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BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
DTSTART:20070311T020000
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RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
DTSTART:20071104T020000
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090828T062041Z
UID:DF48A9A2-B415-4060-B017-9CE0E10B9093
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090829
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is easy to see in the evening.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090828
DTSTAMP:20090828T062041Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the southwest at dusk. Jupiter is shining brightly. 
 Jupiter's four largest moons are easy to see in a telescope. They were f
 irst seen by Galileo almost 400 years ago.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:D75F61F9-4103-4FE1-8353-E66448C3B12D
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072818Z
UID:36E80775-1D39-4E91-A595-E038A0D2EC26
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090530
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent moon is near the star Regulus in Leo the Lio
 n.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090529
DTSTAMP:20090611T072818Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look on the Moon with a telescope for the remarkable trio of
  craters\, Theophilus\, Cyrillus and Catharina near the terminator tonig
 ht. All three craters are about 60 miles in diameter.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100303T072105Z
UID:2C75851D-8A3E-408E-9566-A9D707B6387C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100303
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Saturn are 62° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100302
DTSTAMP:20100303T072105Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Over the next several month\, watch as the distance between 
 Mars and Saturn shrinks. In early August\, Mars\, Saturn and Venus will 
 converge into a group less than 5° apart. Saturn is now rising before th
 e end of astronomical twilight. Look for Saturn to rise in the east an h
 our and a half after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050711Z
UID:126B64B6-57C0-43C4-B130-B3202346053E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100108
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Last Quarter Moon is to the lower right of the star Spica.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100107
DTSTAMP:20100108T050711Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon in the morning hours. The Apennine Mountai
 ns are a prominent feature that can be seen on the Moon with binoculars 
 or a telescope. Look for this mountain range near the lunar terminator. 
 The tallest peaks of the Apennines reach to 16\,000 feet.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072625Z
UID:A456A4D5-0E6E-4019-BBE3-8E6E796A3DF2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090610
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon rises about two hours after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090609
DTSTAMP:20090611T072625Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Just two days after the Full Moon\, the Moon still looks alm
 ost full. When the Moon is near the horizon\, watch for the Moon illusio
 n\, an optical illusion that makes the Moon appear larger near when it i
 s near the horizon than it does when it's higher in the sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:C2A82F3B-7A94-43C4-A98A-61E839B01FBE
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073320Z
UID:2541B03A-7B6B-4CDA-A629-D1EA7E15AA12
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090429
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Pleiades star cluster is less than 2° above the planet Mercu
 ry.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090428
DTSTAMP:20090611T073320Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury and the star cluster in the WNW an hour aft
 er sunset. Mercury will set about 2 hours after the Sun. The waxing cres
 cent Moon is high in the west at dusk. Scan the Moon's terminator with a
  small telescope and explore the many craters and mountains visible.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225402Z
UID:7BBFA588-41FB-40E8-A0C7-538443EAD8FF
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090926
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 6° to the lower left of the star Regulus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090925
DTSTAMP:20090930T225402Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus in the morning sky. Venus is shining at -3.8 
 magnitude in the east.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100226T175343Z
UID:ED0AD5D7-1EAA-434B-BEB2-E14DAEBC3767
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100302
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is near Saturn.  (Use Show Info in the View menu or in 
 older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100301
DTSTAMP:20100226T175343Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Saturn to rise in the east about two h
 ours after the Sun sets.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams Planet
 arium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web site t
 hat we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. Check
  back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever changing sky.
  As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as soon as
  we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link bel
 ow. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator or feed
  reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information including star cha
 rts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll get 
 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help support the
  Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100321T002010Z
UID:17077BC5-8642-4EFE-AA39-517889F84BA2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100323
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Saturn are 60° apart and closing.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100322
DTSTAMP:20100321T002010Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch Saturn and Mars move closer to each other until the en
 d of July when the pair will be less than 2° apart. Find Saturn tonight 
 low in the east at dusk and Mars high in the southeast.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091023T052047Z
UID:19E5298D-7AD1-4598-A278-A03CC820CC07
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091026
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is about 3° west of the Beehive star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091025
DTSTAMP:20091023T052047Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This week\, watch Mars move closer to the cluster. By the en
 d of the week Mars will be within the Beehive. Look for the cluster with
  binoculars in the faint constellation of Cancer the Crab.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091203T173253Z
UID:C6836F2A-8E3F-4456-812A-EA799BBD8184
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091116
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mira\, the long term variable star\, is near its peak brightness
 .
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091115
DTSTAMP:20091203T173253Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mira\, also known as Omicron Ceti\, is part of the constella
 tion Cetus the Whale. At its brightest\, Mira is a 3rd magnitude star. A
 s its dimmest\, it's about 9th magnitude. The star takes 332 days to cyc
 le through one period. In September of 2009\, observers reported Mira at
  9th magnitude\, visible only with a telescope. Now reports show it at 3
 .3 magnitude\, easily visible with the unaided eye. Look for Mira low in
  the ESE at dusk and half way up in the south six hours after sunset. <h
 r width="80%" /> <p>Please send any comments\, suggestions\, or question
 s to<br>
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090805T081834Z
UID:0D834E2A-712E-4E94-BAF3-47777988F808
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090805
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 16° to the lower right of Saturn. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090804
DTSTAMP:20090805T081834Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the two planets about 45 minutes after sunset. Satu
 rn and Mercury are in the west. Binoculars may be needed to spot Mercury
  in the evening twilight.  Mercury and Saturn are moving towards each ot
 her and will be just 3° apart on August 16th.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225405Z
UID:F4375165-F3F7-481B-A386-E90C95A15496
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090925
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Jupiter are 150° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090924
DTSTAMP:20090930T225405Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both can be seen about five hours before sunrise. Jupiter wi
 ll be in the southwest. Mars will be in the ENE. The planets will be abo
 ut 10° above the horizon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091010T002937Z
UID:AB6C931A-6A98-4155-8564-1FB734F7BB09
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091011
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Saturn and Mercury are visible in the east at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091010
DTSTAMP:20091010T002937Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is 3.4° to the lower left of Venus. Mercury is 2.5° t
 o the lower left of Saturn. Venus is the brightest at -3.8 magnitude. Me
 rcury is shining at -0.8 magnitude. Saturn is the faintest at 1.1 magnit
 ude.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072910Z
UID:4E476593-64C8-4ECC-B247-864263929ED7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090525
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very young Moon is possible to see for observers west of the M
 ississippi.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090524
DTSTAMP:20090611T072910Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Near the center of the US\, the hairline thin Moon will be a
 bove the horizon after sunset when the Moon is only 13 to 14 hours old. 
 Use binoculars and look very low about 30° north of west. Look 20 to 30 
 minutes after sunset. The Moon will be a very thin crescent. This is clo
 se to the youngest the Moon can be seen. It will be a challenge to find.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073819Z
UID:8841DEA2-2A7E-4321-B7AE-1E633C90475B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090326
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 9° due north of the Sun.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090325
DTSTAMP:20090611T073819Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:It rises 29 minutes before the Sun in the morning and sets 2
 6 minutes after the Sun in the evening. Carefully use binoculars to try 
 and see Venus while it's close to the Sun. The planet is now a 1% cresce
 nt. Look for Venus in the morning in the ENE and in the evening in the W
 NW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100503T222406Z
UID:97D823D3-8B27-4D32-B1CA-7BBFEC6C8E62
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100506
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Follow the arc of handle of the Big Dipper to the star Arcturus.
  (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100505
DTSTAMP:20100503T222407Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:From there\, you can spike to the star Spica. Arcturus and S
 pica are both first magnitude stars and easy to see in the spring sky at
  dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100513T173939Z
UID:EDE0378D-73DB-48F8-A130-28EFF70B90BA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100515
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The very thin young Moon is easy to spot low in the WNW.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100514
DTSTAMP:20100513T173939Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the lower right of Venus about 45 minutes after suns
 et. Binoculars will help.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091124T011132Z
UID:BD510023-D872-466A-95DB-E6ACC262615E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091130
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The red planet Mars is 13° west of the star Regulus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091129
DTSTAMP:20091124T011132Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars rises about 5 hours after sunset and is high in the SSW
  by morning twilight. Mars will continue to move towards Regulus until i
 t starts its retrograde motion on December 21.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090701T030233Z
UID:4FD391A0-B316-44A5-A158-89920F6D10DB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009%23pau
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090811
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Piscis Austrinids (PAU) Asteroids
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090715
DTSTAMP:20090701T030415Z
SEQUENCE:8
DESCRIPTION:Maximum July 28
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ATTACH;VALUE=URI:Basso
ACTION:AUDIO
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100113T034358Z
UID:334F0EB9-E332-4A7A-8B8D-4EEBFF51438E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100115
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn starts moving retrograde.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100114
DTSTAMP:20100113T034358Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Saturn 20° WNW of the star Spica in Virgo. Saturn w
 ill move 7° farther west by May 30 when is stops moving retrograde.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100604T061354Z
UID:5C79A44C-F84E-4660-A4AB-8D9DFD138EA1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100606
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is to the upper right of Jupiter. (Use 
 Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100605
DTSTAMP:20100604T061354Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter and the Moon in the dawn sky\, an hour befo
 re sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090118T071901Z
UID:4119B6EA-070C-4031-89CD-FB1F2ABF5A00
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081109
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon is high in the southeast.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081108
DTSTAMP:20090118T071901Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look tonight with binoculars or a small telescope for the Ba
 y of Rainbows and the Jura mountains. The Bay of Rainbows is a smooth ci
 rcular plain surrounded by the 18\,000 foot tall Jura mountains. The Bay
  of Rainbows is on the northeast edge of the Sea of Rains. Of course\, t
 here is no water on the Moon. The oceans\, seas and bays were named long
  ago\, before astronomers knew very much about the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:2063EA4B-4C0E-4CB1-B8F1-E85F58172ED4
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100318T210011Z
UID:4A88066A-FF1E-4852-8AC1-E5E7B52A4FD8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100320
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Saturn are getting easier to spot simultaneously.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100319
DTSTAMP:20100318T210011Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is sets in the west about and hour and twenty minutes 
 after Saturn rises in the east. From now until late May\, Venus and Satu
 rn appear higher each evening at the same stage of twilight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091104T002436Z
UID:3ABDDCED-3A58-499F-BAEB-4E924B741885
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091102
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 4° to the upper right of the star Spica.  (Use Show Inf
 o in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspec
 tor for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091101
DTSTAMP:20091104T002436Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus in the morning sky\, low in the ESE. Mars is 
 in the Beehive cluster. Look for Mars high over head in the south at daw
 n.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes 
 \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web site that we use to keep sky
 watchers up to date on what's up in the sky. Check back often to find ou
 t what's new and visible in our ever changing sky. As we learn about som
 ething new\, we'll post it to this page as soon as we can. If you like t
 o subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link below. The posts will aut
 omatically show up in your news aggregator or feed reader.\nIf you would
  like more detailed information including star charts\, check out our Sk
 y Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll get 12 issues mailed to yo
 u. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help support the Abrams Planetarium an
 d Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212535Z
UID:CE0CEA80-E2FF-4E61-BA96-A1E83EF6D50A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100424
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn span 120 degrees across the sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100423
DTSTAMP:20100422T212535Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch these three planets converge through the spring and su
 mmer. By August\, the three will form a small triangle less than 5 degre
 es apart. Now\, Venus is in the WNW\, Saturn is in the southeast and Mar
 s is high in the SSW at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100314T043716Z
UID:923D04AD-88E3-40A6-9E13-AE12BD13C613
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100310
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is in the dawn sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100309
DTSTAMP:20100314T043716Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon among the stars of Sagittarius. The crater
  Copernicus is visible near the lunar terminator through a small telesco
 pe or binoculars. Copernicus is about 56 miles in diameter. That's a lit
 tle bit more than half the size of the big island of Hawaii.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090731T165443Z
UID:F8E0F312-8CEE-486B-88BA-CCF3E37881B3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090803
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury passes 0.6° above the star Regulus. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090802
DTSTAMP:20090731T165443Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both can be seen very low on the WNW horizon. Use binoculars
  to see the star and planet in the early evening twilight. Look about 30
  minutes after sunset. Saturn is almost 20° to the upper left of Mercury
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091105T030507Z
UID:A23D2BBA-8304-44B0-955D-6E803A6BF935
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.meteorblog.com/
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091106
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Taurids Meteor Shower - Southern Maximum
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091105
DTSTAMP:20091105T032124Z
SEQUENCE:4
DESCRIPTION:The Northern Taurids (NTA) Meteor Shower has a maximum on No
 v. 12th. The Southern Taurids max. on the 5th
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100605T044441Z
UID:647BDD74-3826-4F78-88CB-D0731EEB12CF
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100608
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Regulus are still less than a degree from each other.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100607
DTSTAMP:20100605T044441Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars and Regulus in the evening sky in the WSW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100427T053613Z
UID:B3B6687F-789A-439A-8629-BBC7CBFCE242
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100427
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The nearly full Moon is near the star Spica through most of the 
 night.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100426
DTSTAMP:20100427T053613Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Find Spica by extending the arc of the handle of the Big Dip
 per to the star Arcturus. From there speed on to the star Spica.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042442Z
UID:1193C85A-6FA2-4348-816A-011C5D9C6D10
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100410
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is in the ESE at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100409
DTSTAMP:20100402T042442Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter is about 25° to the lower left of the Moon. Look for
  Jupiter very low in the east 45 minutes before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091124T011151Z
UID:68CEE3DE-DF9D-4976-8BE7-FF7B868D0C21
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091128
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus rises 30° to the lower left of the star Spica.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091127
DTSTAMP:20091124T011151Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus very low in the ESE 45 minutes before sunrise
 . How many more days can you find Venus in the morning twilight? Venus i
 s only 11° west of the Sun. The bright planet moves behind the Sun on Ja
 nuary 11th\, 2010 and returns to the evening sky in late February 2010.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090821T031849Z
UID:56328857-1B64-4B50-A310-ACE44E93E388
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090821
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 5° to the lower left of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090820
DTSTAMP:20090821T031849Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both planets are very low in the west. Look in the early eve
 ning twilight with binoculars 30 minutes after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8F97D4C9-E2FE-4FCA-85B9-BCA3F0B0CF0A
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100219T184526Z
UID:6DEC3C17-FD82-46C6-B1A9-96CA5A0BF59F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100221
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is to the west of the Pleiades star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100220
DTSTAMP:20100219T184526Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the upper left of the Moon for the star cluster.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073604Z
UID:DA434879-2526-4C6E-B4C6-46B9E25BA8BE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090407
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is below Saturn overnight.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090406
DTSTAMP:20090611T073604Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is a fat gibbous 92% illuminated. The bright crater
  Aristarchus is visible along the Moon's terminator. Look for Aristarchu
 s with binoculars or a telescope. Aristarchus is a relatively young form
 ation\, maybe only 450 millions years old.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090911T065402Z
UID:D2D74434-1ED4-405A-9DE3-AA4A507EF9F4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090910
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is near the Pleiades overnight.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090909
DTSTAMP:20090911T065402Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The waning gibbous will rise about 3 hours after sunset. Ove
 rnight and into tomorrow morning the Moon will move closer to the star c
 luster.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054740Z
UID:542EE843-927B-4BDA-BF10-6BDE8A1622BC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100210
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Mars are 150° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100209
DTSTAMP:20100212T054740Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter 45 minutes after sunset\, low in the WSW. M
 ars will be a quarter of the way up in the east. The mid part of this mo
 nth will be the last chance to see both Jupiter and Mars simultaneously 
 until August. Jupiter is dropping fast into the glare of the evening twi
 light.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073617Z
UID:76646F9F-7E41-4399-9292-43539E2E4272
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090406
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Saturn are at opposition to each other\, 180° apart in 
 celestial longitude. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090405
DTSTAMP:20090611T073617Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Try and see both at the same time. Saturn will be setting in
  the west while Mars is rising in the east. Mars is 18° to the right of 
 Venus. Jupiter is 27° to the upper right of Mars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054745Z
UID:8B9CB0CC-31FC-4892-BEB5-F38E6660FF92
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100209
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is still about 3° north of the Beehive star cluster in Canc
 er the Crab.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100208
DTSTAMP:20100212T054745Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look at Mars and the cluster in the late evening sky. Binocu
 lars show many stars in this cluster. The Beehive\, also known as the Pr
 aesepe or Manger\, is about 500 light-years away. Galileo looked at the 
 Beehive with his telescope 400 years ago and saw at least 40 stars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090807T042800Z
UID:FEAEA148-B173-487B-BA48-9D3DCEDFDEF1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090811
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus forms an isosceles triangle with the twin stars\, Castor a
 nd Pollux.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090810
DTSTAMP:20090807T042801Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is 15° from both stars. Look to the ENE 1Ω hours befor
 e sunrise. Venus is to the right of Castor and Pollux.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051301Z
UID:18717681-3826-4562-87FD-8F4A11920F8E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090706
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 7° to the lower right the Pleiades star cluster. (Use S
 how Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090705
DTSTAMP:20090627T051301Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 5° to the upper right of Venus. Look for Venus\, Mar
 s and the star cluster in the east at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073958Z
UID:03880BD4-0FF5-470B-980C-0D0DDD304731
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090316
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is down to a 6% crescent.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090315
DTSTAMP:20090611T073958Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is getting lower and closer to the Sun each evening. I
 t's now setting less than 2 hours after sunset.  Venus is 20° east of th
 e Sun and closing. Look for Venus in the west at dusk. Can you see the c
 rescent in binoculars? Try looking at Venus while the sky is still blue.
