September 10th, 2010
Waxing Crescent Moon
Night Sky Calendar
| Date | Title | Description | |
| 09/10/2010 8:22pm |
-2.2 mag ISS pass | EVENT | TIME | ALT. | DIR. begin: 20:22:10 10 NW max: 20:24:48 28 NNE end: 20:27:09 12 E |
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| 09/10/2010 9:57pm |
-1.0 mag. ISS pass | EVENT | TIME | ALT. | DIR. begin: 21:57:29 10 WNW max: 21:58:47 20 W end: 21:58:47 20 W |
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| 09/11/2010 8:49pm |
-3.7 mag ISS Pass | EVENT | TIME | ALT. | DIR. begin: 20:48:56 10 NW max: 20:51:55 82 NE end: 20:53:12 30 ESE |
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| 09/12/2010 9:16pm |
-1.8 mag. ISS pass | EVENT | TIME | ALT. | DIR. begin: 21:16:11 10 WNW max: 21:18:45 26 SW end: 21:19:20 24 SSW |
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| 09/13/2010 8:07pm |
-3.6 mag. ISS pass | EVENT | TIME | ALT. | DIR. begin: 20:07:30 10 NW max: 20:10:28 84 SW end: 20:13:25 10 SE |
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| 09/15/2010 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 09/16/2010 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 09/22/2010 9:09pm |
Autumnal Equinox | 9:09 PM, MDT | |
| 09/23/2010 | Full Moon | ||
| 09/24/2010 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 09/30/2010 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 10/01/2010 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 10/01/2010 12:00am |
Jupiter, October 2010 | Visible all night 1st--Transits (due south) at 12:45 am, in Pisces, mag. -2.9 16th--Transits at 11:30 pm, in Aquarius, mag. -2.9 31st--Transits at 10:30 pm, in Aquarius, mag. -2,8 |
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| 10/07/2010 | New Moon | ||
| 10/08/2010 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 10/08/2010 12:00am |
Draconid Meteor Shower | ZHR - minimal Peak - 11 AM MDT Duration - brief, 0.1 days Source - comet Giacobini-Zinner NOTES: |
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| 10/15/2010 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 10/16/2010 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 10/21/2010 12:00am |
Orionid Meteor Shower | ZHR - 20 Peak - 10 AM MDT Duration - 2 days Source - comet Halley NOTES: full moon will hamper viewing |
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| 10/23/2010 | Full Moon | ||
| 10/24/2010 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 10/30/2010 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 10/31/2010 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 10/31/2010 12:00am |
Hallowe'en | A cross quarter date marking the midpoint between the fall equinox and the winter solstice | |
| 11/01/2010 12:00am |
Jupiter, November 2010 | Visible all night, setting before dawn. 1st--Transits at 10:15 pm, in Aquarius, mag. -2.8 16th--Transits at 9:15 pm, in Aquarius, mag. -2.7 30th--Transits at 8:30 pm, in Aquarius, mag. -2.6 'Transit' means planet is due south. |
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| 11/05/2010 12:00am |
Southern Taurid Meteor Shower | ZHR - 10 Peak - 10 AM MDT Duration - 15 days Source - comet Encke NOTES: a weak shower, but with no moon this year |
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| 11/06/2010 | New Moon | ||
| 11/07/2010 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 11/12/2010 12:00am |
Northern Taurid Meteor Shower | ZHR - 15 Peak - 10 AM MDT Duration - 15 days Source - comet Encke NOTES: a weak shower, waxing crescent moon will allow viewing of dim meteors |
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| 11/13/2010 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 11/14/2010 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 11/17/2010 12:00am |
Leonid Meteor Shower | ZHR - 15 Peak - 3 PM MST Duration - 1 day Source - comet Tempel-Tuttle NOTES: the third meteor shower of the month, but this one is close to the full moon in 2010 |
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| 11/21/2010 | Full Moon | ||
| 11/21/2010 | Full Moon | Traditional Blue Moon, being the 3rd full moon in a season with four full moons. The dates are: Fall equinox: September 22nd 1st full moon: September 23rd 2nd full moon: October 22nd 3rd full moon: November 21st 4th full moon: December 21st (1:13 AM MST) Winter solstice: December 21st (4:38 PM MST) |
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| 11/22/2010 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 11/28/2010 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 11/29/2010 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 12/01/2010 12:00am |
Jupiter, December 2010 | Sets after midnight. 1st--Sets at 2:15 am, in Aquarius, mag. -2.5 16--Sets at 1:15 am, in Aquarius, mag. -2.5 31st--Sets at 12:30 am, in Pisces, mag. -2.3 |
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| 12/05/2010 | New Moon | ||
| 12/06/2010 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 12/13/2010 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 12/14/2010 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 12/14/2010 12:00am |
