domingo, 31 de julio de 2011

Know astronomical events of the week

 
The weekend will begin with a new moon phase (Foto: Especial NASA )
 
Saturday July 30, 2011 Andrés Eloy Martínez | El Universal00:11


Saturday July 30Today the new moon occurs at 1:40 pm (central Mexico time) as the Moon crosses the imaginary line between Earth and the Sun is the second new moon this month.
Sunday July 31This is a good time of year to escape the city lights and look to the sky. Late at night, a milky broadband and arches high above our heads from north to south. The band is the Milky Way, the silent glow of millions of stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy.
Monday August 1August 1 is the date of an ancient British festival of Lammas. It is a day of Fourth Crusade, which means it falls halfway between a solstice and an equinox. Lammas was a day to celebrate the harvest. The priests blessed the bread made from the first grain.
August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar is 31 days. It was given this name in honor of the Roman emperor Augustus Octavian Augustus Octavius​​). In the ancient Roman calendar, the year began in March and was named the sixth month Sextilis but in the year 24 BC, Augustus decided to give his name and since then Sextilis called Augustus.
Tuesday August 2Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, rises shortly after midnight and is high in the southeast early. It looks like a bright star. It shines more than all the real stars, and is in a relatively empty region of sky, so it stands out.

Wednesday August 3The planet Saturn is easily visible tonight above the moon. It looks like a bright golden star. The star Spica in Virgo is far to the left of Saturn.
Thursday August 4Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is just above the crescent Moon tonight. The planet Saturn is on your right and looks almost as bright as Spica.
Friday August 5The crescent moon is aligned with Spica and Saturn in the evening.

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