  <hr width="80%" /> <p>Please send any comments\, suggestions\, or quest
 ions to<br>
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091123T215702Z
UID:1C39E47E-C155-4B09-B65A-B51A7A4A1D2B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091118
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Leonid meteor shower may have an large outburst in the preda
 wn hours.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091117
DTSTAMP:20091123T215702Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Leonids seem to radiate from the constellation of Leo the Li
 on\, but the shooting stars can be seen in all directions. Mars is 16° t
 o the west of the star Regulus in Leo.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073222Z
UID:A4960B8B-D9F1-4686-B15E-1A9E737732EA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090508
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 6° to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090507
DTSTAMP:20090611T073222Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and Mars\, low in the east at dawn. Jupiter i
 s 41° to the upper right of Venus. Of these three morning planets\, Venu
 s is the brightest. Mars is the faintest. Uranus and Neptune are also in
  the morning sky between Venus and Jupiter but are too faint to be seen 
 without the aid of a telescope.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:96830FB0-08C4-41F5-ADE0-871A31C146D2
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100404
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100403
DTSTAMP:20100412T042545Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090730T061110Z
UID:A701B7D9-FA94-4CF3-8E68-E8D6D2A148F0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090731
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 24° to the lower right of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090730
DTSTAMP:20090730T061110Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is very low in the WNW. Look for Mercury about 40 mi
 nutes after sunset. Saturn's rings are tilted 2° from edgewise. Saturn c
 an be found low in the west at dusk. Saturn's rings tilt exactly edgewis
 e in September when Saturn is lost in the glare of the Sun.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090712T055245Z
UID:074B34B5-DFC3-4951-93B6-DFEFB9CB4046
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090710
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Late in the evening\, look for the Moon to rise near Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090709
DTSTAMP:20090712T055245Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter is to the lower left of the Moon. The two will rise 
 in the ESE. By tomorrow at dawn\, the pair will have moved to the south 
 with Jupiter to the left and slightly above the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090904T065110Z
UID:F2BBA342-21D9-41DA-8C8C-26A3C967A87D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090904
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Jupiter are about 170° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090903
DTSTAMP:20090904T065110Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Try and see both at the same time. Venus and Jupiter can be 
 seen about 5° above opposite horizons about two hours before sunrise. Ve
 nus will be rising in the ENE when Jupiter is setting in the WSW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073237Z
UID:85C7F3EF-72B6-420A-A6A1-4791156EB620
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090506
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Eta Aquarid meteors peak in the overnight of the 5th into th
 e predawn of the 6th. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090505
DTSTAMP:20090611T073237Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:It's been reported that about 1/3 of the meteors of the Eta 
 Aquarid shower leave a glowing train of debris for more than a second. T
 he meteors of this shower are caused by left over bits of Halley's comet
  burning up as they hit the Earth's atmosphere.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:E168D674-3962-4653-9360-974796EA3607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100611T043553Z
UID:6098E684-D7D1-4140-90E0-11C6375E9AFD
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100614
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A young Moon is easily visible in the evening sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100613
DTSTAMP:20100611T043553Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look  about 16 degrees to the lower right of Venus for a ver
 y thin crescent. Forty five minutes to an hour after sunset\, Venus and 
 the Moon will be in the WNW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090915T174124Z
UID:59279847-565F-4BC0-B358-714F9DC71246
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090918
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very thin old crescent Moon is below Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090917
DTSTAMP:20090915T174124Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the east one hour before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100204T200900Z
UID:FADB9E23-9E70-4148-A73F-7F2D6540C248
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100203
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is to the lower right of the planet Satu
 rn. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100202
DTSTAMP:20100204T200900Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At dawn look for Saturn and the Moon in the southwest. Look 
 for the pair again in the late evening in the east. The Moon will rise a
 bout 5 hours after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073951Z
UID:4403402B-2721-41FE-85B1-ECB56EE89584
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090317
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 15° to the lower left of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090316
DTSTAMP:20090611T073951Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter and Mars in the dawn sky low in the ESE 30 
 minutes before sunrise. Jupiter will be easier to find than Mars. Jupite
 r is shining at -2 magnitude\, Mars is at +1 magnitude. In the evening s
 ky\, look for Venus in the west. Venus is a 5% crescent.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0E2D6DAD-6CD1-4700-A401-FE38F7E03545
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091210T235259Z
UID:B96A2E86-88B9-4FC7-B925-185012016A37
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091207
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is west of Mars in the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091206
DTSTAMP:20091210T235259Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars high in the southwest at dawn. Saturn is 45° t
 o the east of the red planet.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9AB9A955-644A-4FE8-80E8-073D78CCD8B2
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090911T065413Z
UID:30EBC335-27AF-4259-AE89-40214E681050
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090907
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is the only planet that's easy to see in the evening sky
 .
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090906
DTSTAMP:20090911T065413Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the southeast an hour after sunset to see the giant 
 planet. Aim a telescope at Jupiter to see its four largest moons\; Io\, 
 Europa\, Ganymede and Callisto.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073450Z
UID:7D826889-FFC8-4A7A-8180-A9857B148822
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090416
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Uranus is less than a half a degree to the upper left of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090415
DTSTAMP:20090611T073450Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both Mars and Uranus are above the horizon in the dawn sky b
 ut very low in the eastern morning twilight. Mars can be found 8° to the
  lower right of Venus. Binoculars will aid in finding Mars. Uranus may b
 e too faint to be seen even with the use of a telescope. Jupiter is 38° 
 to the upper right of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174209Z
UID:222F3237-B2BD-498B-9226-85EDEE097978
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100408
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The asteroid Vesta ends its retrograde movement.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100407
DTSTAMP:20100412T042545Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:Look for Vesta 1.2° SSE of the star Epsilon Leonis in Leo th
 e Lion. Vesta is currently 7th magnitude and can be seen with binoculars
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091114T040428Z
UID:2AFC3280-3BFF-4AF8-9E86-39FEEE543E21
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091117
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Leonid meteor shower may have an outburst in the predawn hou
 rs of the 17th.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091116
DTSTAMP:20091114T040428Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch for Leonids this evening and into the next morning. Th
 e Leonid shower varies quite a bit from one year to the next. This year 
 could have a peak of 500 meteors per hour. The Moon is New\, leaving the
  sky darker\, better for meteor watching.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100225T030134Z
UID:A0AFA776-6FFC-4BFE-9EBA-02AA388EF30D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100227
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn's rings are tilted 4° from edgewise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100226
DTSTAMP:20100225T030134Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The tilt of the rings will decrease through the spring. By M
 ay\, the ring tilt will be just 1.7°. After May the rings will start to 
 open again. Look for Saturn to rise in the east less than two hours afte
 r sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091114T040436Z
UID:AE524CA4-7285-4F66-B2AF-9ADCE0B6FEF7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091115
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The old thin crescent Moon is low in the ESE dawn sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091114
DTSTAMP:20091114T040436Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look an hour before sunrise. The star Spica is to the upper 
 left of the Moon. Venus is to the lower left of the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090813T180052Z
UID:E7805BB5-DDC9-4402-8805-D122C9BDE243
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090813
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Watch for the Perseid meteor shower.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090812
DTSTAMP:20090813T180052Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:There is a possible outburst of meteors predicted around 4:0
 0 to 5:00 am EDT. At that hour\, the waning gibbous Moon may interfere w
 ith the fainter meteors. Start watching for shooting stars before midnig
 ht on the 11th and keep watching all night long.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091027T204431Z
UID:5F303A44-002B-412A-8C34-1687C1354328
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091028
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crater Copernicus is easily visible near the lunar terminato
 r.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091027
DTSTAMP:20091027T204431Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Copernicus stands out as a big deep crater in an otherwise s
 mooth area of the Moon. Look for this 60 mile diameter crater with a sma
 ll telescope. The waxing gibbous Moon is to the upper left of Jupiter in
  the SSE evening sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174303Z
UID:D1EAF3F0-98ED-4294-86C0-2C88F1B8D160
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100404
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3 degrees apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100403
DTSTAMP:20100413T174303Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073802Z
UID:4AD7587C-8A1D-4E16-9DF4-07CC15489792
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090328
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is at inferior conjunction.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090327
DTSTAMP:20090611T073802Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:A planet is at inferior conjunction when it's between the Ea
 rth and the Sun. Usually planets can't be seen when near inferior conjun
 ction\, but this time as Venus passes between us and the Sun\, it's orbi
 t is tilted in such a way as to cause Venus to pass 8° above the Sun. Th
 is causes Venus to rise before sunrise and set after sunset as seen from
  the northern hemisphere. Observer in the southern hemisphere would have
  Venus rise after the Sun and Set before it. Today\, look for Venus to r
 ise 37 minutes before sunrise and set 10 minutes after sunset. A young t
 hin crescent Moon is visible in the WNW evening twilight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050714Z
UID:C994CB74-F5DE-4B4C-826C-7204FF1B807C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100107
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is below Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100106
DTSTAMP:20100108T050714Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look in the morning sky for Saturn and the Moon. At dawn\, S
 aturn is in the SSW sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073903Z
UID:4FDD331F-FFB3-4B47-AC9E-559D56CEB53F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090322
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus rises 15 minutes before the Sun in the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090321
DTSTAMP:20090611T073903Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus sets an hour after the Sun in the evening sky. Try and
  see Venus in both the morning and evening. In the morning\, Venus will 
 be very low in the ENE. Binoculars will help you find the planet in the 
 bright morning sky. You'll also need a clear view to the horizon. Be car
 eful when looking for Venus with binoculars when the Sun is in the sky. 
 Never look at the Sun with binoculars. It may be the last thing you'll e
 ver see.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090701T030438Z
UID:620933CC-B2E7-440B-BA0B-8CD89FAEF170
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009%23cap
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090816
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:α-Capricornids (CAP) Asteroids
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090703
DTSTAMP:20090701T031008Z
SEQUENCE:10
DESCRIPTION:Maximum on July 30
BEGIN:VALARM
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ATTACH;VALUE=URI:Basso
ACTION:AUDIO
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091107T010532Z
UID:01438D3A-B182-405D-89EF-15A460C79BB1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091108
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is near the twin stars\, Castor and Poll
 ux.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091107
DTSTAMP:20091107T010532Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the Moon with binoculars reveals the three craters
 \, Theophilus\, Cyrillus and Catharina. These three craters form a remar
 kable trio. Each crater is about 60 miles in diameter. Apollo 11 landed 
 about 200 miles north of the trio.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:76A5E981-3486-495F-901C-1AB7DA966234
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073401Z
UID:F91517F9-7A43-46D4-88AF-7DB7E7B348B7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090423
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus passes behind the crescent Moon today.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090422
DTSTAMP:20090611T073401Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:For observers on the west coast\, the occultation occurs bef
 ore sunrise. Look for Venus and the Moon near the eastern horizon. For o
 bservers in the central part of the U.S. and Canada\, the occultation ha
 ppens in the morning daylight sky. Observers along the east coast will s
 ee a near miss. Venus will be very close to the Moon but not behind it. 
  Check the International Occultation Timing Association's web site for t
 imes in your area. http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0422ve
 nus.htm
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073444Z
UID:73FB7724-E4C3-418F-B04A-3E9F434F65FC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090417
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 7° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090416
DTSTAMP:20090611T073444Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The two planets will stay within 7° of each other until July
  10th. Look for Venus and Mars in the morning sky\, low in the east. Ven
 us is much brighter than Mars. Venus is shining at -4.4 magnitude while 
 Mars is +1.2 magnitude. Look an hour before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:83DE3C4E-1DFA-4614-961C-6FFE6B404780
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090805T155956Z
UID:D7EDB470-BFC6-4036-A2CD-883BF97B3800
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090808
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 12° to the lower right of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090807
DTSTAMP:20090805T155956Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the two planets about 45 minutes after sunset. Satu
 rn and Mercury are in the west. Binoculars may be needed to spot Mercury
  in the evening twilight very close to the horizon.  Mercury and Saturn 
 are moving towards each other and will be just 3° apart on August 16th.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:19E7CE9D-B32A-45F3-986B-1FB3A1908456
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073656Z
UID:C36581D8-6A4A-488D-944B-8BCBAE5A2B1F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090403
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus rises 45° to the lower left of Jupiter. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090402
DTSTAMP:20090611T073656Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus very low in the east 45 minutes before sunris
 e. Mars is 21° to the right of Venus and 25° to the lower left of Jupite
 r.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090828T062044Z
UID:37F15745-E9F0-4DB8-92D4-17459ED3E871
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090828
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Mars are 30° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090827
DTSTAMP:20090828T062044Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both can be seen in the morning sky. Mars is 30° to the uppe
 r right of the bright planet Venus. Look to the east an hour before sunr
 ise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090811T181641Z
UID:7DD76C71-8504-46C3-B8AB-0929F4EEB9B5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090812
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 7° to the lower right of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090811
DTSTAMP:20090811T181641Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both can be found low in the west 45 minutes after sunset. S
 aturn's rings appear dark. The rings are tilted about 1° from edgewise. 
 We are seeing the south face of the rings while the Sun is now shining o
 nto the north face.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100524T091205Z
UID:13C29458-064D-4F21-B1E0-85A135D4DCE6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100524
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn and Jupiter are at opposition to each other\, 180 degrees
  apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100523
DTSTAMP:20100524T091205Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the first of three oppositions in 2010-2011. Every 2
 0 years\, Saturn and Jupiter meet up in the sky. We are now 10 years fro
 m the last Jupiter-Saturn conjunction and 10 years away from the next on
 e in 2020.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225335Z
UID:DF849459-CACB-489D-AAD0-FE4F4CD3B09D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091004
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 7° to the lower left of Venus. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091003
DTSTAMP:20090930T225335Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is 4° to the lower left of Mercury. Look for the thre
 e planets in the dawn sky. The planets are low in the east. In the eveni
 ng\, look for the Harvest Moon. The Full Moon rises before sunset in the
  east.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073626Z
UID:84B8AD00-9B40-451D-A486-E04E68D9FDD2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090405
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and a much fainter Mars rise together one hour before sunr
 ise. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090404
DTSTAMP:20090611T073626Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus in the east. Mars is 19° to the right of Venu
 s. Mars is shining at 1.2 magnitude while Venus is much brighter at -4.1
  magnitude.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225345Z
UID:11C37D16-8A29-4B25-89CF-5D7C734F9657
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091001
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is now less than 10° below Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090930
DTSTAMP:20090930T225345Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and Mercury in the east\, 45 minutes before s
 unrise. Saturn is 5° to the lower left of Mercury. Of the three morning 
 planets\, Venus is by far the brightest\, Mercury is next and Saturn is 
 the dimmest. Binoculars and a clear horizon will help in finding Mercury
  and Saturn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051306Z
UID:C6D5F155-2B4A-4DC4-A383-AAFC23C11160
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090705
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn and the Moon are easily visible in the evening sky. (Use 
 Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090704
DTSTAMP:20090627T051306Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn can be found in the west at dusk\, about 20° from the
  horizon. The Moon is still a waxing gibbous but appears almost full. Th
 e Moon is low in the SSE at dusk. If you are watching fireworks tonight\
 , sit NNW of the fireworks launch site to see the Moon as a backdrop for
  the fireworks show.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100604T061400Z
UID:802A87D3-AC01-4224-80C8-EFD3A59CC809
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100605
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is 0.6 degrees from Uranus. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100604
DTSTAMP:20100604T061400Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:On June 8th\, Uranus and Jupiter pass just 0.4 degrees apart
 . This is the first of a triple conjunction. The next conjunctions will 
 be September 18th and January 3rd\, 2011. Uranus is visible through a te
 lescope or good binoculars. Look for Jupiter and Uranus in the early mor
 ning hours in the ESE sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073524Z
UID:7A5886C1-532E-4A29-B03E-4B5D73559331
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090412
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 25° to the lower right of the Pleiades star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090411
DTSTAMP:20090611T073524Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury low in the WNW sky about 45 minutes after s
 unset. Mercury will be easier to see in the coming days as the swift mov
 ing planet gets closer to the Pleiades near the end of April.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174204Z
UID:F4727A11-51F7-4748-9487-73D55000EF72
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100409
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at its greatest elongation from the Sun.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100408
DTSTAMP:20100413T174204Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is now 19 degrees east of the Sun and 3.5 degrees to
  the northwest of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073300Z
UID:4E49BD52-C43B-4384-9A5F-FBF734E33E12
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090503
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is at its greatest illuminated extent. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090502
DTSTAMP:20090611T073300Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is now 39 arcseconds across and 25% illuminated. In th
 e coming weeks\, Venus will appear to shrink in size as it moves farther
  from the Earth while its illuminated percent increases. The net effect 
 is that Venus will dim in brightness over the next several months. Look 
 for Venus in the east at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091123T215655Z
UID:A41415DF-DBC5-4FC0-A495-1EEC94ACE77B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091120
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is low in the southwest.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091119
DTSTAMP:20091123T215655Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:As the sky darkens\, look for "the old Moon in the young moo
 n's arms" also known as earthshine. Earthshine is the faint light illumi
 nating the dark side of the Moon. It is caused by sunlight reflecting of
 f the Earth\, onto the Moon\, and back to the Earth.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073327Z
UID:2D200F3E-1A49-4E79-AA8D-42B107E4C625
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090428
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin crescent Moon sets in the northwest three hours after s
 unset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090427
DTSTAMP:20090611T073327Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for earthshine. Earthshine is the faint glow of Earth-r
 eflected sunlight onto the dark side of the Moon. The Moon is at the mos
 t northern part of its orbit.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174214Z
UID:AC32903E-3AA8-4502-A821-C0298A175731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:93FBE2E4-2D2D-4A9A-BA48-063168E752FA
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091120T000000
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:New Event
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091119T230000
DTSTAMP:20100112T041739Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090712T055235Z
UID:76A76EF9-5E50-4C17-B470-7A49137A3BB3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090712
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is to the upper left of Jupiter in the d
 awn sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090711
DTSTAMP:20090712T055235Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the south for Jupiter and the Moon an hour before su
 nrise. Venus is 100° to the east of Jupiter.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:EE46C641-AD00-47DE-B21B-6AE0EF6DFCAE
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100406
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100405
DTSTAMP:20100413T230433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:The distance is now increasing between Mercury and Venus. Me
 rcury will remain part of the evening sky until the third week of April.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090829T064650Z
UID:88D8A3EF-96D8-4F03-B5E0-F23D408721A2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090901
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is near the feet of the Gemini twins.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090831
DTSTAMP:20090829T064650Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars in the morning sky. Mars is 17° to the upper l
 eft of the star Betelgeuse and 32° to the upper right of Venus. Look an 
 hour before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091104T002432Z
UID:9693DCD7-D6B4-497E-AE0C-EF57614C6E11
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091103
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Mars are 75° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091102
DTSTAMP:20091104T002432Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus and Saturn are 25° apart. All three are part of the mo
 rning sky. Look to the ESE for Venus. Saturn is to the upper right of Ve
 nus. Mars is near overhead in the constellation of Cancer the Crab. Next
  summer\, these three planets will be part of the evening sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212620Z
UID:EEFAF4D1-E059-47CA-A210-278808C4DE64
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100419
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 10 degrees to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100418
DTSTAMP:20100422T212620Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury has faded to +2.3 magnitude and may be seen with bin
 oculars in the early evening twilight. Look very low in the WNW sky. Mer
 cury quickly fades from view early this week. Mercury will be at inferio
 r conjunction on the 28th of April.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100427T053601Z
UID:98113554-7399-498F-A9F2-F3E3BD8080E0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100429
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at inferior conjunction and cannot be seen.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100428
DTSTAMP:20100427T053601Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The swiftly moving planet will make a brief appearance in th
 e morning sky late in May. It then comes back to the evening sky in mid 
 July.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051258Z
UID:5E0967F1-A518-475E-A302-FF36FF445AE4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090707
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Mars are 90° apart\, while Mars and Venus are 6° apa
 rt.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090706
DTSTAMP:20090627T051258Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars and Venus can be seen at dawn in the east. Jupiter can 
 be seen in the South.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090813T180046Z
UID:BDA9039D-1740-4E81-9F08-84FA227807B0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090815
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is at opposition.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090814
DTSTAMP:20090813T180046Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The giant planet will be visible all night long. Jupiter tra
 nsitions from being a morning object to an evening object. Look for Jupi
 ter in the southeast at dusk and southwest at dawn. The waning crescent 
 Moon occults the stars of the Pleiades in the morning hours. Check the w
 eb site http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/pleiades/pleiades.htm for
  exact times in your area for the disappearance and reappearance of the 
 stars of the Pleiades.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072802Z
UID:706DEAAB-8570-4354-8985-AD440729AF82
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090531
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The First Quarter Moon is to the lower right of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090530
DTSTAMP:20090611T072802Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is high in the southwest at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090724T043226Z
UID:CE2BC4FD-0707-461D-B1DA-43777481B7FB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090722
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is New at 10:35 p.m. EDT.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090721
DTSTAMP:20090724T043226Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:For parts of the world\, there will be a total solar eclipse
 . In North America\, there's nothing to see\, But people in India\, Chin
 a and the South Pacific will see one of the longest eclipses of the cent
 ury.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100323T033902Z
UID:41AB5A60-49C9-4891-9FBC-CBEA883A573D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100325
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is near the planet Mars and the stars Castor and Pollux
 .
