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TO USE MAP:
Hold the map in front of you so that the direction you are facing is on the
bottom. The stars on the lower half on the map will match up with the stars in
the sky. The center of the map is directly overhead in the sky. Constellation and
star pattern names are all capitalized. Names of stars have only the rst
letter capitalized.
The map is valid within an hour of:
9:30pm Mid-Sept EDT
7:30pm Mid-Oct EDT
MAGNITUDE is a measure of a stars brightness.
The lower the number, the brighter the star
1st or brighter magnitude star
2nd magnitude star
3rd magnitude star
4th or fainter magnitude star
ECLIPTIC:
The apparent path of the Sun through the year.
Constellations of the Zodiac
surround the Ecliptic and the Moon
and planets appear along it.
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014
September 2
First Quarter Moon
September 6
International Observe the Moon
Night
September 8
Full Moon
September 14
Moon near Aldebaran
September 15
Last Quarter Moon
September 20
Moon near Jupiter
Mercury near Spica
September 22
Autumnal Equinox
(See Celestial Highlights)
September 24
New Moon
September 25
Moon near Spica
September 26
Moon near Mercury
September 27
Moon near Saturn
Mars near Antares
September 29
Moon near Mars and Antares
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014
IN THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER SKY
MERCURY
When:
Evening Sky September
Not visible Early October
Morning Sky Last week
October
Where:
Low in West September
East-southeast Last week
of October
Constellation:
Virgo
VENUS
When:
Morning sky
Where:
East September
Not visible October
Constellation:
Leo
MARS
When:
Evening sky
Where:
Low in Southwest
Constellation:
Libra, Scorpius,
Ophiuchus, Sagittarius
JUPITER
When:
Morning Sky
Where:
East
Constellation:
Cancer, Leo
SATURN
When:
Just after sunset
Where:
Low in West-
southwest
Constellation:
Libra
CELESTIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Autumnal Equinox, September 22 Te autumnal
equinox marks the rst day of autumn. Te Equinoxes are
the only two days each year when the Sun rises due east
and sets due west every place on Earth! If you happen to be
standing at the Earths equator at noon on the Equinox, the
Sun would pass directly overhead.
Total Lunar Eclipse, October 8, 5am Before sunrise on
October 8, the Moon will darken from view as it moves
through Earths shadow in space. A lunar eclipse only
happens during a full Moon, when the Moon is opposite
the Sun from Earth. Join MSC sta to watch this early
morning eclipse from our rooftop and Observatory on
October 8, 5:00am -7:00am. Please call 410.545.2999 after
10 pm on Tuesday, October 7 for eclipse event observing
conditions. Te planet Uranus will be visible near the
eclipsed Moon.
Astronomy Lingo
Conjunction Te astronomical term conjunction means
that two objects appear in the same place in the sky as
seen from Earth. Because Mercury and Venus are closer
to the Sun than Earth, they have two dierent kinds of
conjunctions - inferior conjunction is when the planet
passes in front of the Sun and superior conjunction is when
it passes behind the Sun. Mercury is in inferior conjunction
with the Sun on October 16 and Venus is in superior
conjunction with the Sun on October 25.
NOTE: Planets in conjunction with the Sun are not visible.
Opposition Te opposite circumstance to conjunction is
called opposition, which describes when an object appears
opposite the Sun in the sky as seen from Earth. Uranus is in
opposition on October 7.
Te bi-monthly STARMAP is available on the web at
http://marylandsciencecenter.org/pdf/Planetarium/
STARMAP.pdf
CROSBY RAMSEY MEMORIAL OBSERVATORY
INFO 410-545-2999
Free public observing nights are held Friday evenings
from 7:00-10:30pm. Please call after 5:00pm on Friday
for observing conditions.
= Observatory nights


October 1
First Quarter Moon
October 7
Uranus at opposition
October 8
Full Moon near Uranus
Total Lunar Eclipse
(See Celestial Highlights)
October 12
Moon near Aldebaran
October 15
Last Quarter Moon
October 16
Mercury in inferior
conjunction
October 21
Orionid meteors peak
October 23
New Moon
Partial solar eclipse
October 25
Venus at superior conjunction
Moon near Saturn
October 30
First Quarter Moon
or events