This week appears to contain snow in the forecast. It is quite common for this to occur near the end of our Canadian summers. Hopefully it will put to rest the bugs that annoyed many astronomers throughout the season. We have few things happening this week in the sky highlighted in the chart below.
| Date | Event |
|---|
| September 9 | New Moon |
| September 13 | Jupiter 4°S of Moon |
The Moon will be New on Sunday which offers the pleasure of viewing and photographing the night sky without the natural
light pollution of our nearest celestial neighbour.
On Thursday the slim waxing crescent Moon will appear 4° North of
Jupiter. This will only be visible if the sky is clear and free from the possible snow that is forecast.
 |
| Jupiter |
There are two scheduled rocket launches this week. Japan will be launching a supply vehicle to the International Space Station this Friday. The launch occurs during the day and can be caught live at
https://spaceflightnow.com. The following morning the NASA satellite ICESat 2 will launch from California. It will be used to monitor ice sheet elevation, sea-ice and vegetation canopy height. It may be worthwhile catching this launch as it will retire the Delta 2 rocket. Details can be found below.
| Date | Event |
|---|
| September 14 | H-2B - HTV 7 (14:59:14) |
| September 15 | Delta 2 - ICESat 2 (06:46) |
Stay tuned for free Fall community activities. Follow our Facebook page below to stay up to date!
www.facebook.com/simonjastronomyUntil then, clear skies!
0 comments:
Post a Comment