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100324
DTSTAMP:20100323T033902Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aim a telescope at the waxing gibbous Moon and look for the 
 crater Copernicus. Look closely into the crater and see if you can spot 
 the three mountain peaks inside Copernicus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091009T044118Z
UID:3360E492-554B-4FE4-B2DD-2A236F6C252F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091007
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is 8° to the lower left of Venus and Mercury is 6° to the
  lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091006
DTSTAMP:20091009T044118Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for all three planets an hour before sunrise in the eas
 t. Saturn and Mercury are 2° apart. In two days they will be just 0.4° a
 part.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100405T221839Z
UID:DB33DE92-8B70-4ECA-A15E-74DC46DF7558
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100408
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The asteroid Vesta ends its retrograde movement.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100407
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:Look for Vesta 1.2° SSE of the star Epsilon Leonis in Leo th
 e Lion. Vesta is currently 7th magnitude and can be seen with binoculars
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091016T065117Z
UID:207B4292-636A-4EFE-8D37-C30DE40EE6C5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091017
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The old crescent Moon is to the right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091016
DTSTAMP:20091016T065117Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the east 45 minutes before sunrise for the thin cres
 cent. Saturn is 3.4° above Venus. Mercury is 8° below Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072927Z
UID:AFAD074F-9CAE-462A-820F-71D2E50E86E4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090523
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Both Jupiter and Saturn can be spotted 5° up from the horizon ab
 out 3Ω hours before sunrise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090522
DTSTAMP:20090611T072927Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The two giant planets are 161° apart. Look for Jupiter in th
 e ESE and Saturn in the west. Jupiter and Saturn pass each other once ev
 ery 20 years. The next conjunction between the two is in 2020. Next year
 \, Jupiter and Saturn will be on opposite sides of the sky\, 180° apart.
   A thin old crescent Moon is to the left of Mars and Venus. Look low in
  the ENE at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073348Z
UID:A283B010-CA29-4A8A-95A6-3F62130C1A3D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090425
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 4° below the Pleiades star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090424
DTSTAMP:20090611T073348Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury in the evening sky in the WNW an hour after
  sunset. Saturn is visible at dusk\, high in the SSE. Saturn's rings are
  now tilted 4.0° from edgewise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090829T064653Z
UID:65071998-2850-4E0E-AA3D-1A382E3AF00A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090831
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is shining bright in the evening sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090830
DTSTAMP:20090829T064653Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter in the southeast an hour after sunset. Venu
 s is dominating the morning sky. An hour before sunrise Venus is easily 
 visible in the east.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:FEB12656-AECC-496A-AD71-60A3D1020E91
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091123T215627Z
UID:2C7B375F-FC01-4A71-8438-9F6240AD3C6F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091124
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A wide crescent Moon is above Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091123
DTSTAMP:20091123T215627Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter and the Moon in the south at dusk. Aim a te
 lescope at Jupiter to see its 4 Galilean moons\, Io\, Europa\, Ganymede 
 and Callisto.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100507T050255Z
UID:B4F95AF8-1535-4DBA-81DE-7CE68A2A19E4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100509
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is about 14 degrees to the lower left of the waning cres
 cent Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100508
DTSTAMP:20100507T050256Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter and the Moon in the ESE morning sky
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100511T221416Z
UID:5669440D-8A07-4402-A978-FAD335B6503C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100510
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is 5 degrees below the waning crescent Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100509
DTSTAMP:20100511T221416Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the ESE morning sky. The planet Uranus is 3.9 degree
 s to the lower left of Jupiter and will remain within 4 degrees of the g
 iant planet until February of 2011. Uranus can be seen as a faint "star"
  in the view of binoculars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091210T235253Z
UID:E03D21D1-8F33-43A5-8428-7AABD40A7CE9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091208
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is southeast of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091207
DTSTAMP:20091210T235253Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Mars at dawn in the southwest. The Alp
 ine Valley and the crater Aristoteles are near the lunar terminator and 
 can be seen with a telescope. The Alpine Valley is an 80 mile long\, 5 m
 ile wide gash cutting through the lunar alps.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090724T043223Z
UID:D3561550-AA8F-47EE-9221-C4A6DA118D46
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090723
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is visible at dusk low in the west.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090722
DTSTAMP:20090724T043223Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The ringed planet is setting a little more than two hours af
 ter the Sun. Jupiter rises in the ESE about an hour after sunset and wil
 l be up all night long. Saturn and Jupiter are 156° apart. Try spotting 
 both giant planets at the same time.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050704Z
UID:8FFA02C1-D114-4479-8DD7-4E552AA32F97
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100109
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn's rings are tilted at 4.91° from edgewise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100108
DTSTAMP:20100108T050704Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the maximum angle until September. Saturn is high up
  in the dawn sky now\, but will be hard to see in September. Enjoy the t
 elescopic view of Saturn now. Look for Saturn at dawn in the SSW sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100127T070842Z
UID:1C66D8EC-7928-4242-B0F8-47DABBD02F87
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100126
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon is east of the Pleiades star cluster and
  north of the star Aldebaran.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100125
DTSTAMP:20100127T070842Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:A prominent feature on the Moon tonight is Sinus Iridum or t
 he Bay of Rainbows. It's a semicircular formation on the edge of the Sea
  of Rains. The Jura mountains form the northwestern side of the bay.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100503T222414Z
UID:ED1D8520-A856-41A6-9214-892158EE3AD7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100505
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Big Dipper is easy to find this time of year. (Use Show Info
 )
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100504
DTSTAMP:20100503T222414Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look high in the sky. The Big Dipper helps you find the nort
 h star. Follow a line through the two end stars of the bowl of the Dippe
 r to Polaris\, the north star. Polaris is the one star that stays in the
  same place in the sky all year long.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050721Z
UID:18A490CC-8FC8-4B8D-904D-530BAEB5A652
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100105
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at inferior conjunction and cannot be seen. (Use Show
  Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100104
DTSTAMP:20100108T050721Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury will emerge from the glare of the Sun in the second 
 week of the month. Start looking for Mercury at dawn in the ESE around t
 he 10th of January.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073109Z
UID:1E175816-3310-44EC-95B5-14A6BB753D15
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090514
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn's rings are tilted 4.15° from edgewise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090513
DTSTAMP:20090611T073109Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the maximum tilt for the year. Now the angle of the 
 ring tilt will decrease until the ring plane crossing in September. Unfo
 rtunately\, the planet will be too close to the Sun for easy viewing at 
 that time.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090712T055251Z
UID:A8BFE850-3C77-4816-87BA-59E2578D19DA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090709
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon will rise in the ESE about an hour after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090708
DTSTAMP:20090712T055251Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is a day past full\, so it will still look almost f
 ull in the sky. Notice the Moon when it's close to the horizon and look 
 for the Moon illusion. Sometimes the Moon seems much bigger than usual w
 hen it's seen close to the ground.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100524T091157Z
UID:E1FA5982-0AF5-4C09-94C4-6607C7DF77A1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100525
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon is south of the star Spica in Virgo.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100524
DTSTAMP:20100524T091157Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At dusk\, Spica and the Moon will be in the SSE.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091023T052042Z
UID:3B5EA7BA-3F90-41FB-8D77-C6AFE064BD66
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091027
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous moon is to the upper right of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091026
DTSTAMP:20091023T052042Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the SSE sky at dusk. A telescope aimed at the Moon s
 hows the Straight Wall. The Straight Wall appears as a dark line on the 
 Moon. It's a 70 mile long fault line formed from a moonquake in the anci
 ent past.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091027T204425Z
UID:093638C1-B0FA-429D-B8E0-74B6A804FE24
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091030
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is just west of the Beehive star cluster\, M-44.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091029
DTSTAMP:20091027T204425Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch Mars move closer to the cluster over the next few days
 . Mars will pass through the cluster on November 1st. The Beehive is in 
 the constellation of Cancer the Crab.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090717T041641Z
UID:F3566275-1C7F-47B6-B5B7-A52DD11F799B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090719
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is to the lower left of the Pleiades star clus
 ter and to the upper left of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090718
DTSTAMP:20090717T041641Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is 10° to the lower left of Mars. All can be found in 
 the east at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091210T235228Z
UID:8679F773-00DE-416B-A1A2-C1F69B16D240
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091212
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is near the star Spica.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091211
DTSTAMP:20091210T235228Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Spica in the morning sky. Spica is in 
 the SSE during mid-twilight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091203T173222Z
UID:60CE04B6-74E2-40A2-85D6-FB2F804A4AD9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091125
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The First Quarter Moon is to the upper left of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091124
DTSTAMP:20091203T173222Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look at the Moon with a telescope and look for the Alpine Va
 lley. Alpine Valley is an 80 mile long cut through the lunar Alps. The v
 alley is about 6 miles wide.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8C6A05E6-F464-4237-AE2A-CB6AFC7454D3
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100405
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100404
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100220T041058Z
UID:2B0EFD37-6A6C-49B9-A9D5-16698A0EB6D9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100223
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon is near the horns of Taurus the Bull.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100222
DTSTAMP:20100220T041058Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is at its most north for the month. The crater Cope
 rnicus is near the lunar terminator and easily visible in a small telesc
 ope or binoculars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090818T031133Z
UID:FCCE0A83-8034-4172-8A13-C86B3BA9AA6E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090817
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is to the upper right of the waning crescent Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090816
DTSTAMP:20090818T031133Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is 24° below and to the left of Mars. Venus is shining
  very bright at -4 magnitude. Look for Mars\, the Moon and Venus in the 
 morning sky. Look to the east.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100605T044557Z
UID:31149A3B-F0F3-4F23-8AFD-B863C27E27EE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100607
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is to the upper left of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100606
DTSTAMP:20100605T044557Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter in the morning sky. Mars passes within 0.9 
 degrees of the star Regulus in Leo the Lion. Look for Mars and Regulus i
 n the evening sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100109T055915Z
UID:83FB8E3D-57B6-483A-BDB8-D29D7A4DF24A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100112
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin waning crescent Moon passes very close to the star Anta
 res.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100111
DTSTAMP:20100109T055915Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Antares about 45 minutes before sunris
 e\, low in the southeast. For observers in the northeast states\, The Mo
 on will occult the star. Venus is at superior conjunction today. Venus w
 ill emerge from behind the Sun and move into the evening sky by mid Febr
 uary.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212636Z
UID:5984B856-66C9-42BD-AF83-3827F2C9E85D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100417
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A beautiful crescent Moon with earthshine is above the planet Ve
 nus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100416
DTSTAMP:20100422T212636Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the WNW an hour after sunset. The Pleiades star clus
 ter is above the thin crescent Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072706Z
UID:B97759F2-7698-40A5-A73C-586BC5E46435
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090606
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is at its greatest elongation from the Sun. (Use Show Info
 )
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090605
DTSTAMP:20090611T072706Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is now 46° west of the Sun. Venus rises about 2 hours 
 before sunrise. Look for Venus in the east at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091009T044110Z
UID:9AD85A45-90B5-4A30-963F-B888C1CD63A4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091008
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Look for the Moon west of the Pleiades in the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091007
DTSTAMP:20091009T044110Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:In the evening sky\, look for the Moon east of the Pleiades.
  The Moon will rise in the northeast about 2 hours after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100524T091251Z
UID:A0BE1077-32C0-4E57-B9AE-605FB47F2C79
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100521
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The First Quarter Moon is about 5 degrees south of the star Regu
 lus in Leo the Lion.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100520
DTSTAMP:20100524T091251Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 8.5 degrees west of Regulus. Look for the Moon in th
 e evening sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225348Z
UID:7F36A1D7-8E8A-4AC4-9135-E30CFD4B1FCC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090930
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 11° to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090929
DTSTAMP:20090930T225348Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and Mercury in the east\, 45 minutes before s
 unrise. Saturn is 5° to the lower left of Mercury. The best view of Merc
 ury today will be from the MESSENGER spacecraft as it passes just 142 mi
 les above the planet's rocky surface. In the evening sky\, the waxing gi
 bbous Moon passes close to Jupiter.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090730T061114Z
UID:E7C08B8C-4C9E-4544-A84E-F32736E1B83A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090730
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 15° to the upper right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090729
DTSTAMP:20090730T061114Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars and Venus in the morning sky. Venus is the bri
 ghtest "star" in the east. At dawn\, Jupiter is the bright "star" in the
  southwest.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073418Z
UID:CA1C2E96-47F4-4183-AB61-75DC0870996F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090421
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is within 5° of Venus for the rest of April.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090420
DTSTAMP:20090611T073418Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This morning\, look for Mars to the lower right of Venus. Ve
 nus is rising about an hour and a half before sunrise. Venus and Mars ar
 e near the eastern horizon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225342Z
UID:F68550B2-40EE-4CF0-86D6-735FE825346B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091002
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is 5° to the lower left of Mercury.  (Use Show Info in th
 e View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspector for
  more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091001
DTSTAMP:20090930T225342Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is getting easier to spot as the days go by. Look for
  Venus\, Mercury and Saturn in the morning sky\, 45 minutes before sunri
 se. The planets are low in the east. Watch as Mercury and Saturn move wi
 thin a half a degree by the 8th of October.\n\nThese entries are from th
 e new Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a plac
 e on our web site that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's u
 p in the sky. Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our
  ever changing sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to t
 his page as soon as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, cli
 ck the RSS link below. The posts will automatically show up in your news
  aggregator or feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information
  including star charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per
  year\, you'll get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calend
 ar help support the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100314T043708Z
UID:6A500B2A-829F-4A03-A5A3-72673C7F4F52
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100312
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is low in the southeast an hour before 
 sunrise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100311
DTSTAMP:20100314T043708Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The bright crater Aristarchus is visible with a small telesc
 ope near the lunar terminator. Aristarchus is one of the brightest crate
 rs on the Moon. Its albedo is nearly double that of most lunar features.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100321T002024Z
UID:542F28EB-C434-4526-BFE8-04FCE01488C7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100321
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Spring begins for the Earth's northern hemisphere at 1:32 p.m. E
 DT.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100320
DTSTAMP:20100321T002024Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At that moment\, the Sun crosses the celestial equator headi
 ng northward. The amount of daylight and darkness are about equal. Look 
 for the Sun to rise due east and set due west.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090904T065121Z
UID:D7F27D3B-729C-4AA8-8F7D-D9563B280643
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090902
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The gibbous Moon is to the upper right of Jupiter.  (Use Show In
 fo in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspe
 ctor for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090901
DTSTAMP:20090904T065121Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Tomorrow the Moon will be to the upper left of Jupiter. Look
  for the Moon and Jupiter in the evening sky. One hour after sunset\, bo
 th will be in the southeast sky. In the morning sky\, look with binocula
 rs for Venus and the Beehive star cluster. Venus will be very close to t
 he star cluster this morning and tomorrow morning. Look for Venus in the
  east an hour before sunrise.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams P
 lanetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web s
 ite that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. 
 Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever changing
  sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as so
 on as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS lin
 k below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator or
  feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information including sta
 r charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll
  get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help suppor
 t the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091009T044058Z
UID:62467273-D48D-4EC7-94CB-AF1BE256D545
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091009
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury passes 0.4° south of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091008
DTSTAMP:20091009T044058Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the close pair 6° to the lower left of Venus. The t
 hree planets are low in the east an hour before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073116Z
UID:22A4DF0F-2B3F-41F7-912D-149975E5D434
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090513
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Saturn can both be seen about 5° from the horizon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090512
DTSTAMP:20090611T073116Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for them around 3 hours before sunrise. Saturn will be 
 in the west while Jupiter is in the ESE. The two gas giants are 160° apa
 rt.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090822T043108Z
UID:6E6F9E8B-D10B-49BC-80DC-BF439740FD59
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090825
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at greatest elongation.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090824
DTSTAMP:20090822T043108Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is now 27° east of the Sun. Look for Mercury low in 
 the west 30 minutes after sunset. fainter Saturn is 8° to the right of M
 ercury. Jupiter is on the other side of the sky and much easier to spot.
  Look for Jupiter in the southeast at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091202T031513Z
UID:8BC53B25-E636-4118-AF47-7B06A5620F22
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091203
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is at the most northern part of its orbit. (Use Show In
 fo)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091202
DTSTAMP:20091202T031513Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Notice how far north along the eastern part of the horizon t
 he moon rises. Look for moonrise in the northeast\, about 10 minutes aft
 er sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050748Z
UID:0E45B719-18B0-4282-96FE-CC2055067C7A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091228
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Saturn are 45° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091227
DTSTAMP:20100108T050748Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for both planets in the morning sky. At dawn Saturn is 
 in the south and Mars is in the WSW. Mars rises in the ENE about 3 hours
  after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091202T031459Z
UID:4B51306A-76B5-43BC-8D73-A1E5347EDE92
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091204
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars rises about a half hour before Jupiter sets. (Use Show Info
 )
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091203
DTSTAMP:20091202T031459Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Can you see both at the same time? Look for both Mars and Ju
 piter 2° above the horizon\, Jupiter setting in the WSW\, Mars rising in
  the ENE. Try looking about 5 hours after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073344Z
UID:1A99678F-8CBD-4E09-A773-F6584BAAC1AB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090426
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at greatest elongation.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090425
DTSTAMP:20090611T073344Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The messenger planet is now 20° east of the Sun. It will now
  appear to move closer to the Sun in the coming days. Mercury passes bet
 ween Earth and the Sun on the 18th of May. Look for Mercury in the eveni
 ng sky in the WNW an hour after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073427Z
UID:744130A5-F1C1-44F6-846F-1499A13AE19F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090419
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 37° to the lower left of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090418
DTSTAMP:20090611T073427Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and Jupiter in the morning sky low in the eas
 t to southeast. Jupiter will stay about 37° from each other until the 26
 th of April. After the 22nd\, the two planets will move apart from each 
 other.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100503T222511Z
UID:7BD124C6-5087-4449-B154-932AE0141723
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100430
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon rises about two hours after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100429
DTSTAMP:20100503T222511Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the nearly full Moon low on the southeast horizon j
 ust after dark. When the Moon is close to the horizon\, it often looks b
 igger than it really is. Look for the big Moon illusion tonight. <hr wid
 th="80%" /> <p>Please send any comments\, suggestions\, or questions to<
 br>
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100113T034348Z
UID:01AA11E8-B96D-4DEA-8CC5-D561C20531A8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100116
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The New Moon passes in front of the Sun forming an annular eclip
 se.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100115
DTSTAMP:20100113T034348Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The eclipse won't be visible from North America. The best pl
 ace to view the eclipse is from the Indian Ocean. During an annular ecli
 pse\, the Moon is farther from the Earth than usual\, so the Moon appear
 s a bit smaller than the Sun. The result is a ring of sunlight around th
 e Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100204T200853Z
UID:047A6760-59D2-4272-AF31-E04F03913C2D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100205
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 3° north of the Beehive star cluster. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100204
DTSTAMP:20100204T200853Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The red planet and the star cluster make a great view in bin
 oculars. Look for Mars and the Beehive around midnight when they are hig
 h overhead. Mars is moving retrograde past the Beehive. It will pass the
  Beehive again in mid April when mars moves prograde.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090818T031531Z
UID:ED65ABAF-7422-41D0-9CEB-AD1B3BF3BE70
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090802
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn and Jupiter are both 6° above the horizon at dusk.  (Use 
 Show Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in th
 e Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090801
DTSTAMP:20090818T031531Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the two planets about an hour after sunset. Jupiter
  will be in the ESE while Saturn is in the west. The two gas giant plane
 ts are 175° from each other.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams Pl
 anetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web si
 te that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. C
 heck back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever changing 
 sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as soo
 n as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link
  below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator or 
 feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information including star
  charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll 
 get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help support
  the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090731T165440Z
UID:141A3267-C7A1-46AD-900C-0E50E76C3C3F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090804
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is a waxing gibbous and can be seen in the SSE at dusk.
  (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090803
DTSTAMP:20090731T165440Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is at apogee\, the point in its orbit farthest from
  the Earth. Tonight the Moon is 252\,300 miles from Earth. On August 19\
 , the Moon will be at perigee\, 223\,500 miles away\, almost 29\,000 mil
 es closer.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073051Z
UID:DFA9EA23-E7C5-44D5-AE49-E1A567F77CC0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090515
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Venus are 45° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090514
DTSTAMP:20090611T073051Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus can be found low in the east at dawn. Jupiter is highe
 r in the southeast. Mars is 6.6° to the lower left of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100217T043259Z
UID:8087DC37-BBAB-499B-B8F8-2FF30B3FC431
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100215
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The very young thin crescent Moon is to the left of Venus (the g
 oddess of love) and Jupiter (the king of the gods).
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100214
DTSTAMP:20100217T043259Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look low in the WSW 20 minutes after sunset. Binoculars will
  help you find the Moon\, Venus and Jupiter in the bright evening twilig
 ht. The Moon will be about 20 to 21 hours old for observers on the east 
 coast\, 23 hours old for west coast observers. Tomorrow's Moon will be e
 asier to spot.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091104T002419Z
UID:A559879E-7AAE-4AE2-B9A6-92E4DA530ADF
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091106
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at superior conjunction and cannot be seen. (Use Show
  Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091105
DTSTAMP:20091104T002420Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury will pass directly behind the Sun today. The swift m
 oving planet will join the evening sky in December.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091204T032730Z
UID:3817AF6E-2C40-4B53-BD82-FF28FEF8EEDD
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091206
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars rises soon after the Moon rises. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091205
DTSTAMP:20091204T032730Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is to the lower left of the Moon. Look for Mars to rise
  about 5 hours after sunset. Jupiter is setting just as Mars is rising. 
 Jupiter and Mars can both be found about 2° above the horizon at the sam
 e time. Look for Mars in the ENE when Jupiter is in the WNW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100318T210022Z
UID:A7B0C863-10A0-48A7-9D79-E5E0685486C5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100318
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin crescent moon is to the upper right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100317
DTSTAMP:20100318T210022Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the west after sunset. Try and see the "old Moon in 
 the young Moon's arms" also known as earthshine. Earthshine is the faint
  light the lights up the dark side of the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225338Z
UID:29172711-C383-48D1-86B7-6F6944D178AC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091003
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Four planets are visible in the morning sky. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091002
DTSTAMP:20090930T225338Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars\, Venus\, Mercury and Saturn. Mars is high overhead nea
 r the stars Castor and Pollux. Venus\, Mercury and Saturn are in a group
  low in the east. Look 45 minutes before sunrise. Saturn is 12° to the l
 ower right of Venus. Mercury is 8° from Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042459Z
UID:2D6D54C1-7764-43B6-9A6D-D7E6ED76F231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100402T042459Z
SEQUENCE:7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073921Z
UID:248C7B6E-B6B0-46B8-810D-5CC6EA3543F5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090320
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn's rings are tilted only 3° from edgewise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090319
DTSTAMP:20090611T073921Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The rings will open up another degree until May when they wi
 ll start to close again. The rings will turn edgewise to the Earth on Se
 ptember 4th. At that time\, Saturn will be difficult to observe because 
 it will be just 11° from the Sun. Watch Saturn now while the rings are t
 hin and the planet is easy to observe. Saturn is in the ESE at dusk and 
 moves to the west by dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100226T175353Z
UID:F4D1668C-EF37-4CDD-A62E-FF55F8C4E3CB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100228
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is at perigee\, 222\,345 miles from the Earth.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100227
DTSTAMP:20100226T175353Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the 3rd closest perigee of the year. Tonight and tom
 orrow\, look for a big Full Moon in the east around sunset. Tonight the 
 star Regulus is near the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073553Z
UID:AC375BB2-6F9A-43BF-BD77-05B97A93BD6E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090408
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 15° to the right of Venus and 28° to the lower left of J
 upiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090407
DTSTAMP:20090611T073553Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the three planets in the morning twilight low along
  the east to ESE horizon. Faint Mars will be easier to see with binocula
 rs.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073138Z
UID:890A53FD-2EE7-47ED-981A-27E2EB58FDDB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090512
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon will rise about 3 hours after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090511
DTSTAMP:20090611T073138Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon to rise in the southwest. The Moon is near
  the southern most part of its orbit. Look for the Moon to move low acro
 ss the southern sky over the course of the night.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090624T190518Z
UID:9412C9E5-6139-40B4-B6F9-D70378985225
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090622
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Sun is at the solstice.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090621
DTSTAMP:20090624T190518Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Summer begins for the northern hemisphere at 1:46 a.m. EDT. 
 The Sun is 23.5° north of the celestial equator. An old thin crescent Mo
 on is very low in the ENE. Mercury is 6° to the lower right of the Moon.
  Look for the Moon and Mercury 45 minutes before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042513Z
UID:3B99F659-AE8A-43EA-9D62-1A7B55C8BB04
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100405
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100404
DTSTAMP:20100402T042513Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073705Z
UID:B9FDD2AB-5390-4BB0-957A-585374048318
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090402
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Jovian-Plutonian gravitational effect happens today.  (Use S
 how Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the
  Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090401
DTSTAMP:20090611T073705Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Due to the annual alignment of Jupiter\, Pluto and the Earth
 \, gravity will be slightly reduced today. This effect was first discove
 red by Sir Patrick Moore in 1976. Try jumping up and down today and you 
 may notice a small floating sensation. Jupiter\, shining at -2nd magnitu
 de\, can easily be seen low in the southeast sky at dawn. Pluto\, shinin
 g at 14th magnitude\, is 46° to the upper right of Jupiter and can only 
 be seen with a rather good telescope.\n\nThese entries are from the new 
 Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on o
 ur web site that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in t
 he sky. Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever 
 changing sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this pa
 ge as soon as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the
  RSS link below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggre
 gator or feed reader.\n\nIf you would like more detailed information inc
 luding star charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per yea
 r\, you'll get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar h
 elp support the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072613Z
UID:47527023-07A5-4C02-9523-F794B816BCC7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090611
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury\, Mars\, Venus and Jupiter span 90° across the morning s
 ky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090610
DTSTAMP:20090611T072613Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is the brightest "star" in the morning sky. Look for V
 enus in the east about an hour before sunrise. Jupiter is 67° to the upp
 er right of Venus in the SSE. Mars is 4° to the left of Venus. Mercury i
 s still a challenge to see 23° to the lower left of Venus in the ENE.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050737Z
UID:C80F0F0F-F32B-4EF1-861B-74C8E31FF121
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100101
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A slight lunar eclipse happens today.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091231
DTSTAMP:20100108T050737Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:It's not visible from the Americas. Observers in Europe\, As
 ia and Africa will see a small bit of the Earth's shadow pass over the s
 outhern tip of the Moon. The Full Moon today is the 2nd Full Moon this m
 onth\, making this a "Blue Moon".
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100524T091211Z
UID:CFE86E97-2BB0-4906-B068-399DC8C574F7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100523
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon is south of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100522
DTSTAMP:20100524T091211Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At dusk\, Saturn and the Moon will be in the south.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090624T190503Z
UID:EF0FAEFE-5DC9-4FBA-8BE9-E63DBD2F7B79
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090624
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A young waxing crescent Moon is very low in the WNW.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090623
DTSTAMP:20090624T190503Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the very thin Moon a half hour after sunset. The Mo
 on is to the lower left of the stars Castor and Pollux. The Moon is at p
 erigee\, the closest-to-Earth point in its orbit. This is the 3rd closes
 t perigee this year.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091114T040432Z
UID:E2264C4E-F7C7-4151-BD3A-E589382CBF67
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091116
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mira\, the long term variable star\, is near its peak brightness
 .
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091115
DTSTAMP:20091114T040432Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mira\, also known as Omicron Ceti\, is part of the constella
 tion Cetus the Whale. At its brightest\, Mira is a 3rd magnitude star. A
 s its dimmest\, it's about 9th magnitude. The star takes 332 days to cyc
 le through one period. In September of 2009\, observers reported Mira at
  9th magnitude\, visible only with a telescope. Now reports show it at 3
 .3 magnitude\, easily visible with the unaided eye. Look for Mira low in
  the ESE at dusk and half way up in the south six hours after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174108Z
UID:DB4D6836-C579-4034-88D7-66AD48CDF443
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100411
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 4 degrees to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100410
DTSTAMP:20100413T174108Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair in the WNW an hour after sunset. The Pleia
 des star cluster is 18 degrees above Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091009T044214Z
UID:9866D3A6-7870-472E-B727-EA4C83EC4FBB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091007/full/news.2009.979.
 html
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091011
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Enormous ring found asournd Saturn
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091006
DTSTAMP:20091010T002424Z
SEQUENCE:9
DESCRIPTION:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/news/spitzer-20091
 006.html\n\nhttp://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2009-19/rel
 ease.shtml
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100602T054829Z
UID:717D8BA4-3009-4366-A0F6-6D32B10E869A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100531
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 45 degrees to the lower left of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100530
DTSTAMP:20100602T054829Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury very low in the ENE at dawn. Binoculars wil
 l help.	
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100611T043544Z
UID:5E2EB23A-1878-455F-8E05-31E7BD6FAEB8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100616
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:This week\, watch the crescent Moon pass the three converging pl
 anets\, Venus\, Mars and Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100615
DTSTAMP:20100611T043544Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Tonight the crescent Moon is near Venus. Look to the left of
  Venus for the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091010T002910Z
UID:9699B676-B896-46C5-B42D-446AE15F1C50
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091013
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter ends its retrograde motion today.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091012
DTSTAMP:20091010T002910Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Planets usually move west to east against the background sta
 rs. At times\, when the Earth is passing a planet in its orbit\, planets
  seem to move backwards\, or east to west. Jupiter has been moving east 
 to west since June. It's now going back to its normal prograde motion. L
 ook for Jupiter in the south-southeast sky at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090915T174120Z
UID:8C99FCCB-6995-46CB-B440-FD3F67B7A91A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090919
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn was in conjunction with the Sun yesterday.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090918
DTSTAMP:20090915T174121Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Therefore\, Saturn is not visible. For the past many months\
 , Saturn has been part of the evening sky. It's now transitioning to a m
 orning object. Saturn will reappear near the end of the month. Start Loo
 king for Saturn around the 27th\, low in the east. There will be a nice 
 gathering of Saturn\, Mercury and Venus on the 10th of October.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073828Z
UID:AFDC5EFB-C836-404A-9D53-1FE03B6EDF0B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090325
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is to the lower right of the old thin waning crescent Moon.
 
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090324
DTSTAMP:20090611T073828Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look low in the ESE morning sky about 40 minutes before sunr
 ise. Jupiter is 20° to the upper right of Mars. Venus rises 26 minutes b
 efore sunrise and is 10° to the upper left of the rising Sun. In the eve
 ning\, Venus sets 34 minutes after the Sun and is 9.5° to the upper righ
 t of the setting Sun. The times are correct for longitude 90° west and l
 atitude 40° north. The times that Venus rises and sets relative to the s
 un may vary for your area.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090904T065100Z
UID:164A524D-7AFA-49F1-8B82-D9CA4FF547D7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090906
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Mars are 35° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090905
DTSTAMP:20090904T065100Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars to the upper right of Venus. Both can be seen 
 in the morning sky. Mars is within the constellation of Gemini the Twins
 . Venus is in the constellation of Cancer the Crab. Look to the east an 
 hour before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091010T002858Z
UID:658335A1-30DE-4D80-BDA2-296C91B1FD6B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091014
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus passes 0.5° south of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091013
DTSTAMP:20091010T002858Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 7° below Venus and Saturn. Look to the east and h
 our before sunrise for the planet grouping. Mars is 60° to the west of V
 enus and Saturn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042536Z
UID:BE1B68C0-9B2F-4DA9-93B8-6DC8C4535D92
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100401
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn span 150° across the sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100331
DTSTAMP:20100402T042536Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:In August\, the three will span just 5°. Watch the three pla
 nets converge this spring and summer. At dusk\, Venus is now in the west
 \, Saturn is in the ESE and Mars is overhead.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090417T040356Z
UID:A29B4431-9C09-4947-91D2-5DA306F2F016
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090416
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Uranus is less than a half a degree to the upper left of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090415
DTSTAMP:20090417T040356Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both Mars and Uranus are above the horizon in the dawn sky b
 ut very low in the eastern morning twilight. Mars can be found 8° to the
  lower right of Venus. Binoculars will aid in finding Mars. Uranus may b
 e too faint to be seen even with the use of a telescope. Jupiter is 38° 
 to the upper right of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100314T043659Z
UID:57430968-D49E-4E77-94AF-BBE7AC9CA90A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100314
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A thin old Moon is low in the east at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100313
DTSTAMP:20100314T043659Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon about 45 minutes before sunrise. The moon 
 will be only 5% illuminated. 	