Geminid Meteor Shower | ZHR - 120 Peak - 4 AM MDT Duration - 1 day Source - asteroid 3200 Phaethon NOTES: 2nd most anticipated shower of 2010, this was the first and (currently) only meteor shower proven to be caused by an asteroid |
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| 12/20/2010 10:29pm |
Total Lunar Eclipse | North America's best eclipse for the year, with the umbral phase lasting 3 1/2 hours. All of the eclipse will be visible from all of US states. Contact points: U1 (partial phase begins): 11:32 PM MST on the 20th U2 (total phase begins): 12:40 AM MST on the 21st Maximum eclipse: 1:18 AM MST U3 (total phase ends): 1:53 AM MST U4 (partial phase ends): 3:01 AM MST |
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| 12/21/2010 | Full Moon | ||
| 12/21/2010 4:38pm |
Winter Solstice | 4:38 PM, MST | |
| 12/22/2010 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 12/22/2010 12:00am |
Ursid Meteor Shower | ZHR - 10 Peak - 12 PM MST Duration - 0.5 days Source - comet Tuttle, though not definitive at this time NOTES: a weak shower, but with no moon for pre-dawn viewing |
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| 12/28/2010 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 12/29/2010 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 01/04/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 01/05/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 01/11/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 01/12/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 01/19/2011 | Full Moon | ||
| 01/20/2011 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 01/26/2011 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 01/27/2011 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 02/02/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 02/03/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 02/10/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 02/11/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 02/18/2011 | Full Moon | ||
| 02/19/2011 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 02/25/2011 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 02/26/2011 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 03/04/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 03/05/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 03/11/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 03/12/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 03/19/2011 | Full Moon | ||
| 03/20/2011 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 03/26/2011 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 03/27/2011 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 04/02/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 04/03/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 04/10/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 04/11/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 04/18/2011 | Full Moon | ||
| 04/19/2011 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 04/25/2011 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 04/26/2011 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 05/02/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 05/03/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 05/09/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 05/10/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 05/17/2011 | Full Moon | ||
| 05/18/2011 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 05/24/2011 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 05/25/2011 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 05/31/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 06/01/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 06/08/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 06/09/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 06/16/2011 | Full Moon | ||
| 06/17/2011 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 06/23/2011 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 06/24/2011 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 06/30/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 07/01/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 07/07/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 07/08/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 07/15/2011 | Full Moon | ||
| 07/16/2011 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 07/22/2011 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 07/23/2011 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 07/29/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 07/30/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 08/06/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 08/07/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon | ||
| 08/14/2011 | Full Moon | ||
| 08/15/2011 | Waning Gibbous Moon | ||
| 08/21/2011 | Last Quarter Moon | ||
| 08/22/2011 | Waning Crescent Moon | ||
| 08/28/2011 | New Moon | ||
| 08/29/2011 | Waxing Crescent Moon | ||
| 09/05/2011 | First Quarter Moon | ||
| 09/06/2011 | Waxing Gibbous Moon |