The First Quarter Moon is Thursday August 20. The Lunar X is seen on the Twentieth.
First
Quarter Moon at 17:00 ACST (06:30 UT) on Thursday August 20 as seen from
Adelaide. The moon is in twilight, however the lunar X remains to be seen.The
inset exhibits
the Lunar X (prime) and Lunar V (backside).
Dates and time Lunar X and V are seen. Usually seen from
about 4hours from the beginning time.
| Date | UT | AEST | ACST | AWST |
| Aug 20 | 06:30 | 17:30 | 17:00 | 14:30 (moon in twilight on east coast, daylight WA, however X nonetheless seen in twilight) |
North-Japanese horizon on the morning of Saturday, August 22 as seen from
Adelaide
at 5:24 ACST (90 minutes earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen).
Saturn
is above the north-western horizon. Mars is low within the east, Mars
passes near the celebs mu and eta Geminorum between the Twentieth-Twenty third,
forming a shallow triangle.
Related views can be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time (90 minutes earlier than dawn).
Western sky on the night of Saturday, August 22 as seen from Adelaide
at 19:14 ACST (90 minutes after sundown, click on to embiggen).
Venus is effectively above the horizon when the sky is totally darkish. It’s coming nearer to the intense star Spica.
Venus is a transparent “Half Moon” form and is growing in dimension. The form is quickly seen in even small telescopes (though the brightness could make it arduous to see).
Related views can be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time (60 minutes after sundown).
Japanese horizon on the night of Saturday, August 22 as seen from
Adelaide
at 23:30 ACST (click on to embiggen).
Saturn
is the brightest object above the japanese horizon. Saturn is rising round 9:30 pm native time, however remains to be finest for
telescopic statement within the morning, and its rings are widening.
The inset exhibits the telescopic view of Saturn right now.
Related views can be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time.
Entire sky on Saturday, August 22 as seen from Adelaide
at 19:14 ACST, 90 minutes after sundown (click on
to embiggen). Venus is outstanding within the north-west.
Scorpius, and the core of the Milky approach are on the Zenith.
The Pointers are at their zenith within the Southern sky because the Southern Cross sinks to the south west. The Moon is waxing and
the fainter clusters and nebula have gotten more durable to see.
Elsewhere
in Australia will see an identical view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown).
Mercury is misplaced within the twilight.
Venus come nearer to the intense star Spica.
Mars is low within the twilight. Mars
passes near the celebs mu and eta Geminorum between the Twentieth-Twenty third,
forming a shallow triangle.
Jupiter is misplaced within the twilight.
Saturn is within the northwest within the morning sky above Mars. It’s now rising earlier than midnight, however is finest seen within the morning.
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