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050750Z
UID:D2140CAA-CB4B-420C-AB7C-EF3785F3A516
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091227
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is in the southwest an hour after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091226
DTSTAMP:20100108T050750Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 33.5° to the lower right of Jupiter. Mercury is f
 ading in brightness fast as it moves to its inferior conjunction on the 
 4th of January. How many more evenings can you spot Mercury? <hr width="
 80%" /> <p>Please send any comments\, suggestions\, or questions to<br>
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091104T002424Z
UID:34989B5C-6FFB-4653-9C1B-410E9ACC6252
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091105
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Neptune ends its retrograde motion. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091104
DTSTAMP:20091104T002424Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Neptune with a telescope. It's 5.7° to the ENE of J
 upiter and 2.2° NNW of the star Delta Capricorni. On December 20th\, Jup
 iter will pass just Ω° south of Neptune. Neptune is very dim\, only 8th 
 magnitude.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100602T054753Z
UID:907F20C1-2D53-4F84-A989-979D4D920B67
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100604
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is less than 2 degrees from Regulus in Leo the Lion. (Use S
 how Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100603
DTSTAMP:20100602T054754Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch Mars pass Regulus over the next several nights. Mars w
 ill be closest to Regulus on the 6th of June.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073030Z
UID:77B4241C-1A99-4B5F-BAE3-823271585D86
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090517
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Venus are 6.6° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090516
DTSTAMP:20090611T073030Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is to the lower left of Venus. This is the maximum dist
 ance apart that the pair will be between the 2nd and 3rd conjunctions of
  their triple conjunction. Look for the two planets in the east at dawn.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100204T200849Z
UID:FF4BBA6C-5D23-4D3C-86CA-A8366AB7916E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100206
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:This week and next week are good times to look for the Zodiacal 
 Light. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100205
DTSTAMP:20100204T200849Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look in the late evening sky about two to three hours after 
 sunset. The Zodiacal Light will appear as a faint glow rising from the w
 estern horizon. A very clear and dark sky is needed to observe this fain
 t glow. It's caused by interplanetary dust in the plane of the solar sys
 tem reflecting sunlight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100129T191016Z
UID:B62ABF91-1517-40D1-9924-CFCB3D73222D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100131
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is at perigee\, the point in its orbit closest to the E
 arth.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100130
DTSTAMP:20100129T191016Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At 4 a.m. EST the Moon will be 221\,577 miles from Earth. Th
 e Moon is full at 1:18 a.m. EST. This will be the closest Full Moon of t
 he year. The Moon will appear 14% larger than the average Full Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3B7CAE3F-46AD-48DE-A52E-7ECD8D669FFB
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090911T065352Z
UID:1EB56016-9573-42A0-98D0-9FCAD1F76A03
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090913
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The star Regulus is 10° to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090912
DTSTAMP:20090911T065352Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and Regulus in the dawn sky. Look to the east
 . Venus is shining bright at -4th magnitude. Regulus is a 1.4 magnitude 
 star.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090821T031846Z
UID:E575F98C-2A65-4118-A009-A8506C9C75DD
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090822
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very thin young crescent Moon may be visible very low in the w
 est.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090821
DTSTAMP:20090821T031846Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is below Saturn and Mercury. Tomorrow the young Moo
 n will be easier to see for most observers. Observers in the southern U.
 S. will have a better chance of seeing this very low Moon. Sighting of t
 his crescent marks the start of Ramadan.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091210T235221Z
UID:D3782DF4-2C75-4713-8BE6-5310D45655F4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091213
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is 1.5° to the lower right of Neptune.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091212
DTSTAMP:20091210T235222Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aim a telescope or binoculars at Jupiter and look for 8th ma
 gnitude Neptune to the upper left of Jupiter. On the 20th of December th
 e two planets will be just a half a degree apart. The Geminid meteor sho
 wer will peak tomorrow evening into the morning of the 14th. Some meteor
 s may be spotted zipping through the sky tonight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090717T041645Z
UID:18A84A86-94B5-4D5A-95CA-5C7D81E5AC61
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090718
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Pleiades star cluster is to the lower left of the waning cre
 scent Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090717
DTSTAMP:20090717T041645Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and the star cluster in the east in the mo
 rning sky an hour and a half before sunrise. Mars is about 6° below the 
 Pleiades. Venus is almost 10° to the lower left of Mars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091010T002924Z
UID:1E203E71-7BB6-4EE1-80FD-9FD0150EA07A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091012
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is visible high in the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091011
DTSTAMP:20091010T002924Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is in a line with the twin stars Castor and Pollux in G
 emini. The Last Quarter Moon is to the west of Mars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174037Z
UID:4E8A681B-D571-4599-9EFD-CFDADB53A225
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100413
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is about 10 degrees to the right of the old thin crescen
 t Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100412
DTSTAMP:20100413T174037Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The pair can be seen low in the east at dawn. Look about 30 
 minutes before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090630T232937Z
UID:F946B02B-6470-47C3-A5D1-BBD359C181F3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009%23jbo
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090703
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:June Boötids (JBO)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090622
DTSTAMP:20090630T233121Z
SEQUENCE:8
DESCRIPTION:Maximum on June 27th 08h30m UT
BEGIN:VALARM
X-WR-ALARMUID:2C6A0C10-D4A1-4EA1-9531-DABB5A25DAC3
TRIGGER:-PT15M
ATTACH;VALUE=URI:Basso
ACTION:AUDIO
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100321T002016Z
UID:A96D0B4B-899E-4E80-AB39-8DF019002AAF
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100322
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is at opposition.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100321
DTSTAMP:20100321T002016Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Saturn to rise around sunset and set around sunrise
 . Saturn can be seen in the east at dusk and the west at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100226T175349Z
UID:22D6382F-B49F-42E5-B946-852FAEE7A44E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100301
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Full Moon will rise in the east about 25 minutes after sunse
 t.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100228
DTSTAMP:20100226T175349Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:When the Full Moon is close to the horizon\, people often pe
 rceive is to be larger than it is when it's high in the sky. The big moo
 n is just an illusion. Look for the big moon illusion around moonrise to
 night. Jupiter is at conjunction with the Sun. It re-emerges from behind
  the Sun in the dawn sky late next month.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090619T060427Z
UID:F36B91FD-0703-4575-9E17-BCAE2CE2C602
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090620
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is to the upper left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090619
DTSTAMP:20090619T060427Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look in the morning sky. Venus is found in the east an hour 
 before sunrise. Mars is 2°the upper right of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090918T040930Z
UID:9C16C752-07BF-4A80-A071-6F9B991E337D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090922
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Look for the waxing crescent Moon very low in the southwest.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090921
DTSTAMP:20090918T040930Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The three day old Moon will be visible a half hour after sun
 set. Look for earthshine. Earthshine is the faint glow of light on the d
 ark side of the Moon. Earthshine is also known as "The old Moon in the y
 oung Moon's arms."
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100524T091242Z
UID:86AF820B-54D7-4686-BCAC-F0C32DB7C88C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100522
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus reaches farthest north this weekend.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100521
DTSTAMP:20100524T091242Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:It's just over 25 degrees north of the the celestial equator
  and 1.6 degrees farther north than the Sun at the summer solstice. Look
  for Venus shining bright in the WNW at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090619T060504Z
UID:2B16D4C9-034A-4E65-9369-9319B3714387
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090613
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 22° to the lower left of Venus and will remain 22° to
  Venus' lower left until the 16th of June.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090612
DTSTAMP:20090619T060504Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury low in the ENE about an hour before sunrise
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090717T041653Z
UID:0B9CBBBD-D46F-47FF-A4E5-602D5663665F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090716
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is at Last Quarter at 5:53 a.m. EDT.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090715
DTSTAMP:20090717T041653Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This morning\, aim a telescope at the Moon and look for the 
 Straight Wall. The Straight Wall\, also known as Rupes Recta\, is a 70 m
 ile long fault line on the Moon. It will appear as a bright line very ne
 ar the lunar terminator this morning. When the Moon is near First Quarte
 r\, the Straight Wall appears as a dark line.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072904Z
UID:E9962053-89BC-41F5-893F-357ACC44F411
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090526
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Look for the very thin Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090525
DTSTAMP:20090611T072904Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The young Moon is easily visible in the WNW an hour after su
 nset.  This will be May's northern most moonset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054758Z
UID:31CF5F91-6CFA-41D5-AC46-D9D2FD4557C6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100207
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 10° to the lower right of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100206
DTSTAMP:20100212T054758Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Try to find Venus in the early bright twilight. Venus sets l
 ess than 30 minutes after the Sun. Look for Venus with binoculars 15 min
 utes after sunset. Venus will be in the WSW\, very close to the horizon.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091107T010528Z
UID:598B5557-E1AA-4845-98FB-B1EBBDF43B58
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091109
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is west of Mars and southeast of the twi
 n stars\, Castor and Pollux.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091108
DTSTAMP:20091107T010528Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is 30° to the lower left of Venus. Look for Venus low 
 in the ESE dawn sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091110T220543Z
UID:FD320623-BC4B-4F99-B55C-714FDDA9530C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091113
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is near Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091112
DTSTAMP:20091110T220543Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is 34° to the lower left of Saturn. Look for the Moon\
 , Saturn and Venus an hour before sunrise. Venus will be very low\, near
  the ESE horizon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100314T043648Z
UID:5452FA5C-40A2-4A6C-B3AE-0669C4101FD6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100316
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Saturn are about 170° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100315
DTSTAMP:20100314T043648Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for both planets on opposite horizons. Venus is low in 
 the west. Saturn is low in the east. Try and see both at the same time. 
 Look 45 minutes after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090911T065355Z
UID:6C1F13A6-5210-433F-8E3E-F502AF3BAE44
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090912
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Venus are as far apart from each other as they can b
 e\, 180°.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090911
DTSTAMP:20090911T065355Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter will set as Venus rises. Try looking for both. Look 
 for a setting Jupiter in the WSW about 2Ω hours before sunrise. Then tur
 n 180° to the ENE and watch Venus rise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073929Z
UID:76C3CE0A-F58B-468D-BC02-29D522695E28
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090319
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is down to a 4% crescent and is 16° to the upper right of 
 the setting Sun.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090318
DTSTAMP:20090611T073929Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus will set less than an hour and a half after the Sun. L
 ook for Venus in the west just after sunset. Use binoculars or a telesco
 pe to see the crescent phase. When Venus is in the west\, turn around an
 d look for Saturn in the east. Saturn's rings are tilted only 3° from ed
 gewise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090807T042809Z
UID:D92918D1-23FE-46EE-AE51-3C65D9104FCC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090809
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 20° to the lower left of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090808
DTSTAMP:20090807T042809Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars in the east at dawn. Mars is shining at 1st ma
 gnitude. Venus is much brighter at -4 magnitude. Venus is in the constel
 lation of Gemini the Twins. Mars is in Taurus the Bull.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090818T031142Z
UID:0EBB806A-A3FD-4FF2-B4D4-8C8BB037A66C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090816
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 3.3° below Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090815
DTSTAMP:20090818T031142Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both are very low in the west 45 minutes after sunset. Binoc
 ulars will help in spotting this pair of planets. Jupiter is easily visi
 ble in the southeast at dusk. Jupiter is at its maximum brightness\, -2.
 9 magnitude. The giant planet is visible all night long.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091107T010524Z
UID:759DE1AB-E0DB-4EC7-BA3D-3D0D6FF2E3C3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091110
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Last Quarter Moon is southeast of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091109
DTSTAMP:20091107T010524Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon and Mars are high in the south at dawn. Jupiter is 
 easily visible in the evening sky. Look to the south an hour after sunse
 t for Jupiter
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072648Z
UID:8D1B2407-2717-4524-BE4A-B25143F9D282
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090608
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is Full at 2:12 p.m. EDT.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090607
DTSTAMP:20090611T072648Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Tonight\, look for the southern most Moon to rise about a ha
 lf hour after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073537Z
UID:611EA9C2-A6F8-42CE-8737-95075641DE52
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090410
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Full Moon rises in the ESE very close to the star Spica in t
 he constellation of Virgo the Maiden.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090409
DTSTAMP:20090611T073537Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:With binoculars\, look on the Moon for the lunar rays. Rays 
 are spoke-like lines emanating from some of the Moon's craters. Rays are
  best seen when the Moon is near full. The crater Tycho has a very impre
 ssive set of rays. The rays are caused by debris blasted out of the crat
 er at the time of impact.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225410Z
UID:6E81CB12-7D55-420B-AC74-CC8362501FA4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090924
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent Moon is to the lower right of Antares.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090923
DTSTAMP:20090930T225410Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch the Moon move across the southern part of the sky over
  the next week. By the 29th\, the Moon will be close to Jupiter.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100324T233910Z
UID:05B36E76-C119-49B1-A8D9-D05D1DAB6367
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100327
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 6° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100326
DTSTAMP:20100324T233910Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair in the west\, 40 minutes after sunset. Bin
 oculars will help you find Mercury in the evening twilight close to the 
 horizon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100503T222420Z
UID:1A99F93A-09DB-4EF5-B6F6-F6142DBBA5E3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100504
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is up in the morning sky. (Use Show Info
 )
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100503
DTSTAMP:20100503T222420Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aim a telescope at the Moon and look for the three craters\,
  Theophilus\, Cyrillus and Catharina Theophilus\, Cyrillus and Catharina
  are each about 60 miles in diameter and this morning are very near the 
 lunar terminator.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100611T043548Z
UID:C52980D9-0321-4FC4-954F-3E3425C6D8E4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100615
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A thin crescent Moon is below Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100614
DTSTAMP:20100611T043548Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and the Moon in the WNW and hour after sunset
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091201T032724Z
UID:66BDF5D6-0A9D-4848-99EA-A2BA239CF14B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091202
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Full Moon is east of the Pleiades star cluster.  (Use Show I
 nfo in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Insp
 ector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091201
DTSTAMP:20091201T032724Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Use binoculars to find the cluster in the bright glare of th
 e Moon. On the Moon\, look for the rays of the crater Tycho. Lunar rays 
 are best seen when the Moon is near full. Rays are spoke like features r
 adiating from some craters. The rays are formed by ejecta coming from th
 e crater at the time of impact.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams
  Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web
  site that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky
 . Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever changi
 ng sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as 
 soon as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS l
 ink below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator 
 or feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information including s
 tar charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'
 ll get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help supp
 ort the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100511T215446Z
UID:A5974B87-4EC2-453C-99F9-32BE06C53FD8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100513
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very thin old Moon can be spotted low in the ENE an hour befor
 e sunrise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100512
DTSTAMP:20100511T215446Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Binoculars will help you find this hairline thin Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100524T091326Z
UID:147E53D6-4E6B-451C-82F0-C9BA7FE56A67
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100519
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent Moon is part of the evening sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100518
DTSTAMP:20100524T091326Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Apollo 11 landing site is along the lunar terminator. Ap
 ollo 11 landed in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20\, 1969. In 2009\, NA
 SA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed the landing site\, Tranqu
 ility Base.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073333Z
UID:F78C2B81-8587-485A-843B-BE27331BB849
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090427
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A young thin crescent Moon is easily visible in the WNW after su
 nset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090426
DTSTAMP:20090611T073333Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Pleiades star cluster is below the Moon. Mercury is belo
 w the Pleiades. Look one hour after sunset. Try and fit all three in the
  field of view of binoculars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:EF551F10-E8D5-4D44-902C-B8EA5B9D08F9
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090915T174131Z
UID:8404AE42-259D-4E4D-B62E-3ACD26A82AF3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090916
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter's moon Io will pass in front of Jupiter's moon Europa be
 tween 8:42 and 8:50 p.m. EDT.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090915
DTSTAMP:20090915T174131Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter's moons can easily be seen with most telescopes and 
 good binoculars. A bit later\, from 10:10 to 10:20 pm EDT\, Io's shadow 
 will pass over Europa. Look for Jupiter in the southeast. It's shining v
 ery bright at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212543Z
UID:2A0BE81E-9FFB-4284-BBA9-E2F38A8E2A14
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100423
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Lyrid meteor shower peaks in the predawn sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100422
DTSTAMP:20100422T212543Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Lyrid shower is not a particularly strong meteor shower.
  Expect peaks of around 10 meteors per hour under the best observing con
 ditions. If you see a shooting star tonight and its path traces back to 
 the constellation of Lyra. It is most likely a Lyrid meteor.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100326T040510Z
UID:DFEB8496-6F75-4103-9137-BEE792777F8D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100328
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 5° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100327
DTSTAMP:20100326T040510Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair in the west\, 40 minutes after sunset. Bin
 oculars will help you find Mercury in the evening twilight close to the 
 horizon. Mercury\, Venus\, Mars and Saturn span 160° across the sky. Can
  you see all four planets at the same time?
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100217T043250Z
UID:5C97A99A-530A-460E-A2CD-454E1D0DB9DD
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100216
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 1.2° below Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100215
DTSTAMP:20100217T043250Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Use the thin crescent Moon to help find the pair of planets 
 in the bright early twilight. Jupiter and Venus are about 12° below the 
 Moon.  Look about 20 minutes after sunset\, low in the WSW sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091123T215659Z
UID:F72EB6ED-194C-4423-89F4-3ADE0EB40FEA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091119
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The young crescent Moon is low in the southwest\, 45 minutes aft
 er sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091118
DTSTAMP:20091123T215659Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is less than 5% illuminated. You will need a clear 
 view to the horizon. Binoculars may help.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073038Z
UID:7F7F7CA7-C520-41F4-87F6-E80DBFD4DAD0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090516
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Neptune is less than 1° from Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090515
DTSTAMP:20090611T073038Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The last planet will stay within one degree from Jupiter unt
 il the 21st of July. Jupiter and Neptune will be at their closest on May
  28th (0.4°). Look for Neptune with a telescope to the left of Jupiter. 
