Montgomery College Observatory

Starmap

http://mcobservatory.blogspot.com/ 240.567.5486 39° 5’ 51” N,   77° 9’ 37” W

JULY / AUGUST 2016

WEST

NORTH EAST SOUTH TO USE THIS MAP: Hold the map in front of you so that the direction you are facing is on the bottom. The stars on the lower half on the map will match up with the stars in the sky. The center of the map is directly overhead in the sky.

Special Thanks to the MC Stargazers Club! This event wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of Montgomery College Students!

Montgomery College Observatory http://mcobservatory.blogspot.com/ 240.567.5486 39° 5’ 51” N,   77° 9’ 37” W

IN THE JULY / AUGUST SKY 1‐Jul‐2016 Observatory Guest night

2‐Aug‐2016  New Moon Juno spacecraft scheduled to arrive at Jupiter

4‐Jul‐2016  New Moon Juno spacecraft scheduled to arrive at Jupiter

10‐Aug‐2016  First quarter Moon 12/13‐Aug‐2016 Perseid Meteor Shower

8‐Jul‐2016 Moon near Jupiter after sunset

16‐Aug‐2016 Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

11‐Jul‐2016  First quarter Moon

18‐Aug‐2016  Full Moon

14‐Jul‐2016 Moon near Mars after sunset 15‐Jul‐2016 Observatory Guest night

24‐Aug‐2016  Third (last) quarter Moon Mars, Saturn, and Antares close after sunset

19‐Jul‐2016  Full Moon Summer Solstice

27‐Aug‐2016 Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter

26‐Jul‐2016  Third (last) quarter Moon

MERCURY

VENUS

MARS

JUPITER

SATURN

When: Not well placed in  July; after sunset  in August Where:  Low in the West Constellation: Leo, Virgo

When: Not well placed in  July; after sunset  in August Where: Low in the West Constellation:  Leo, Virgo

When: After sunset and  before midnight in  July and August Where:  South Constellation:  Libra, Scorpius

When: After sunset and  before midnight in  July and August Where: Southwest Constellation: Leo, Virgo

When:  Out all night in  June; after sunset  and before in July  and August Where:  South Constellation: Ophiuchus