Date | Event |
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April 1 | Double Shadow Transit on Jupiter (05:54 MDT) |
April 1 | Venus 3°N of Moon |
April 2 | Mercury 0.4°N of Neptune |
April 2 | Mercury 4°N of Moon |
April 5 | New Moon |
If you can catch Jupiter around 6 in the morning on the 1st you will be able to catch a double shadow transit across its face. I remember the first time I looked at Jupiter through a telescope I saw two black spots on it. I didn't know what it was at the time. I had fortunately caught a double shadow transit with two of the large planet's moons casting a shadow. This is like a solar eclipse with our Moon casting a shadow on the Earth. The image below captured by world famous planetary astrophotographer Damian Peach illustrates this phenomenon. This is a real picture taken from Earth.
Double Shadow Transit on Jupiter (March 25, 2019) Image Credit: Damian Peach |
This week there will be several rocket launches, including a Falcon Heavy. You may remember this rocket taking a Telsa Roadster into space more than a year ago. It now begins commercial launches on the 7th. This is certainly a launch you do not want to miss. See it live at the link below.
https://spaceflightnow.com/
Date | Event |
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April 4 | Soyuz - Progress 72P (05:01) |
April 4 | Soyuz - O3b F5 (10:30) |
April 7 | Falcon Heavy - Arabsat 6A (16:36) |
There will be two Soyuz launches on the 4th with one resupply mission to the ISS and another taking more communication satellites into orbit.
If you are in the mood for public astronomy events you may want to check out the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory's Open House this Saturday, April 6. A link to the event is provided below.
https://www.ucalgary.ca/rao/event/2019-04-06/astrophysics-cutting-edge-open-house-2019
Date | Event |
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April 6 | RAO Open House - Astrophysics on the Cutting Edge |
Stay tuned next week for a free observing evening in Fish Creek Park! This is a perfect event to bring the kids to and learn about the many amazing things in our night sky!
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