 Jupiter is easily visible in the predawn sky in the southeast.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225352Z
UID:5778C9C0-569A-400B-8EA8-6AEBFD1B53A9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090929
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 12° to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090928
DTSTAMP:20090930T225352Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the east 45 minutes before sunrise. Mercury is getti
 ng closer to Venus. The two will be at their closest on the morning of t
 he 8th of October. On that date\, Mercury will be just 0.2° from Saturn.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:5E3F4601-F620-4867-8C87-5AF4E0BAB6DA
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072915Z
UID:A899C864-638B-4DE3-8BD8-57C957F0E676
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090524
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very thin old waning crescent Moon is very low in the ENE at d
 awn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090523
DTSTAMP:20090611T072915Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Binoculars will help in spotting this old Moon. Try looking 
 45 minutes before sunrise. If you see this Moon\, try finding the Moon a
 gain on Sunday evening. That young Moon will be more of a challenge to f
 ind.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090619T060435Z
UID:1097902D-251B-41C4-881B-2A7EB2A17B8E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090618
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Neptune is 0.8° WNW of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090617
DTSTAMP:20090619T060435Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the maximum distance apart for these two planets bet
 ween their 1st and 2nd conjunctions. Jupiter is visible to the unaided e
 ye in the SSE at dawn. Neptune can be seen in a telescope as a very fain
 t 8th magnitude point of light.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091016T065137Z
UID:2E054018-D969-46B2-8A14-473FF753C682
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091015
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is now 1.3° above Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091014
DTSTAMP:20091016T065137Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and Saturn in the morning sky\, an hour befor
 e sunrise. Mercury is 7° to the lower left of Venus. Look to the east. T
 he waning crescent Moon is near the star Regulus\, above Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090805T081829Z
UID:9C7BE22B-CBA4-4BEA-A642-6420DB6E0486
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090806
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A penumbral eclipse of the Moon happens today. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090805
DTSTAMP:20090805T081829Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The penumbra is the lighter outer part of the Earth's shadow
 . When the Full Moon enters this shadow\, a slight darkening of the Moon
  occurs. This slight darkening is not usually noticable to the human eye
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073834Z
UID:ACC99057-AAF8-4C48-BD82-DDAADC83B7BD
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090324
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin waning crescent Moon is to the lower left of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090323
DTSTAMP:20090611T073834Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Jupiter in the morning sky. Jupiter is
  low in the ESE sky at dawn. Venus rises 22 minutes before the Sun in th
 e ENE and sets 42 minutes after the Sun in the WNW. By the 25th\, Venus 
 will be seen more easily in the morning than the evening.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090725T002827Z
UID:9462AAE7-5012-4D35-BB2C-04CC5B34DD0B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090728
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The two brightest planets\, Venus and Jupiter\, are 120° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090727
DTSTAMP:20090725T002827Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for both in the morning sky. Venus is in the ENE. Jupit
 er is in the southwest.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073215Z
UID:2B2FE261-DE91-48CB-81E8-BF4AA09B5E67
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090509
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon rises around sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090508
DTSTAMP:20090611T073215Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is full at 12:01 a.m. EDT on the 9th. Look for the 
 Moon to rise in the ESE as the Sun sets in the WNW. When the full Moon i
 s close to the horizon\, it often look bigger than it does when it's hig
 h over head. Measure the angular size of the Moon by holding your thumb 
 over the Moon when it is low and then again when it is high. Its angular
  size does not change.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3DBAEAA7-AEA8-48C1-A8C2-CCA9B1F158AD
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100412T042545Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090915T174127Z
UID:D10894D1-ABB8-4955-BE2C-C856E2E65EC0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090917
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin crescent Moon is very close to the planet Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090916
DTSTAMP:20090915T174127Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and the Moon in the morning sky. The pair wil
 l be in the east. The star Regulus is 5° below Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091020T231825Z
UID:52436326-0F7C-426C-A621-0409F08A6B9E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091024
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent Moon is in the southwest evening sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023
DTSTAMP:20091020T231825Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look at the Moon with a telescope to see Theophilus Crater. 
 Theophilus is 60 miles in diameter and 2.5 miles deep. A 4600 foot mount
 ain peak is at its center.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073313Z
UID:7C24BBBE-B4C1-4FDC-907C-07A54303ACB5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090430
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 1°-2° below the Pleiades star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090429
DTSTAMP:20090611T073313Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look with binoculars for the star of the Pleiades. Mercury a
 nd the cluster are best seen about an hour after sunset in the WNW\, low
 \, close to the horizon. Mercury will fade rapidly in the coming days.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091016T065123Z
UID:01F3D36E-37FA-46EC-8162-73E11F5B555B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091016
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury\, Venus and Saturn span 10°.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091015
DTSTAMP:20091016T065123Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:A thin crescent Moon is to the upper right of the planets. L
 ook an hour before sunrise in the east.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042508Z
UID:71C73AA2-E506-42DB-9F72-B4C6C4D96C0D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100406
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100405
DTSTAMP:20100402T042508Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The distance is now increasing between Mercury and Venus. Me
 rcury will remain part of the evening sky until the third week of April.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090805T160000Z
UID:A19CC343-8909-49C4-B95F-943BA06CD06B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090807
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus rises at its farthest north of east.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090806
DTSTAMP:20090805T160000Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus to rise about three hours before sunrise. Ven
 us will rise in the ENE. Mars is 19° to the upper right of Venus. Overni
 ght\, look for the Moon near Jupiter.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100314T043721Z
UID:99A24E5A-E6B6-4F61-B571-814E7E817CAC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100309
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn rises just about five minutes before Venus sets.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100308
DTSTAMP:20100314T043721Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Soon you will be able to see both simultaneously as the plan
 ets converge. On what date will you first see them both at the same time
 ? Venus and Saturn are moving closer towards each other and will pass in
  August of this year.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090822T043121Z
UID:4C87C7EC-5467-4389-AA1A-D8E9BC2BA05D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090823
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is easier to see than last evening\, but it's 
 still low in the evening twilight.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090822
DTSTAMP:20090822T043121Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the waxing crescent in the west\, 30 minutes after 
 sunset. Mercury is about 9° to the right of the Moon. Saturn is 7° to th
 e right of Mercury.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091016T065112Z
UID:BAE187BD-6BE0-44DF-AE99-04CA8DC66025
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091018
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is 4.5° above Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091017
DTSTAMP:20091016T065112Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 8° below Venus. The very old crescent Moon is bel
 ow and to the right of Mercury and may be seen by observers in the south
 east\, 25 minutes before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100217T043223Z
UID:DCC2AD4C-BE47-4A71-8CFB-51A13676423B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100219
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is now 2° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100218
DTSTAMP:20100217T043224Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair low in the WSW. Use binoculars. This may b
 e the last chance to see Jupiter in the evening twilight. Look about 15 
 minutes after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091018T181732Z
UID:3BC3C124-27E9-454D-A2AD-ACD2A00955FC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091020
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury\, Venus and Saturn span 16° across the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091019
DTSTAMP:20091018T181732Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the east 45 minutes before sunrise. Mercury is very 
 low in the east. Later this week Mercury will leave the morning sky and 
 move behind the Sun. Mercury will reappear in the evening sky in Decembe
 r. Venus will remain part of the morning sky until early December.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100507T050301Z
UID:BED9F86E-3A89-4AD6-AAB3-CC0FBFF02C18
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100508
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Mars are 60 degrees apart and closing.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100507
DTSTAMP:20100507T050301Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus in the WNW and Mars high in the southwest at 
 dusk. The two planets will be just 2 degrees apart on August 18. Watch V
 enus and Mars as they converge.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100602T054905Z
UID:81793581-3E7E-4BCD-8F25-CAEFFC9252F7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100528
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Full Moon rises shortly after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100527
DTSTAMP:20100602T054905Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the southeast for a big Moon close to the horizon. T
 he star Antares is close to the Full Moon. - Mars is 5 degrees from the 
 star Regulus and closing. Mars will pass Regulus in early June. On June 
 6th Mars will be just 1 degree from the star.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:E77A8D4A-7B0A-44E9-9265-59D77B7C5767
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073814Z
UID:A305CC07-CFB6-452B-8A94-BC2BC2ED749C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090327
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus rises 33 minutes before the Sun in the morning and sets 18
  minutes after the Sun in the evening.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090326
DTSTAMP:20090611T073814Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Carefully use binoculars to try and see Venus while it's clo
 se to the Sun. The planet is a 1% crescent. Look for Venus in the mornin
 g in the east and in the evening in the WNW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174250Z
UID:FF68C795-3254-4402-AD42-D58C33436376
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100405
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3 degrees apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100404
DTSTAMP:20100413T174250Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050732Z
UID:54FA3EB5-050B-44AC-8036-3B5D39126D77
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100102
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is at perigee\, the point in its orbit closest to the E
 arth.  (Use Show Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Not
 es tab in the Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100101
DTSTAMP:20100108T050732Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is also close to full. This combination will cause 
 tides to be larger than usual.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams 
 Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web 
 site that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky.
  Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever changin
 g sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as s
 oon as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS li
 nk below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator o
 r feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information including st
 ar charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'l
 l get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help suppo
 rt the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051255Z
UID:90A7CF5B-05D7-4C82-B490-2052E151F663
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090708
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Full Moon passes through the outer part of the Earth's shado
 w causing a slight penumbral eclipse.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090707
DTSTAMP:20090627T051255Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The faint darkening of the edge of the Moon will not be noti
 ceable to the eye. The Moon will have set before the penumbral eclipse e
 nds for most of the east coast.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073308Z
UID:34A521B1-256E-4A32-B25F-CCAF2C7F09FD
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090501
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Saturn are 105° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090430
DTSTAMP:20090611T073308Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is low in the WNW. Saturn is high in the south. Both
  can be seen in the evening sky. Mercury will only be visible for about 
 another week as its brightness fades. Mercury passes between us and the 
 Sun\, inferior conjunction\, on the 18th of May. Saturn will stay easily
  visible in the evening sky until August.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090619T060431Z
UID:24A11DC3-90DD-49EE-90EB-A4A7BAB902F1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090619
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is to the upper right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090618
DTSTAMP:20090619T060431Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look in the morning sky. Venus is found in the east an hour 
 before sunrise. Mars is 2° to the upper right of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090717T041649Z
UID:1AE6AD25-C412-4154-9C7D-A8A1088B770C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090717
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is visible in the dawn sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090716
DTSTAMP:20090717T041649Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon will be high in the east. Forty years ago today\, A
 pollo 11 started its historic journey to the Moon\, landing in the Sea o
 f Tranquility. This morning\, the Sea of Tranquility can't be seen. It's
  in the dark\, unlit half of the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051328Z
UID:ED6B73A4-CBFD-443F-BE28-4F08321C0CA1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090628
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent Moon is to the lower left of the planet Satu
 rn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090627
DTSTAMP:20090627T051328Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Saturn in the evening sky in the WSW. 
 Theophilus crater is easily visible near the lunar terminator. Use binoc
 ulars to see this 60 mile wide\, 2Ω mile deep crater on the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051310Z
UID:1F4CE517-4D66-4C7B-8301-17481F2EEECA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090704
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Earth is at aphelion. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090703
DTSTAMP:20090627T051310Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aphelion is the point in the Earth's orbit that is farthest 
 from the Sun. Earth is now 1.017 AU from the Sun or 94\,500\,000 miles. 
 That's about 1.6 million miles farther from the Sun than average.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225358Z
UID:7803D881-1663-45F2-BBF1-832EF66F203A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090927
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is visible 15° below Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090926
DTSTAMP:20090930T225358Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the east 45 minutes before sunrise. Mercury will be 
 a bit easier to see in the next few weeks. Saturn will join Mercury and 
 Venus for a nice morning gathering in the first week of October.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090911T065359Z
UID:16739AAF-8D04-4DD0-B81C-2A5A565E08F5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090911
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is near the Pleiades in the predawn sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090910
DTSTAMP:20090911T065359Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:As dawn approaches\, the Moon will move closer to the star c
 luster. For observers in Hawaii\, the Moon will occult some of the Pleia
 des stars before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090712T055230Z
UID:F9B1803E-22C3-42F4-9BC9-9EE664BA841A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090713
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Pleiades star cluster is 5° north of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090712
DTSTAMP:20090712T055230Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 8° to the upper right of Venus. All three can be see
 n in the morning sky. Look to the east an hour and a half before sunrise
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100511T220256Z
UID:D4B9D6FA-B3B5-41AD-BCAF-32F8E16DBDB9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100512
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A thin waning crescent Moon is low in the east and hour before s
 unrise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100511
DTSTAMP:20100511T220256Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter is about 24 degrees to the right of the very thin Mo
 on.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100127T070836Z
UID:6D31E36D-36F3-4E1F-9C97-2ED180992DE8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100128
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at greatest elongation.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100127
DTSTAMP:20100127T070836Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 25° west of the Sun. Look for Mercury low in the 
 southeast at dawn. Mars is at its closest approach to the Earth at 2 p.m
 . EST. The red planet is 0.664 AU or 61.7 million miles from the Earth. 
 Mars is at opposition on Friday\, January 29th.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054043Z
UID:916EEC99-553A-4F2D-9FD9-7D0051B8EF46
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100215
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The very young thin crescent Moon is to the left of Venus and Ju
 piter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100214
DTSTAMP:20100212T054044Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look low in the WSW 20 minutes after sunset. Binoculars will
  help you find the Moon\, Venus and Jupiter in the bright evening twilig
 ht. The Moon will be about 20 to 21 hours old for observers on the east 
 coast\, 23 hours old for west coast observers. Tomorrow's Moon will be e
 asier to spot.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091104T002428Z
UID:4F200A02-0371-4BD1-A9D8-25766A522A72
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091104
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus passes 3.5° north of the the star Spica. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091103
DTSTAMP:20091104T002428Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look low in the ESE an hour before sunrise. Late in the even
 ing\, the Full Moon passes over the Pleiades star cluster. Look with bin
 oculars to see the Moon occult the stars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091110T220550Z
UID:1914220A-99C1-4120-A0E9-B143668D89E1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091111
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is close to the star Regulus in Leo the
  Lion.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091110
DTSTAMP:20091110T220550Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 19° to the northwest of Regulus. Look for Mars\, Reg
 ulus and the Moon in the morning sky\, high in the south.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091105T030507Z
UID:F394F0A7-86D7-4C1D-BE38-5E8F59386023
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.meteorblog.com/
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091126
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Halloween Fireballs - Taurids Meteor Shower
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090925
DTSTAMP:20091105T032017Z
SEQUENCE:11
DESCRIPTION:The Northern Taurids (NTA) Meteor Shower has a maximum on No
 v. 12th. The Southern Taurids max. on the 5th
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091124T011141Z
UID:1ED36F27-CDBD-4B87-BB04-CBEA0F814D6C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091129
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The gibbous Moon is in the ESE sky at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091128
DTSTAMP:20091124T011141Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aim a telescope at the Moon and look for the crater Aristarc
 hus. Aristarchus is a very bright crater in the Ocean of Storms.  Arista
 rchus is one of the youngest formation on the Moon\, only 450 million ye
 ars old.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073004Z
UID:A9D1DC2F-EE84-4134-98F5-CAAC915FDADE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090520
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon can be found between Jupiter and Venus 
 in the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090519
DTSTAMP:20090611T073004Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aim a telescope at the Moon to see Sinus Iridum\, also known
  as the Bay of Rainbows. Sinus Iridum is a 200 mile diameter crater on t
 he edge of the Sea of Rains.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091110T220547Z
UID:75DBCBDC-844A-4344-B842-CD322FB6F25D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091112
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks overnight.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091111
DTSTAMP:20091110T220547Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Northern Taurids are a long lasting shower\, going from 
 October 12 to December 2 with the peak tonight. Don't expect a lot of me
 teors\, but if you see one and it seems to be coming from the constellat
 ion of Taurus the Bull\, it's most likely a Northern Taurid meteor.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090918T040937Z
UID:0BBD6379-7A71-423B-B901-C101D6AE092D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090920
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The star Regulus in Leo the Lion is 1.4° below Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090919
DTSTAMP:20090918T040937Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and the star in the dawn sky\, one hour befor
 e sunrise\, low in the east.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100115T183815Z
UID:86D25DF6-FA40-464A-BF3A-528793B63ACE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100119
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is above Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100118
DTSTAMP:20100115T183815Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair in the WSW at dusk. Look for earthshine. E
 arthshine is the faint glow that illuminates the dark side of the Moon. 
 It's caused by sunlight reflecting off the Earth and onto the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054728Z
UID:972A4F5C-4227-467D-A5F6-AD1E618FC228
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100212
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:An old thin crescent Moon is to the upper right of Mercury.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100211
DTSTAMP:20100212T054728Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury and the Moon very low in the ESE\, 40 minut
 es before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T173419Z
UID:B73B29AD-CEE3-4A3E-A818-7F69FD493EBE
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100429
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Lyrids meteor shower\nscheduled for April 15\, 2010 to April 28\
 , 2010\nPeaks Apr 22\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrids meteor shower
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100415
DTSTAMP:20100413T173528Z
SEQUENCE:4
DESCRIPTION:Peak on April 22nd
BEGIN:VALARM
X-WR-ALARMUID:CD3238AD-F4C0-426B-9CB2-74CA0215519F
TRIGGER:-PT15M
ATTACH;VALUE=URI:Basso
ACTION:AUDIO
END:VALARM
BEGIN:VALARM
TRIGGER:-PT15M
ACTION:AUDIO
X-WR-ALARMUID:1DFC5E7A-C4B0-4208-8317-04BBAE6CDD11
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072751Z
UID:E254962F-F7EB-4CBC-9B84-0792C94426ED
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090601
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:About 4 hours before sunrise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090531
DTSTAMP:20090611T072751Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both Jupiter and Saturn can be seen at the same time. Both a
 re less than 5° from the horizon. Saturn is in the west while Jupiter is
  in the ESE. The two giant planets are 162° apart.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072848Z
UID:48A6F63D-B35D-4F98-8564-B60D1A8E6079
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090527
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 6° to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090526
DTSTAMP:20090611T072848Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter is 54° to the upper right of Venus. All three can be
  seen an hour before sunrise. Mars and Venus are in the east. Jupiter is
  in the southeast.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090523T034131Z
UID:E8FD3118-4517-4BD4-A13A-42F6EEB51D46
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090525
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very young Moon is possible to see for observers west of the M
 ississippi.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090524
DTSTAMP:20090523T034131Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Near the center of the US\, the hairline thin Moon will be a
 bove the horizon after sunset when the Moon is only 13 to 14 hours old. 
