http://clearnights.forummotion.com/the-weekend-sky-report-f3/-t1.htm Saturday 14 November 2009Time Object (Link) Event Intelsat 14 Atlas 5 Launch 40th Anniversary (1969), Apollo 12 Launch (Manned Moon Mission)0h33m Low Tide Low Tide: 0.41 meters (Tide station: Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California)1h Meteor Northern Taurids (NTA) Best seen from 17.8h - 5.5h ZHR=2.6Local hour rate=2 Velocity=30.4km/s (rather slow)Radiant: RA=4.3h/65° Dec=23.3° (J2000) (in constellation Taurus/Tau)2h Meteor Nov. Iota-Aurigids (IAR) Best seen from 17.8h - 5.5h ZHR=7.3Local hour rate=4 Velocity=35.8km/s (medium speed)Radiant: RA=5.1h/76° Dec=33.3° (J2000) (in constellation Auriga/Aur)1h47.4m Uranus Set Azimuth=266.1°, W (in constellation Aquarius)1.9h Wild Comet '81P' Magnitude=12.4magBest seen from 1.9h - 5.2hRA=10h24m48 Dec= +9°08.7' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 1.87AU Distance to Earth= 1.82AU Elongation= 77° hourly motion: dRA= 82.0"/h dDec=-28.6"/h2h22.3m Saturn Rise Azimuth= 88.1°, E (in constellation Virgo)2.4h Saturn Magnitude= 1.0mag Best seen from 2.4h - 6.0h (in constellation Virgo)RA=12h08m40s Dec= +1°20.2' (J2000) Distance=10.058AU Elongation= 51° Diameter=16.5" planetocentric latitude of the Earth=3.7°2h26m Occultation of star by (1381) Danubia Asteroid (1381) Danubia, 15.2 mag, occults TYC 2403-00637-1, 9.7 mag Duration: 4.0 seconds. Magnitude drop: 5.5 mag. Visibility: USA; Altitude=81.3° Azimuth=253.1° (Source: asteroidoccultation.com) 3.2h Yi-SWAN Comet 'C/2009 F6' Magnitude=12.7magBest seen from 3.2h - 5.2hRA= 7h56m41 Dec=-34°09.4' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 2.90AU Distance to Earth= 2.63AU Elongation= 96° hourly motion: dRA=-30.3"/h dDec=-63.7"/h3.6h Siding Spring Comet 'C/2007 Q3' Magnitude=10.3magBest seen from 3.6h - 5.2hRA=12h15m09 Dec=+13°06.7' (J2000) Distance to Sun= 2.29AU Distance to Earth= 2.71AU Elongation= 55° hourly motion: dRA= 71.7"/h dDec= 27.5"/h4h21.7m Rise Azimuth=107.3°, ESE (in constellation Virgo)4h59m Begin astronomical twilight5h14m Sun 15° below horizon5h17.1m Venus Rise Azimuth=105.4°, ESE (in constellation Libra)5.3h Venus Magnitude=-3.9mag Best seen from 5.3h -16.1h (in constellation Libra)RA=14h24m27s Dec=-12°59.6' (J2000) Distance=1.639AU Elongation= 14° Phase k=97% Diameter=10.2"5h21.3m Mars Transit Altitude=+74.8° (in constellation Cancer) Elongation=99.7° West, Magnitude=0.2mag5h23m Occultation of star by (64) Angelina Asteroid (64) Angelina, 11.8 mag, occults TYC 1397-01257-1, 9.8 mag Duration: 4.7 seconds. Magnitude drop: 2.2 mag. Visibility: W Canada, Alaska, NE Russia; Altitude=73.6° Azimuth=185.3° (Source: asteroidoccultation.com) 5h Meteor Leonids (LEO) Best seen from 23.4h - 5.5h ZHR=19.0Local hour rate=10 Velocity=71.6km/s (very rapid)Radiant: RA=10.1h/152° Dec=22.7° (J2000) (in constellation Leo/Leo)5h29m Dawn 5.5h Earthshine5h44m Sun 9° below horizon5h59m Begin civil twilight6.2h Lunar Crescent visible, 52.8 hours before new moon5.6% illuminated6h26.0m Rise Azimuth=111.7°, ESE6h55m High Tide High Tide: 1.92 meters (Tide station: Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California)6h55.6m Mercury Rise Azimuth=114.6°, ESE (in constellation Libra) Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://clearnights.forummotion.com/the-weekend-sky-report-f3/-t1.htm