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RE: February 2008

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Astronomy - Sky this Week

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Saturn reaches opposition at 10:00 UT, on the 24th February, 2008.
A planet is at opposition when the sun is on one side of Earth and the planet is directly on the opposite side.

Saturn rings are still visible in small telescopes.
About every 13 to 16 years, the rings are viewed edgewise-on to the Earth's line-of-sight. This year the rings are starting to close and are nearly edge-on.
The planet will rise at sunset and will remain visible all night.

Look for Saturn low in the east after sunset. The star Regulus in Leo is positioned near to the planet

Planet Saturn 17:30 UT
Magnitude: 0.6
Diameter: 20.1 "
Distance: 8.2915 AU
Solar Distance: 9.2803 AU

J2000 RA: 10h30m26.99s Dec:+11°21'23.3"

Rise : 17:16
Culmination : 0:33
Set : 7:51

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Moon Eclipse

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Girls in pajamas and boys in hoods, 150 or so adolescents and a few frozen adults mingled neath the ever-elusive moon last night, singing its praises in eighth-grade superlatives awesome, very cool, gorgeous and when the eclipse went total, they all stared up as if moonstruck.
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Total Lunar Eclipse - February 20, 2008

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If the sky is clear tonight, look up and you'll see two special shows from outer space: One out-of-control spy satellite on its way to destruction, and for good measure, a total eclipse of the moon.
Both will be visible with the naked eye, although some of Canada will miss the dying spy satellite.

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Stargazers are likely to be disappointed when they crawl out of bed hoping to see the last total lunar eclipse in Britain for seven years tomorrow morning. The event, which will take place in the early hours, will be obscured by cloud and fog settling over much of the country.
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A total eclipse of the moon will be visible from 03:01 GMT to 03:51 GMT, February 21, 2008.
A partial eclipse will be visible from the eastern Pacific between 01:43 GMT to 03:01 GMT; and visible from Africa, Europe and much of South and West Asia, from 03:51 GMT to 05:09 GMT.
The midpoint track of totality is near to French Guiana.

February 21, 2008
Partial Eclipse Begins: 01:43 UT
Total Eclipse Begins: 03:01 UT
Mid-Eclipse: 03:26 UT
Total Eclipse Ends: 03:51 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: 05:09 UT

The early morning of Thursday, 21 February is your last chance to see a complete lunar eclipse before December 2010. Visible across most of western Europe, the best time to see the eclipse is between 4:01 am and 4:51 am CET.
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