 Use binoculars and look very low about 30° north of west. Look 20 to 30 
 minutes after sunset. The Moon will be a very thin crescent. This is clo
 se to the youngest the Moon can be seen. It will be a challenge to find.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090918T040933Z
UID:C8C698D0-0CCE-40D4-99F8-0BDEE508C936
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090921
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 0.5° above the star Regulus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090920
DTSTAMP:20090918T040933Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and the star in the dawn sky\, one hour befor
 e sunrise\, low in the east. Mercury is at inferior conjunction today. I
 nferior conjunction is when a planet is between us and the Sun. Mercury 
 will reappear from the Sun's glare in the morning sky in about a week's 
 time.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100127T070847Z
UID:5997B5AB-221B-45B2-AD1E-CEB52DD1D09F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100124
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is a bit past First Quarter this evening.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100123
DTSTAMP:20100127T070847Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Two fine looking craters are near the lunar terminator. Plat
 o with its smooth flat bottom and Eratosthenes near the Apennine Mountai
 ns. The Straight Wall is also visible on the Moon tonight. The Straight 
 Wall is about 70 miles long. It appears as a thin dark line.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100511T214915Z
UID:FDD10D9F-5689-4B4B-92E0-2EC586D9CBD0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100514
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Venus are 55 degrees apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100513
DTSTAMP:20100511T214915Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars and Saturn are 40 degrees apart. These three planets ar
 e visible in the evening sky and are converging. Watch the distance betw
 een them shrink until early August when they form a triangle small enoug
 h to fit in the view of binoculars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091110T220553Z
UID:31D4CEF9-7A32-4FB3-A361-A486DB1D1E79
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091110
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Last Quarter Moon is southeast of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091109
DTSTAMP:20091110T220553Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon and Mars are high in the south at dawn. Jupiter is 
 easily visible in the evening sky. Look to the south an hour after sunse
 t for Jupiter.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100120T185648Z
UID:E9EB66A5-285E-447A-BC82-5F13AE9C08CB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100122
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Jupiter are both about 10° above the horizon\, an hour 
 and a half after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100121
DTSTAMP:20100120T185648Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is in the ENE. Jupiter is in the WSW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050728Z
UID:B068A68B-A91E-419C-9620-CA594AE6CDDE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100103
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Earth is at perihelion. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100102
DTSTAMP:20100108T050728Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Perihelion is the point in the Earth's orbit that is closest
  to the Sun. Today the Earth is 0.983 AU or 91.4 million miles from the 
 Sun. That's about 2 million miles closer than usual.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174132Z
UID:63142C72-F716-4AAD-AE88-ACD74FDB7EF9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100410
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is in the ESE at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100409
DTSTAMP:20100413T174132Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter is about 25 degrees to the lower left of the Moon. L
 ook for Jupiter very low in the east 45 minutes before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042523Z
UID:D93DD541-2AC2-4AD9-811F-EC6CF2C945AF
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100403
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter rises 50 minutes before the Sun. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100402
DTSTAMP:20100402T042523Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter can be seen very low in the east. A clear view to th
 e horizon and binoculars may be needed to see the giant planet. Jupiter 
 will be easier to see in the coming weeks and months.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054133Z
UID:D2410110-A36C-4A39-BBAC-537114567E01
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100214
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Jupiter are 3.2° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100213
DTSTAMP:20100212T054133Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair in the bright evening twilight\, 20 minute
 s after sunset. Jupiter and Venus are low in the WSW. Jupiter is droppin
 g lower in the sky each day. Venus is climbing higher. The two will be a
 t their closest to each other on the 16th.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073304Z
UID:617A2461-FB12-4BF5-A0EA-0F9E8B698FC0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090502
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 5° to the lower left of Venus.  (Use Show Info in the Vi
 ew menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspector for mor
 e details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090501
DTSTAMP:20090611T073304Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus and Mars can be found low in the east at dawn. The cre
 scent Venus is now  1/4 illuminated. Venus is now quite bright. It's shi
 ning at -4.7 magnitude. Mars is much dimmer at +1.2 magnitude. Jupiter i
 s higher in the southeast\, almost 40° to the upper right of Venus.\n\nT
 hese entries are from the new Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe N
 ight Sky Notes is a place on our web site that we use to keep skywatcher
 s up to date on what's up in the sky. Check back often to find out what'
 s new and visible in our ever changing sky. As we learn about something 
 new\, we'll post it to this page as soon as we can. If you like to subsc
 ribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link below. The posts will automatica
 lly show up in your news aggregator or feed reader.\n\nIf you would like
  more detailed information including star charts\, check out our Sky Cal
 endar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll get 12 issues mailed to you. Pr
 oceeds from the Sky Calendar help support the Abrams Planetarium and Nig
 ht Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100608T223142Z
UID:57F8AD2E-C771-4152-8401-97338504739C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100611
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A thin crescent Moon is about 8 degrees above Mercury.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100610
DTSTAMP:20100608T223142Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Pleiades star cluster is to the lower left of the Moon. 
 Look for Mercury and the Moon 45 minutes before sunrise. Binoculars will
  help you find Mercury in the bright morning twilight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090624T190458Z
UID:6EA8876D-BDA5-4DDF-A196-835BDBF3704B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090625
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin crescent Moon is visible low in the WNW sky at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090624
DTSTAMP:20090624T190458Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At dawn look for Venus and Mars. The two planets are still 2
 ° apart. Mercury is 25° to the lower left of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100119T053912Z
UID:230929F5-8CBB-4CA0-8E71-8974859A2E1F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100120
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent Moon is about 20° above and to the left of J
 upiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100119
DTSTAMP:20100119T053912Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the WSW after dark for the Moon. Uranus is about 6° 
 to the left of the Moon. Uranus looks like a 6th magnitude star as seen 
 through binoculars. Uranus is in the faint constellation of Pisces the F
 ish.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073233Z
UID:C54C6A6F-32CF-46F3-A439-08B795094F37
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090507
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon\, which will be full in two days\, is near the star Spi
 ca.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090506
DTSTAMP:20090611T073233Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Spica is part of the constellation of Virgo the Maiden. One 
 can find Spica by following the handle of the Big Dipper\, arcing to the
  star Arcturus and then speeding along to the star Spica.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100217T043243Z
UID:DDF89588-E404-4323-A495-9652B57A5FCB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100217
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus passes within 0.6° south of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100216
DTSTAMP:20100217T043243Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair of bright planets in the early evening twi
 light. Venus and Jupiter will be low in the WSW. Look about 23° below th
 e waxing crescent Moon. In the coming days and weeks\, Venus will be eas
 ier to see. Jupiter is dropping lower each day\, moving behind the Sun b
 y the end of the month.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:5D232ABA-A2C5-4221-B77D-3A4B182D0000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090911T065409Z
UID:8DA50211-0508-4981-BD4B-064487C50C03
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090908
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Venus are 175° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090907
DTSTAMP:20090911T065409Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:It's a challenge to see them both at the same time. Look two
  and a half hours before sunrise. The bright planets will be low on oppo
 site horizons. Venus will be in the ENE while Jupiter is in the WSW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091105T030507Z
UID:05D42A57-333D-4248-99C5-9A0C5750AAC4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.meteorblog.com/
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091113
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Taurids Meteor Shower - Northern Maximum
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091112
DTSTAMP:20091105T032203Z
SEQUENCE:3
DESCRIPTION:The Northern Taurids (NTA) Meteor Shower has a maximum on No
 v. 12th. The Southern Taurids max. on the 5th
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100602T054835Z
UID:39BDB323-4265-4B5B-A666-059030EB3AEA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100530
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn and Venus are 75 degrees apart and closing.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100529
DTSTAMP:20100602T054835Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is in between Venus and Saturn. Watch these three plane
 ts converge this summer. By August\, the three will form a triangle in t
 he western sky just 5 degrees apart.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091123T215646Z
UID:BFA08272-BA9E-4691-AAC2-4C5EECC460C7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091121
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The four day old crescent Moon is in the southwest at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091120
DTSTAMP:20091123T215646Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:A crescent Moon makes a wonderful sight in a small telescope
 . Explore the Moon near the terminator. The terminator is the line that 
 separates the light and dark halves of the Moon. Near the terminator\, m
 any craters and mountains can be found.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050725Z
UID:E01B119E-23EA-49D6-B89B-5030B6A36FB4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100104
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is near the planet Mars. (Use Show Info)
 
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100103
DTSTAMP:20100108T050725Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars and the Moon in the morning sky. Mars is 12° w
 est of the star Regulus. At dawn Mars is in the WSW sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174033Z
UID:849CA30B-3164-4CDA-9701-E2F37F6484B2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100414
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is passing the Beehive star cluster this week.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100413
DTSTAMP:20100413T174033Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch with binoculars as Mars passes 1 degree north of the s
 tar cluster in Cancer the Crab. Mars is moving east by about a third of 
 a degree per day.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073748Z
UID:AADC9178-33D2-474D-92E5-5962C8C04DA3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090329
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin waxing crescent Moon is in the west at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090328
DTSTAMP:20090611T073748Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for earthshine. Earthshine is sunlight reflecting off t
 he Earth and onto the Moon. It's also known as the old Moon in the young
  Moon's arms.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073241Z
UID:14FA28D1-A777-4D28-AD9E-4A923670E663
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090505
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars\, Venus and Jupiter span 45° across the morning sky. (Use S
 how Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090504
DTSTAMP:20090611T073241Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the east at dawn for Venus. Mars is 5Ω° to the lower
  left of Venus. Jupiter is 39Ω° to the upper right of Venus. Uranus and 
 Neptune are between Venus and Jupiter but require a darker sky and teles
 cope to be seen.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090904T065116Z
UID:EFCAF7D8-69AC-476C-8CE1-B824BD8F6924
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090903
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is to the upper left of Jupiter. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090902
DTSTAMP:20090904T065116Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Jupiter in the evening sky in the sout
 heast. At dawn Venus will be very close to the Beehive star cluster in C
 ancer the Crab. Look with binoculars for the cluster of stars behind the
  bright planet. Venus will be in the east an hour before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090701T030822Z
UID:2E23C65D-FDBD-4FD7-A35B-B7B69D2A24E3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009%23sda
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090820
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Southern δ-Aquariids (SDA)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090712
DTSTAMP:20090701T030935Z
SEQUENCE:6
DESCRIPTION:Maximum July 28
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100127T070827Z
UID:2A182CE2-2EE6-4390-AB4A-9155866708E8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100130
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is at opposition.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100129
DTSTAMP:20100127T070827Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Opposition is when a planet is on the opposite side of the s
 ky from the Sun. The red planet is shining bright at -1.3 magnitude. Wat
 ch the planet rise around sunset and set around sunrise. This opposition
  is not as favorable as the perihelic opposition of 2003. The next close
  opposition of Mars is in 2018.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4D01C09D-AAD2-4DE2-BB35-FDEDE89BDD27
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100405
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100404
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090624T190524Z
UID:CAD00D10-E7E3-448A-9AA0-F555C13559B5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090621
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is close to the Pleiades star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090620
DTSTAMP:20090624T190524Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Use binoculars to get a good look at the cluster to the lowe
 r left of the Moon. Some parts of the world will see the Moon pass over 
 the cluster\, but not North America. Venus is 2° to the lower right of M
 ars. Look for Venus\, Mars\, the Moon and the Pleiades in the morning sk
 y\, in the east and ENE.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100127T070844Z
UID:7FAEA5B0-4EC0-4D04-9B26-0B9A9C1E375B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100125
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Mars are 160° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100124
DTSTAMP:20100127T070844Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for both at the same time in the evening twilight. Mars
  will be rising in the ENE. Jupiter will be setting in the WSW. The waxi
 ng gibbous Moon is west of the Pleiades star cluster.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090904T065105Z
UID:910D0C56-DE15-4590-B002-87839FD23271
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090905
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn's rings are tilted edgewise to the Earth\, something that
  only happens every 15 years. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090904
DTSTAMP:20090904T065105Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The bad news is that Saturn is only 11° east of the Sun\, to
 o close to easily be seen. Observers in the southern hemisphere may have
  a chance to see Saturn low on the horizon. The next ring plane crossing
  will be in 2025. Then too\, Saturn will be lost in the glare of the Sun
 . The next ring plane crossing of Saturn in a dark sky will be the tripl
 e crossing in 2038/2039.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054414Z
UID:5E6DB47E-0656-464C-A3E4-0724024E3BA1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100213
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The very old thin crescent Moon is to the left of Mercury very l
 ow in the ESE.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100212
DTSTAMP:20100212T054414Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Binoculars will aid in seeing this hairline thin Moon. Look 
 40 minutes before sunrise. The Moon is at apogee\, the most distant apog
 ee of the year. The Moon is 252\,612 miles from Earth.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100204T200903Z
UID:19529EF0-F6A4-4D06-9A0D-E0B31ABD0F4D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100202
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:In the morning sky\, look for Mercury\, Saturn and Mars.  (Use S
 how Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the
  Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100201
DTSTAMP:20100204T200903Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The three planets span 159° across the sky. Mercury will be 
 low in the southeast. Saturn is a third the way up in the WSW. Mars is l
 ow in the WNW. The waning gibbous Moon is about 20° to the lower right o
 f Saturn.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams Planetarium Night Sky
  Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web site that we use to k
 eep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. Check back often to 
 find out what's new and visible in our ever changing sky. As we learn ab
 out something new\, we'll post it to this page as soon as we can. If you
  like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link below. The posts w
 ill automatically show up in your news aggregator or feed reader.\nIf yo
 u would like more detailed information including star charts\, check out
  our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll get 12 issues maile
 d to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help support the Abrams Planeta
 rium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3C0B90FB-965D-4BBF-A044-31F94FB88343
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100406
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100405
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:The distance is now increasing between Mercury and Venus. Me
 rcury will remain part of the evening sky until the third week of April.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100427T053629Z
UID:9473B4C1-5CB8-4496-9C0D-17E1D2F8E72E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100425
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Astronomy Day! Venus is within 4 degrees of the Pleiades star cl
 uster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100424
DTSTAMP:20100427T053629Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and the star cluster in the WNW an hour after
  sunset. The Pleiades look best in the view of binoculars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100314T043712Z
UID:F7C61609-2D93-4A5C-839A-F30115043E67
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100311
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars ends its retrograde motion.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100310
DTSTAMP:20100314T043712Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Since December 2009\, Mars has been moving west to east. Tod
 ay it will start moving east to west. Mars is now at its minimum distanc
 e from the star Pollux in Gemini\, 7.5°.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100608T223146Z
UID:ACEB6149-393A-45D2-8C47-F1D1C1BD0777
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100610
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is about 20 degrees to the lower left of the waning cres
 cent Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100609
DTSTAMP:20100608T223146Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury very low in the morning twilight along the 
 ENE horizon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091124T011126Z
UID:F7492301-1812-46C4-89AB-F05B38E1621A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091201
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The nearly full Moon is to the west of the Pleiades in the eveni
 ng sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091130
DTSTAMP:20091124T011126Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:As the night progresses\, the Moon moves closer to the star 
 cluster. Tomorrow evening\, the Moon will be east of the cluster. Observ
 ers in Hawaii may see some of the stars of the Pleiades occulted by the 
 Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100602T054800Z
UID:89316C69-860E-4F16-BCEB-D1FD76BA9A00
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100603
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Saturn are 30 degrees apart and closing. (Use Show Info
 )
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100602
DTSTAMP:20100602T054800Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The two planets will be less than 2 degrees from each other 
 on the 30th of July. Today\, Mars is about 2 degrees from the star Regul
 us.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072951Z
UID:D12F4407-FFC7-4543-8BFB-DFF3D51893D7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090521
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is to the upper right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090520
DTSTAMP:20090611T072951Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 6.5° to the lower left of Venus. All three celestial
  objects can be seen in the morning sky in the east. Look an hour before
  sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100414T163056Z
UID:52CBA40F-D1DE-4CEA-BF59-9043D400AC5A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100416
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The young crescent Moon is to the lower right of Venus and very 
 near dim Mercury.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100415
DTSTAMP:20100414T163056Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look low in the WNW an hour after sunset. Binoculars will ai
 d in spotting Mercury and the very thin Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091210T235242Z
UID:71EC8547-E49B-4C8E-B26D-76889BD631EB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091210
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is east of the Last Quarter Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091209
DTSTAMP:20091210T235242Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Saturn and the Moon in the morning sky. At dawn Sat
 urn will be about half way up in the SSE. Saturn rises in the east about
  6 hours before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090828T062038Z
UID:2C36CD5D-A8AD-4B63-A65F-925CAFF0FE16
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090830
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is a waxing gibbous.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090829
DTSTAMP:20090828T062038Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look near the lunar terminator with a telescope for the spec
 tacular crater Copernicus.  Copernicus is thought to be about 800 millio
 n years old\, which is young for a lunar crater. Copernicus is a bit ove
 r 50 miles in diameter. The Moon will be in the low in the sky towards t
 he south this evening.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072605Z
UID:7CCB7115-496F-4B4A-8541-6CF7386675C1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090612
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon rises after midnight and is visible in t
 he morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090611
DTSTAMP:20090611T072605Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Sea of Tranquility is near the lunar terminator. Within 
 the smooth area of the sea is Tranquility Base\, the landing site of Apo
 llo 11. The Eagle landed at Tranquility Base almost 40 years ago on July
  20th 1969.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100113T034338Z
UID:99E9776D-5BD5-4271-9DC7-1B7A88854402
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100117
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A young crescent Moon is to the lower right of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100116
DTSTAMP:20100113T034338Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the very thin waxing crescent about 16° to the lowe
 r right of bright Jupiter in the WSW evening sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091010T003217Z
UID:9C8175B2-3E32-46C2-8908-AD9AD1FC4663
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091005
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn\, Mercury and Venus fit within a 10° field of view. (Use 
 Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091004
DTSTAMP:20091010T003217Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The three planets will remain within 10° until the 15th of O
 ctober. Look for the group of planets in the east at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100112T011523Z
UID:6755F04F-F148-4E5F-A7AB-533B18F99493
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100114
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very thin old crescent Moon is to the lower right of Mercury.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100113
DTSTAMP:20100112T011523Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the crescent and Mercury very low at dawn in the so
 utheast. Binoculars will help you spot the Moon\, 45 minutes before sunr
 ise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091020T231829Z
UID:FFA6DDB8-13FC-446B-9E02-AD38A217F395
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091023
