In The Sky This Month

March 1998

Date.....Time.....Event

02/2..........19h..........Vesta 0.1 deg S of Moon. A chance to easily find a minor planet.
02/3..........19h 37.....Occultation of mag 5.5 star
04/3..........21h 49.....Occultation of mag 5.7 star
06/3..........21h 02.....Occultation of mag 5.2 star
09/3..........23h 11.....Occultation of mag 5.2 star
11/3..........21h 27.....Occultation of mag 3.9 star
13/3..........06h 20.....FULL MOON Penumbral eclipse, starts at 04h14, ends 08h25m
.................................Moon sets at 06h10 in Jhb.
20/3..........22h..........Equinox. Goodbye Summer - here comes Winter.
28/3..........05h..........NEW MOON

Planets.

Mercury might just be visible low in the west during twilight around mid-month. Saturn this month disappears behind the sun into the morning sky leaving the evening sky totally devoid of planets.

April 1998

Date.....Time.....Event

11/4..........01h 1m....Occultation of 2.9 mag star.
12/4..........0h............FULL MOON
22/4..........18h onwards. April Lyrids meteor shower.
23/4..........08h 59m..Venus will be occulted by the Moon.
26/4..........14h..........NEW MOON