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Sky Guide September 2015
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:09:50
Publish Date: 2015-08-28 07:53:53
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This month we take a look at the constellation of Queen Cassiopeia for the beginners guide. We have:

  • The beautiful Owl Cluster; NGC 7788 or Caroline’s Rose, discovered by Caroline Herschel
  • NGC 185, a dwarf elliptical galaxy discovered by Caroline’s brother, William Herschel.

Next we round up the planets, solar sytem events and deep sky treats that are visible in August:

  • Uranus, Neptune, Saturn & Mercury.
  • We look at the month’s two lunar treats: a series of conjunctions between the moon and bright star Aldebaran
  • A perfect lunar eclipse for many listeners on the 28th September.
  • Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko will be visible this month near the Beehive Cluster in Cancer (sadly we won’t see ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft orbiting it!)
  • Our deep sky challenge delves into the constellatinos of Sagitta the Arrow and Vulpecula the Fox for a tour of clusters and a planetary nebula.

 
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