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RE: August 2012

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Saturn is 4.5°N of Spica on the 3rd August, 2012.

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Neptune is 5.6°S of Moon on the 3rd August, 2012.

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Moonrise in the constellation Aquarius at 19:49.3 UT, 2nd August, 2012

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Asteroid (4) Vesta at 7:23 UT 2nd August, 2012.

Magnitude: 8.3
Distance: 2.8616 AU
Solar Distance: 2.5447 AU

J2000 RA: 4h30m32.43s DE:+16°30'57.2"

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Full Moon at 03:27.5 UT, 2nd August, 2012.

Moon 01.08.2012

Credit giofrasa

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Planet's in the Night Sky This Month - Events, Meteor Showers

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The Night Sky in August 2012

The planet Neptune recently completed its first complete revolution round the Sun since its discovery in 1846. It returned to its position in the watery zone close to Capricorn's brightest star Algiedi. This interesting star consists of two components each of which is itself a double star, a challenge for binoculars.
Capricorn contains several interesting objects. These include three spiral galaxies known as the HCG 87 group, all equidistant at 400 million light-years, that are rushing towards each other. They will eventually collide forming one huge galaxy, an event presaging the eventual collision between the Andromeda galaxy and our own Milky Way.
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Sky & Telescope's SkyWeek July 30 - August 5

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Asteroid (17) Thetis is at Opposition on the 5th August
Asteroid (516) Amherstia is at Opposition on the 11th August
Asteroid (234) Barbara is at Opposition on the 11th August
Asteroid (141) Lumen is at Opposition on the 17th August
Asteroid (354) Eleonora is at Opposition on the 18th August
Asteroid (10) Hygiea is at Opposition on the 21st August
Asteroid (511) Davida is at Opposition on the 23rd August
Asteroid (602) Marianna is at Opposition on the 30th August