape fade from view.In the final phase of twilight—astronomical twilight-- theskies are dark overhead but light lies along the horizon foranother half hour.MOON HAPPENINGS<strong>August</strong> 6 – First Quarter Moon sets soon aftermidnight.<strong>August</strong> 13 – A slightly waning Full Moon risesat 8:00pm.<strong>August</strong> 21 – Last Quarter Moon rises shortly beforemidnight.<strong>August</strong> 28 – New Moon occurs at 9:04pm.(The time of moonrise and moonset assumes a flathorizon. Actual time may vary.)METEOR EVENTSTake advantage of the moonless night of <strong>August</strong> 1 to viewthe Capricornid Meteor Shower. Its radiant, Capricornus,can be found along the band of the zodiac. Look forScorpius, the scorpion, low in the easternsky. Sagittarius (posing as a teapot) followsto the left with the Milky Way swirling downbetween the two constellations. Capricorn(shaped somewhat like a boomerang) risesto the left of Sagittarius, followed soon byAquarius. The Capricornids are not the mostprolific meteor shower but they produce someof the brightest meteors of the major meteorshowers. Viewing can begin at the end ofastronomical twilight, but the best time is stillafter midnight. By then, some of the leftoversfrom the Delta Aquarid Meteor Showers(radiant Aquarius) may also be visible.A full moon washes out one of the bestmeteor showers of the year—the Perseids.They peak on the night of <strong>August</strong> 12/13,Nwhich is the night before this month’s fullmoon. However, with up to 60 meteors perhour at its peak, the best and brightest willstill be visible. Viewing will be good from<strong>August</strong> 9 - September 20. The very bestopportunity may be in the early morninghours before astronomical twilight. Perseus(radiant for this shower) follows Cassiopeiaacross the northern sky.DARK SKY GAUGEThe four stars of the Little Dipper’s basket<strong>Moab</strong> UT (at City Hall)38 ° 34’ N Latitude - 109 ° 33’ W Longitude4048 ft - 1234 m ElevationHold the star chart high above yourhead and match the compassdirections to the direction youare facing. Adjust the starchart by orienting UrsaMajor (Big Dipper) tomatch its position inthe sky.WThe star chartapproximatesthe sky fromastronomicaltwilight tomidnight. As thenight and monthprogresses, theconstellations shifttoward the northwest.The celestial equatoris measured in hours (h).The ecliptic is measured indegrees.provide a gauge for measuring the darkness ofthe night sky. The Little Dipper is much fainter thanits companion, the Big Dipper, which is comprised mostlyof magnitude +2 stars. The basket of the Little Dipper hasone magnitude +2 star and one +3 star. They form the outeredge of the basket. The two inner stars of the basket aremagnitude +4 and +5. If all four stars are visible, thenthe quality of the night sky is good and faint +5 and +6stars are visible below the North Star (Polaris) which isa +2 magnitude star. A +6 magnitude marks the limit ofvisibility for naked-eye stargazing. Primary Sources:USGS; U.S. Naval Observatory; Your Sky at http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/To find out when the space shuttle and InternationalSpace Station are visible from your location, go to:http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.htmlVISIBLE PLANETSJupiter - Look for Jupiter in the eastern sky aroundmidnight in Aquarius. It rises an hour or two afterSaturn sets, depending upon the surrounding landscape.Find it high overhead in morning twilight. (Magnitude-2.7)Mars - Early morning twilight offers the bestchance to see Mars. Look for a red, albeit faint, diskabout 40 to 60 degrees below Jupiter (see Note belowregarding apparent distances in the sky). On themorning of <strong>August</strong> 25, find Mars to the right of the twinstars of Gemini, with a thin crescent moon to its right.(Magnitude +1.4)Saturn - The golden planet moves this month toa position low on our western horizon and sets beforemidnight. It remains paired with the star Porrima, bothto the right of the bright blue star Spica (all in Virgo).Be sure to enjoy its presence now because it disappearsfrom view at month’s end. (Magnitude +0.9)
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