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Astronomical Events 2004Astronomical Events 2004
SHAHRIN HAJI AHMADSHAHRIN HAJI AHMADwww.falak-online.netwww.falak-online.net
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Transit of VENUSTransit of VENUSVenus
8 JUN 20048 JUN 2004
Only 81 transits between2000 BC to 4000 AD
LAST : 1882 (122 years ago!)
NEXT : June 2012
Whole passage will take 6 hours 12 minutes.
Process of entering & exiting20 minutes!
Starts : 1.13 PM Max : 4.20 PM Ends : 7.20 PM
Visible from MALAYSIA
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Transit of VENUSTransit of VENUS 8 JUN 20048 JUN 2004
NEVER EVER NEVER EVER LOOK LOOK DIRECTLYDIRECTLYTO THE SUN TO THE SUN WITHOUT WITHOUT ANY PROPERANY PROPERSOLAR SOLAR FILTER!!!FILTER!!!
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Total Eclipse - MOONTotal Eclipse - MOON 5 MAY 20045 MAY 2004
Visible from MALAYSIA
Enters PENUMBRA : 1.50 AM
Enters UMBRA : 2.48 AM
TOTALITY : 3.51 AM till 5.08 AM (max at 4.30 AM)
Leaves UMBRA : 6.12 AM
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions2 or more Solar System bodies located in one small area
GREAT photography opportunity
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary ConjunctionsEVENING EVENING EVENTSEVENTS
23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn
10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn
21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn
10 Jul – Mercury & Mars
20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter
18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter
23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary ConjunctionsEVENING EVENING EVENTSEVENTS
23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn
10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn
21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn
10 Jul – Mercury & Mars
20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter
18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter
10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary ConjunctionsEVENING EVENING EVENTSEVENTS
23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn
10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn
21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn
10 Jul – Mercury & Mars
20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter
18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter
21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary ConjunctionsEVENING EVENING EVENTSEVENTS
23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn
10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn
21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn
10 Jul – Mercury & Mars
20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter
18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter
10 Jul – Mercury & Mars
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary ConjunctionsEVENING EVENING EVENTSEVENTS
23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn
10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn
21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn
10 Jul – Mercury & Mars
20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter
18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter
20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary ConjunctionsEVENING EVENING EVENTSEVENTS
23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn
10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn
21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn
10 Jul – Mercury & Mars
20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter
18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter
18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
17 May – Moon & Mercury
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
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Planetary ConjunctionsPlanetary Conjunctions
20 Jan – Moon & Mercury
17 May – Moon & Mercury
14 Jul – Moon & Venus
11 Oct – Venus, Moon
10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn
5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter
12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn
10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
MORNING EVENTSMORNING EVENTS
9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus
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Comets of 2004Comets of 2004
Bright comets in the sky – a rare phenomena
Predicting brightness – very very unreliable!
The last bright comets – HYAKUTAKE & HALE-BOPP
Will reach NAKED-EYE visibility
COMET C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) – discovered in Sep 2002COMET C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) – discovered in Aug 2001
SPECTACLE SHOW mid-May 2004. BOTH visible in the evening sky
For 2004 – 2 moderately bright COMETS will appear
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
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Comets of 2004Comets of 2004
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) – discovered by Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking team at NASA JPL
During its closest approach – will travel 5 deg per day, almost 2 Moon diameter PER HOUR!!!
May 14 – Very very close to Beehive Cluster, M44. Photography opportunity
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) – discovered by MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research project.\
Will be in the same sky with C/2001 Q4 NEAT during MAY.
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Comets of 2004Comets of 2004C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
C/2002 T7
C/2001 Q4
23 MAY 2004. Looking WEST around 8 PM
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Comets of 2004Comets of 2004C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Beehive Cluster
C/2001 Q4
14 MAY 2004
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Viewing MarsViewing MarsMARS will slowly glide away from EARTH.
Remain a BRIGHT evening ‘star’ until middle of 2004
Apparent Size will be only 1/3 compared to during opposition August 2004.
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Viewing VENUSViewing VENUS
Now till APRIL 2004 – will be the BRIGHTESS object (apart from Moon) after SUNSET
Look WEST – will slowly glide towards NORTH until APRIL.
In MAY 2004, drop FAST towards horizon, increase in apparent Size (Will appear as crescent moon in telescope)
In Mid-JUNE till JULY, will suddenly appear in the MORNING sky!
SUPERB target, remains bright and easy till END OF 2004. Busy year for VENUS
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Viewing JUPITERViewing JUPITER
EASY target for small telescope. SPECTACULAR target for big ones
Rises in JAN 2004 around MIDNIGHT.
Mid FEB 2004 – rises around 9 PM
3rd MARCH – reaches OPPOSITION. Will remain in the sky the whole night. Rises when the SUN sets
By JUNE 2004 – Overhead when SUN sets
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Viewing SATURNViewing SATURN
31st Dec 2003 – reaches OPPOSITION. Will remain in the sky the whole night. Rises when the SUN sets
NEVER EVER REFUSE an offer to look at Saturn through ANY telescope.!!
SUPERB target, remains bright and easy till mid of 2004.
By APRIL 2004 – Overhead when SUN sets
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THE CELESTIAL WONDERS OF THE NIGHT SKY THE CELESTIAL WONDERS OF THE NIGHT SKY IS ALWAYS THERE WAITING FOR IS ALWAYS THERE WAITING FOR
US TO LOOK AT; THE JOY OF SHARING SUCH US TO LOOK AT; THE JOY OF SHARING SUCH SPECTACLE WILL ONLY BE LIMITED BY OUR SPECTACLE WILL ONLY BE LIMITED BY OUR
IMAGINATION. LET US BE PART OF THE UNIVERSE BYIMAGINATION. LET US BE PART OF THE UNIVERSE BYAPPRECIATING THESE HEAVENLY PHENOMENA. APPRECIATING THESE HEAVENLY PHENOMENA.
BEST OF ALL… IT’S ALL FREE! BEST OF ALL… IT’S ALL FREE! ;-);-)
SHAHRIN HAJI AHMADSHAHRIN HAJI AHMAD