In The Sky This Month

August 1998


August 3,   1998 18h48m Occultation of mag 6.1 star
August 5,   1998 19h47m Occultation of mag 6.3 star
August 8,   1998 04h         FULL MOON. Penumbral eclipse.
August 20, 1998 20h + North iota Aquarids meteor shower
August 22, 1998 04h        NEW MOON
August 26, 1998 18h14m Occultation of mag 5.8 star


September 1998


September 2,   1998   23h42m Occultation of mag 5.9 star
September 6,   1998  13h  FULL MOON
September 20, 1998  19h         NEW MOON
September 23, 1998  08h        Equinox
September 24, 1998  20h13m Occultation of mag 5.6 star
September 26, 1998  19h5m Occultation of mag 4.4 star
September 28, 1998  22h3m Occultation of mag 6.4 star
September 28, 1998  23h27m Occultation of mag 5.4 star
September 28, 1998  20h8m Occultation of mag 6.1 star
September 28, 1998  21h24 Occultation of mag 6.6 star


Planets

By the end of August Jupiter will be rising at 7 pm and Saturn will be up by 10 pm.

Venus and Mars will be in the morning twilight and pass only 0.8 deg apart on August 5th.