August’s Full Moon is the “Grain Moon”, “Sturgeon Moon”, “Red Moon”, “Green Corn Moon”, “Lightning Moon”, “Dog Moon”, or “Narali Poornima”.
Details about NOVAC meetings can be found at http://www.novac.com/meetings/ – including information about the club’s informal pre-meeting dinners.
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These meteors are leftovers from Swift-Tuttle comet and are a favorite among many skywatchers. The shower can be visible from July 17th through August 24th, and will peak overnight on August 12th at 60 sightings per hour. Unfortunately, the light from the moon will wash out many of the meteors, though the brightest should still be visible.
Venus and Jupiter are the brightest planets in the sky and will be 0.25 degrees away from one another, which is less than the width of the moon. They will be best viewed before sunrise.
September’s Full Moon is the “Fruit Moon” (English), “Harvest Moon” (Native American), “Corn Moon”, “Barley Moon”, or “Bhadrapad Poornima”.
Details about NOVAC meetings can be found at http://www.novac.com/meetings/ – including information about the club’s informal pre-meeting dinners.
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The Sun will beam down directly on the equator giving us just about equal amounts of day and night in most parts of the world.