Thursday, December 26, 2013

Astronomy Calender 2014


Events
Date
Description
New Moon
1st Jan 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 11:14 UTC.
3-4 Jan 2014
Quadrantid meteor shower will be peaked on 3rd and 4th January but it will be visible on 1-5 January 2014. One can see upto 40 meteors per hour during peak. Meteors seems to radiate from the constellation Bootes, close to the North Star. In 1932, the Quadrantid meteor shower showed maximum activity with 80 meteors per hour.
Earth at Perihelion
4th Jan 2014
Earth reaches the closest point to the Sun.
Jupiter at opposition
5th Jan 2014
Jupiter and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Jupiter will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe Jupiter and its planets.
Full Moon
16th Jan 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 04:52 UTC.
New Moon
30th Jan 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 21:38 UTC.
Mercury at maximum elongation
31st Jan 2014
Mercury will be at maximum elongation (East). Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
Jupiter at opposition
14th Feb 2014
Jupiter and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Jupiter will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it. This phase occurs at 23:53 UTC.
Full Moon
14th Feb 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 04:52 UTC.
New Moon
1st Mar 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 08:00 UTC.
Mercury at Maximum Elongation
14th Mar 2014
Mercury will be at maximum elongation (West). Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
Full Moon
16th Mar 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 17:08 UTC.
Venus at Maximum Elongation
22nd Mar 2014
Venus will be at maximum elongation. Venus will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
New Moon
30th Mar 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 18:45 UTC.
Mars at Opposition
8th Apr 2014
Mars and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Mars will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it.
Full Moon
15th Apr 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 07:42 UTC.
Lunar eclipse
15th Apr 2014
The Moon will cross into the Earth's shadow creating a total lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse will be visible from North and South America, Australia and New Zealand.
21-22 Apr 2014
Lyrid is a medium intensity meteor shower. It usually produces about 20 meteors per hour in its peak. The shower will peak on 21-22 April but some meteors will be visible between 16 to 25th April. Meteors seems to radiate from the constellation Lyra.
New Moon
29th Apr 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 06:14 UTC.
29th Apr 2014
On 29th April 2014, an annular solar eclipse will take place. The annular solar eclipse will be visible from part of Antarctica. The partial solar eclipse will be visible from Antarctica and Australia. A solar eclipse take place when Moon passes between Sun and Earth and shadow of moon totally or partially obscures Sun for a viewer on Earth.
5-6 May 2014
Eta Aquarid is a low intensity meteor shower. It usually produces about 10 meteors per hour in its peak. The shower will peak on 5-6 May. Meteors seems to radiate from the constellation Aquarius.
Saturn at Opposition
10th May 2014
Saturn and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Saturn will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it.
Full Moon
14th May 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 19:16 UTC.
Sun at Maximum Elongation
25th May 2014
Mercury will be at maximum elongation. Sun will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
New Moon
28th May 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 18:40 UTC.
Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
7th Jun 2014
The Moon will pass within 2o of Mars in the evening sky.
Full Moon
13th Jun 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 04:11 UTC.
New Moon
27th Jun 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 08:08 UTC.
Full Moon
12th Jul 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 11:25 UTC.
Mercury at Maximum Elongation
12th Jul 2014
Mercury will be at maximum elongation. Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
New Moon
26th Jul 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 22:42 UTC.
South Delta Aquarids meteor shower
28-29th Jul 2014
This is a medium intensity meteor shower with about 20 meteors per hour at peak. These meteors will come out from constellation Aquarius.
Full Moon
10th Aug 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 18:09 UTC.
12-13th Aug 2014
Perseids are one of the strong meteor showers. It produce up to 60 meteors per hour at peak hours. Radiant point of this shower is in the constellation Perseus. These meteors originate from the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle.
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
18th Aug 2014
Venus and Jupiter will be within quarter of a degree.
New Moon
25th Aug 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 14:13 UTC.
Neptune at Opposition
29th Aug 2014
Neptune and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Neptune will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it.
Full Moon
9th Sep 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 01:38 UTC.
New Moon
24th Sep 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 06:14 UTC.
Mercury at Maximum Elongation
21st Sep 2014
Mercury will be at maximum elongation. Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
Uranus at Opposition
7th Oct 2014
Uranus and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Uranus will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it.
Full Moon
8th Oct 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 10:51 UTC.
Total Lunar Eclipse
8th Oct 2014
The Moon will cross into the Earth's shadow creating a total lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse will be visible from North and South America, eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
21-22 Oct 2014
Orionid is a medium intensity meteor shower and one can see about 25 meteors per hour.
New Moon
23th Oct 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 21:57 UTC.
23th Oct 2014
The annular solar eclipse will be visible from North America. A solar eclipse take place when Moon passes between Sun and Earth and shadow of Moon totally or partially obscures Sun for a viewer on Earth.
Mercury at Maximum Elongation
1st Nov 2014
Mercury will be at maximum elongation. Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
Full Moon
6th Nov 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 22:23 UTC.
17-18th Nov 2014
Annual event of Leonid meteor shower can be seen on 16-17th November. Leonid meteor shower is visible towards the constellation Leo, the Lion. During Leonid meteor shower, Earth will pass through a stream of debris which is left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle.
New Moon
22th Nov 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 12:32 UTC.
Full Moon
6th Dec 2014
Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 12:27 UTC.
13-14th Dec 2014
Geminids meteor shower is a strong meteor shower. Annual event of Geminids meteor shower take place on 13-14th December but some meteors will be visible between 6 to 19th December. For many observers, geminid is the best meteor shower. It can produce 60-80 meteors per hour at its peak.
New Moon
22th Dec 2014
Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 01:36 UTC.
22-23 Dec 2014
Ursids meteor shower is a medium intensity meteor shower. Ursids meteor shower peaks on 22-23 December. It usually produces 5-10 meteors per hour but occasionally it can produce about 100 meteors per hour.
Terminology
Aphelion: Farthest position of a planet from the Sun.
Perihelion: Closest position of a planet from the Sun.
Apogee: the position of the Moon farthest from Earth.
Perigee: the position of the Moon closest from Earth.
Superior Conjunction: Venus or Mercury is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth.
Inferior Conjunction: Venus or Mercury is between the Earth and Sun.
Greatest elongation: elongation is the angle between the Sun and a planet as seen from Earth, during eastern elongation, the planet appears as an evening star, during western elongation, the planet appears as a morning star.
Opposition: position in the orbit of a planet when opposites the Sun as seen from Earth.
Conjunction: position in the orbit of a planet when appears closer to the Sun as seen from Earth.
Occultation: Moon occults or eclipses a planet or a star.

Sumber : http://www.basicastro.com/astronomical-calendar-2014-astronomy-events.html