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Dec
10
Wed
all-day
C.M.H.A.S.D Committee Meeting
C.M.H.A.S.D Committee Meeting
Dec 10 all-day
This evening there will be a Society committee meeting As has already been stated as this will be a closed meeting if any member of the Society has a specific item they wish to be[...]
6:00 am
The Moon Occults Regulus
The Moon Occults Regulus
Dec 10 @ 6:00 am – 8:00 am
On the morning of Wednesday the 10th of December above the S – SW horizon at approx 07.00 hrs a 66% illuminated waning gibbous Moon will be 0.7° to the right of the star Regulus[...]
Dec
12
Fri
11:30 pm
A Jovian Moon Eclipse
A Jovian Moon Eclipse
Dec 12 @ 11:30 pm – Dec 13 @ 6:30 am
Through the night of Friday the 12th into the early morning of Saturday the 13th of December above the SE – W horizon from approx 23.54 hrs on the 12th to approx 06.00hrs on the[...]
Dec
14
Sun
all-day
The Geminid Meteor Shower Peak
The Geminid Meteor Shower Peak
Dec 14 all-day
Through the night of Sunday the 14th of December above the Southern horizon the Geminid meteor shower will be visible With a possible ZHR of 135 if you plan to observe / image this event[...]
Dec
16
Tue
7:00 am
A Jovian Moon Occultation
A Jovian Moon Occultation
Dec 16 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
On the morning of Tuesday the 16th of December above the western horizon at approx 07.45 hrs Jupiter’s Moon Callisto will be occulted by it’s parent planet if you plan to observe / image this[...]
4:15 pm
A Saturnian Moon Occultation
A Saturnian Moon Occultation
Dec 16 @ 4:15 pm – 10:15 pm
From the early evening into the night of Tuesday the 16th of December above the SE – SW horizon from approx 16.20 hrs until approx 22.10 hrs Saturn’s Moon Titan will be occulted by it’s[...]
5:45 pm
A Jovian Moon Transit
A Jovian Moon Transit
Dec 16 @ 5:45 pm – 8:00 pm
As Jupiter rises above the NE – E horizon from approx 18.00 hrs on Tuesday the 16th of December the Moon Ganymede will be transiting across the planet’s disc until approx 19.50 hrs if you[...]
Dec
21
Sun
2:00 pm
The Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice
Dec 21 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
At 15.00 hrs on Sunday the 21st of December the winter solstice will occur when the Sun will reach it’s lowest point against the background stars
Dec
23
Tue
7:15 pm
A Jovian Moon Shadow And Moon Tr...
A Jovian Moon Shadow And Moon Tr...
Dec 23 @ 7:15 pm – 11:30 pm
During the night of Tuesday the 23rd of December above the E – SE horizon from approx 19.45 hrs to approx 23.09 hrs Ganymede’s shadow will transit across the planet’s disc and from approx 21.20[...]