What’s in the Sky |
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note that this page will only be kept updated until the
end of 2012. If you are making regular use of it, you should look for some other source of information, such as the Sky & Telescope website. |
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The details here are calculated for St.Andrews, Fife, but should be usable over most of central Scotland. |
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Text files and sky-maps currently available:
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April 2012:
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May 2012:
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June 2012:
Further information about the Moon:
The
Moon changes
shape, and appears in different parts of the sky, at different times of
the day or night. But it’s not too hard to understand why it
does
this, and to know when and where to look for it.
Here is a general guide to how the Moon behaves. More detailed information is available for January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.
The Moon’s orbit also goes through longer-term variations, which can give rise to a major lunar standstill.
Here is a calendar showing the phase of the Moon for every day from July 2011 to July 2012 inclusive.
Similar calendars for previous years are also available:
Here is a general guide to how the Moon behaves. More detailed information is available for January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.
The Moon’s orbit also goes through longer-term variations, which can give rise to a major lunar standstill.
Here is a calendar showing the phase of the Moon for every day from July 2011 to July 2012 inclusive.
Similar calendars for previous years are also available:
Prepared by Fiona Vincent.
Please
e-mail me with any comments or suggestions.
The
address
is my two initials, followed by “@st-and.ac.uk”
.