lunes, 23 de mayo de 2011

known astronomical events of the week

Monday at 05:44 hours Central Standard Time in Mexico you can see the international space station and the space shuttle Endeavour in the top of the sky
 
For six minutes the ISS and Endeavour will be observed before dawn (Foto: EFE )
 
Sunday May 22, 2011 Andrés Eloy Martínez | El Universal00:10
 
Saturday, May 21
The constellation Leo is looming toward the western horizon during the nights of May. Is quite high in the south and southwest at nightfall, with Regulus, the bright "core "of the lion, leading the way. Curved pattern of stars that delineate the head and mane of Leo form a curve to the upper right of Regulus.
Sunday May 22
Two of the brightest stars of the spring are high in the sky tonight. Regulus, in Leo, the lion is in the southwest, the yellow-orange with Arthur in the southeast. Both stars will remain visible in the night sky until late summer. In the morning before sunrise, Mars and Venus came close for the next three days.
Monday May 23
The figure of the celestial scorpion moves through the southern sky at night in late spring. Its tail pound southeastern horizon late at night, and the scorpion remains visible all night. Its brightest star is the bright orange Antares
At 5:44 hours time in central Mexico may be very bright international space station and space shuttle Endeavour, docked in the highest heaven, for 6 minutes, before they disappear behind the shadow of the Earth, while move through the constellations of the Arrow, Cygnus and Cassiopeia, from many cities in central Mexico.
Tuesday, May 24
The Moon is in its last quarter as it goes up tomorrow. In its last quarter, sunlight illuminates half of the lunar hemisphere that gives face to the Earth. The exact time of its last quarter moon is at 13:52 hours Central Time Mexico.
Wednesday, May 25
Ophiuchus, the serpent charger, roll through South high tonight. Not much to see a few stars only a modest rise above Scorpius, the scorpion. Ophiuchus is the constellation of the zodiac in the number 13 (sky band that moves the sun).
Thursday May 26
A few minutes after sunset, look for a band of blue-gray color just above the eastern horizon, with a pink above it. The band is dark is the shadow of the Earth. As the Earth rotates on its axis, the shadow will cover you and the morning sky will give way to night.
Friday, May 27
The North Star, Polaris, is pointing north every night of the year, anchoring the sky while the other stars revolve around it. Its altitude latitude reveals you. From 30 degrees north, Polaris is 30 degrees up, from 40 degrees north, is 40 degrees up, and so on.
Before sunrise, a waning moon was placed near the planet Jupiter in a beautiful combination.

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