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is 10° to the upper right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091022
DTSTAMP:20091020T231829Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the ESE 45 minutes before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091114T040439Z
UID:833A0D5D-E631-403B-BE5D-F86BA7ED3339
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091114
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin crescent Moon is below Saturn and to the upper right of
  Spica.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091113
DTSTAMP:20091114T040439Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the thin Moon and earthshine. Earthshine is the fai
 nt glow that illuminates the dark side of the Moon. Look for the Moon an
 d Saturn an hour before sunrise in the ESE sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090624T190450Z
UID:7B2ECBFB-AECA-45E8-88A4-ED65E80326CE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090627
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The star Regulus is to the right of the crescent Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090626
DTSTAMP:20090624T190450Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is to the upper left of the Moon. On the Moon\, the S
 ea of Tranquility is partly in view along the terminator. The Sea of Fer
 tility and the Sea of Crises are fully in view. Use binoculars to find t
 he lunar seas. The Moon is in the western sky at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100305T053333Z
UID:02052F43-04D0-487C-9735-755B5553C3B8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100307
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is near the head of the Scorpion.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100306
DTSTAMP:20100305T053333Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:In the morning\, look for the star Antares to the left of th
 e Moon. Two craters that are easily visible on the Moon with a telescope
  this morning are Aristoteles and Eudoxus. Aristoteles and Eudoxus were 
 named after the ancient Greek scientists Eudoxus of Cnidus and Aristotle
 \, both who were students of Plato. Plato also has a lunar crater named 
 after him. It's to the left of the craters Aristoteles and Eudoxus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072730Z
UID:D96F6AF6-6648-4371-A83E-7E8C778050FB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090603
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 5° to the lower left of Venus and closing. (Use Show Inf
 o)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090602
DTSTAMP:20090611T072730Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The two planets will stay within 5° until July 4th. On June 
 21st\, Venus and Mars will be just 2° apart. Look for the pair of planet
 s in the east at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100127T070833Z
UID:35A4D32A-6831-444E-8C36-545E23F3924C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100129
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The nearly full Moon is near the twin stars Castor and Pollux in
  Gemini.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100128
DTSTAMP:20100127T070833Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aim a telescope or binoculars at the Moon and look for the l
 unar rays. Rays are spoke-like lines radiating from some of the Moon's c
 raters. The crater Tycho has one of the best ray systems. Rays are best 
 seen around the time of full Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050741Z
UID:77515B7B-87B1-4259-9BAF-76BAF71BD1AA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091230
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Can you see both Jupiter and Mars at the same time? Try looking 
 about three and a half hours after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091229
DTSTAMP:20100108T050741Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter will be setting in the WSW when Mars is rising in th
 e ENE. Both will be very close to the horizon. The two planets are 173° 
 apart.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090619T060441Z
UID:A3654B07-A7E3-491B-B9E2-3FE6B3F13BE5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090617
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is visible in the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090616
DTSTAMP:20090619T060441Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:With a telescope\, notice the crater Copernicus. It's a 60 m
 ile diameter crater easily visible this morning near the lunar terminato
 r. The crater was named after Nicolaus Copernicus\, the astronomer who i
 n the 16th century put the Sun in the center of the universe rather than
  the Earth.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090712T055240Z
UID:D29728B2-BFBC-477A-88A0-FFD13FE83433
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090711
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter passes 0.6° south of Neptune.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090710
DTSTAMP:20090712T055240Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the second pass of a triple conjunction between Jupi
 ter and Neptune. Both can be seen at the same time through the view of a
  telescope. Neptune is very dim\, only 8th magnitude. With the Moon near
 by tonight\, it may be difficult to see Neptune. A 5th magnitude star\, 
 Mu-Capricorni is between the two planets.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073351Z
UID:3F491AD0-4F5F-44B5-A941-1FFACCB546E9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090424
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very thin old crescent Moon is to the lower left of Venus in t
 he morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090423
DTSTAMP:20090611T073351Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look a little less than an hour before sunrise very low in t
 he east for the hairline thin Moon. Mars is 4.3° to the lower right of V
 enus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050700Z
UID:24EE5198-0261-4F5C-927D-E114DAB9C510
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100110
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is in the SSE dawn sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100109
DTSTAMP:20100108T050700Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The large crater Copernicus is easily visible through a tele
 scope or binoculars. It's near the lunar terminator in the Ocean of Stor
 ms. Copernicus crater was famously photographed by NASA's Lunar Orbiter 
 2 in 1966.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:C90DE772-BF18-4440-A00B-9958D15ED675
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100611T043531Z
UID:EDBC8986-DD8E-4F1D-AEE3-F8713C34F139
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100619
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The First Quarter Moon is to the south of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100618
DTSTAMP:20100611T043531Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The ringed planet and the Moon are in the southwest sky an h
 our after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090828T062048Z
UID:16841B7E-0759-4785-8502-60D0B1737739
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090827
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn and Mercury are 10° apart but both set in the bright even
 ing twilight.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090826
DTSTAMP:20090828T062048Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is at 1.1 magnitude. Mercury is a little brighter at 
 0.2 magnitude. Try looking for the two planets with binoculars about 30 
 minutes after sunset. Both planets will be very low in the west.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174045Z
UID:1F788126-7682-427C-BE25-6CFDD5BD2754
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100412
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is about 5 degrees below a thin waning crescent Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100411
DTSTAMP:20100413T174045Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The pair can be seen low in the east at dawn. Look about 30 
 minutes before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174214Z
UID:1F6CD94B-022F-455E-A7D7-B4D0C09E0DCE
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090724T043220Z
UID:F9E4ABD9-2F33-4DE1-971D-8B41131433E3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090724
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Look for the young Moon in the west 30 minutes after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090723
DTSTAMP:20090724T043220Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The hairline crescent is below the star Regulus. Use binocul
 ars to help spot this young Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050718Z
UID:D55B7C3D-2F92-405E-9DAD-7D3EA9B6F3E9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100106
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Three hours after sunset\, Mars and Jupiter are both 5° above op
 posite horizons. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100105
DTSTAMP:20100108T050718Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter in the WSW. Look for Mars in the ENE. The t
 wo planets are 170° apart.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054755Z
UID:4F285A43-2AE6-4244-8BB9-FBAEB6986007
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100208
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is to the upper right of the star Antar
 es.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100207
DTSTAMP:20100212T054755Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Antares in the SSE morning sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073717Z
UID:1B4D31D3-3F02-4ED2-92A5-C8EB71F9F320
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090401
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:This week you can see four planets in the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090331
DTSTAMP:20090611T073717Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Try and see all four planets at the same time. Forty minutes
  before sunrise\, look for Venus very low in the east\, Mars very low in
  the ESE\, Jupiter low in the southeast and Saturn very low in the west.
  You'll be able to see Venus rising and Saturn setting 4 minutes earlier
  each day this week.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090828T062051Z
UID:C5ACEC97-3770-4726-BB3A-176948A49DB3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090826
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is low in the southwest at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090825
DTSTAMP:20090828T062051Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look at the Moon with a telescope to see the three large cra
 ters\; Theophilus\, Cyrillus and Catharina. The three overlapping crater
 s are close to the terminator tonight. Each crater is about 60 miles in 
 diameter. Theophilus is about 2Ω miles deep.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073210Z
UID:F3B475F5-50B0-45BA-9467-750F0FD91C31
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090510
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon will rise about one hour after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090509
DTSTAMP:20090611T073210Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon to rise in the southeast. During the night
 \, the Moon will move across the southern sky\, staying west of the star
  Antares in the Scorpion.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100319T041842Z
UID:55606E37-096D-4B35-A4A1-E7CC77EA1D0B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100217
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus passes within 0.6° south of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100216
DTSTAMP:20100319T041842Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair of bright planets in the early evening twi
 light. Venus and Jupiter will be low in the WSW. Look about 23° below th
 e waxing crescent Moon. In the coming days and weeks\, Venus will be eas
 ier to see. Jupiter is dropping lower each day\, moving behind the Sun b
 y the end of the month. <hr width="80%" /> <p>Please send any comments\,
  suggestions\, or questions to<br>
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073520Z
UID:3A5414EE-705D-48C0-8E7B-0CEBE7DC7DEA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090413
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 10° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090412
DTSTAMP:20090611T073520Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars with binoculars\, very low in the morning twil
 ight 45 minutes before sunrise. Jupiter is 31° to the upper right of Mar
 s. Venus and Jupiter will be much easier to spot than Mars. Venus appear
 s as a thin 8% crescent when seen through a telescope.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090822T043116Z
UID:0C1EC66F-AF04-482A-83CD-F698111231C1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090824
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent Moon can be easily seen in the WSW very clos
 e to the horizon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090823
DTSTAMP:20090822T043116Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The star Spica is to the upper left of the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072655Z
UID:57FA0894-B2AA-413F-A51A-A9668307245A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090607
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury will be visible for the rest of June.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090606
DTSTAMP:20090611T072655Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is emerging 24° to the lower left of Venus. Look in 
 the ENE about a half hour before sunrise. Mercury is at greatest elongat
 ion on the 13th of June. Overnight\, the nearly Full Moon occults the st
 ar Antares for most of North America. The view is best for observers in 
 the southeast USA.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212530Z
UID:9775ED3D-D59A-4CD0-ACA9-F9AA5DB98F30
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100425
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is within 4 degrees of the Pleiades star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100424
DTSTAMP:20100422T212530Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and the star cluster in the WNW an hour after
  sunset. The Pleiades look best in the view of binoculars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100212T054733Z
UID:870EF183-F2FC-4A0C-A917-A8C6651C0FF9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100211
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Asteroid Vesta is approaching opposition.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100210
DTSTAMP:20100212T054733Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Start looking for it in the evening sky. It's in the constel
 lation of Leo and can be seen with binoculars. Vesta is now about 6th ma
 gnitude. The asteroid Vesta will pass between Gamma Leonis and 40-Leonis
  on Feb 15-16. Vesta is at opposition on the 18th of February.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225355Z
UID:59A45C6A-B579-4133-9483-F7C1A5D01790
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090928
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crater Plato is visible on the Moon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090927
DTSTAMP:20090930T225355Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Plato is an unusually dark crater with a smooth bottom. Look
  for the 60 mile wide Plato close to the terminator on the northern part
  of the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091210T235249Z
UID:FDF5BAA9-A0E2-44EF-9DA4-FF1E4865B61F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091209
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Neptune is less than 2° to the northeast of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091208
DTSTAMP:20091210T235249Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aim a telescope or binoculars at Jupiter and look for 8th ma
 gnitude Neptune to the upper left of Jupiter. On the 20th of December th
 e two planets will be just a half a degree apart.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100223T192336Z
UID:1FF6A740-E053-46CB-81F7-AA4A043203D6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100224
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus sets about 50 minutes after the Sun sets.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100223
DTSTAMP:20100223T192336Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus very low in the WSW 20 minutes after sunset. 
 Saturn rises in the east about an hour and ten minutes after sunset. At 
 dusk Mars is about half way up in the east. Watch these three planets th
 rough the spring and summer as they converge. Mars\, Venus and Saturn wi
 ll form a tight trio in the western evening sky in early August.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073549Z
UID:BB93361F-FC33-44FA-8472-8AC16164555B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090409
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury will make an evening appearance over the next few weeks.
 
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090408
DTSTAMP:20090611T073549Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This evening\, Mercury sets 15° north of west\, about 50 min
 utes after the Sun sets. Each night\, Mercury will be a little higher in
  the evening sky. Mercury's greatest elongation from the Sun will be on 
 the 26th of April.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9201F554-ADAE-4B36-B374-74AE8326E431
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100404
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100403
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100608T223150Z
UID:A1E22411-64E6-4336-9269-3BF6B7663735
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100609
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter passes 0.4 degrees south of Uranus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100608
DTSTAMP:20100608T223150Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the first conjunction of a triple conjunction betwee
 n Jupiter and Uranus. Uranus and Jupiter should fit together in the fiel
 d of view of many telescopes. Uranus appears as bright as Jupiter's four
  big moons. Look for the pair in the ESE sky at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091203T172509Z
UID:41B9288D-1ECA-4E19-9CB6-AFA1B660FA09
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091205
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is south of the twin stars Castor and Po
 llux. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091204
DTSTAMP:20091203T172509Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon in the ENE 3 hours after sunset. A telesco
 pe aimed at the Moon show the craters Atlas and Hercules. This pair of c
 raters can be found along the northern part of the lunar terminator.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090730T061103Z
UID:F7ED4811-A27F-44F9-B0CB-A72FDD333DD0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090802
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn and Jupiter are both 6° above the horizon at dusk.  (Use 
 Show Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in th
 e Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090801
DTSTAMP:20090730T061104Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the two planets about an hour after sunset. Jupiter
  will be in the ESE while Saturn is in the west. The two gas giant plane
 ts are 175° from each other.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams Pl
 anetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web si
 te that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. C
 heck back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever changing 
 sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as soo
 n as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link
  below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator or 
 feed reader.\n\nIf you would like more detailed information including st
 ar charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'l
 l get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help suppo
 rt the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100120T185651Z
UID:31F43DD4-DA9C-4898-AF89-78B5B0BFBDAC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100121
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is a waxing crescent.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100120
DTSTAMP:20100120T185651Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The triple crater grouping of Theophilus\, Cyrillus and Cath
 arina are visible near the lunar terminator. Look with binoculars or a t
 elescope to see the three 60 mile diameter impact craters. About 200 mil
 es north of the three craters is the Apollo 11 landing site.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6F6255FE-1B03-4CBB-B128-E94E646215B1
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100304T063201Z
UID:4D62A044-EDB9-411E-B8E7-52DEDD14B2C4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100305
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Leo is easily visible in the east after dark. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100304
DTSTAMP:20100304T063201Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Leo is a sign of spring. When Leo is seen in the evening sky
 \, one knows spring is not too far away. Look for the 1st magnitude star
  Regulus which marks the dot at the bottom of the backwards question mar
 k shape known as the Sickle.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100204T200857Z
UID:EB1A9B1F-6831-400D-9583-5DED353CC5FB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100204
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon in the morning sky is to the lower left of Saturn. (Use
  Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100203
DTSTAMP:20100204T200857Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Saturn and the Moon one hour before sunrise in the 
 southwest. At the same time\, Mercury will be very low in the sky\, near
  the ESE horizon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050746Z
UID:B1A7950B-7816-4DAF-88C0-22D0FF746CEF
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091229
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon passes very close to the Pleiades star c
 luster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091228
DTSTAMP:20100108T050746Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:For observers in the eastern part of North America\, some of
  the stars of the Pleiades cluster will be occulted by the Moon. Use bin
 oculars to see the stars next to the bright Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100217T043238Z
UID:5EDA9DC4-0EB4-4DEB-9697-8231686C89D2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100218
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Vesta is at opposition tonight\, a little after midnight.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100217
DTSTAMP:20100217T043238Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the minor planet 4-Vesta in the constellation of Le
 o the Lion. Vesta is about 6th magnitude. It's forming a compact triangl
 e with the stars Gamma Leonis and 40 Leonis in "the sickle". Gamma Leoni
 s is also known as Algieba. The next opposition of Vesta will be in Augu
 st of 2011.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042447Z
UID:6376C327-082C-4186-822D-202FFCA7D090
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100409
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at its greatest elongation from the Sun.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100408
DTSTAMP:20100402T042447Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is now 19° east of the Sun and 3.5° to the northwest
  of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090912T171608Z
UID:10E43FDB-2163-4E7C-8C18-54ED4956851F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090914
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is near the planet Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090913
DTSTAMP:20090912T171608Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the waning crescent and Mars in the morning sky. Ma
 rs is 40° to the upper right of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090930T225413Z
UID:6DA3FFD7-29E3-484C-B061-0E680EAA22F2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090923
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Fall begins for the northern hemisphere at 5:19 p.m. EDT.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090922
DTSTAMP:20090930T225413Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Sun crosses the equator moving north to south at that ti
 me. This marks the Autumnal Equinox. Look for the Sun to set exactly in 
 the west. The Sun will continue to move southward until the winter solst
 ice.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100407T235237Z
UID:177290B8-8548-4517-B87F-C231F464132F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100409
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at its greatest elongation from the Sun.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100408
DTSTAMP:20100407T235237Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is now 19¬° east of the Sun and 3.5¬° to the northwe
 st of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212631Z
UID:76334DA5-DB72-4285-9D02-C4442479C339
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100418
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 10 degrees below the Pleiades star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100417
DTSTAMP:20100422T212631Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus will pass the star cluster in one week. The waxing cre
 scent Moon is above and to the left of the Pleiades. Look to the west an
  hour after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091122
UID:E4266118-EC33-4DF2-B354-CE5BEB3B1EE5
DTSTAMP:20091105T033153Z
LOCATION:Worldwide
DESCRIPTION:The Leonids Meteor Shower takes place Nov. 10 - 21 with a ma
 x on Nov. 17th.
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009%23leo
SEQUENCE:8
SUMMARY:Leonids (LEO)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091110
CREATED:20091105T032858Z
BEGIN:VALARM
X-WR-ALARMUID:7964C06B-AB58-4716-B1A4-7C912D82A33E
TRIGGER:-PT15M
ATTACH;VALUE=URI:Basso
ACTION:AUDIO
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212610Z
UID:1CD77C56-DD46-4A51-B3C0-A72FEDE6590B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100421
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is still near the Beehive star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100420
DTSTAMP:20100422T212610Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The red planet is about a degree and a half from the cluster
  in Cancer. Mars is moving east by about a third of a degree per day. Vi
 ew the planet and the star cluster with binoculars high in the SSW at du
 sk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100318T210016Z
UID:235B33D2-A59F-41D6-AEAA-3F45B100640C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100319
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The three day old crescent moon is smiling in the west after sun
 set.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100318
DTSTAMP:20100318T210016Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The stars to the left of the Moon are the stars of the const
 ellation Aries the Ram. Venus is about 20° below the crescent Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051313Z
UID:5E0399C7-8AE7-4544-80B7-8FFA610A1B4F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090703
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Jupiter are 90° apart in the morning sky. (Use Show In
 fo)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090702
DTSTAMP:20090627T051313Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is in the east while Jupiter is in the south. Venus is
  the brighter of the two planets.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090805T160007Z
UID:35AED65F-44ED-4D5E-9F0E-0FE3AEBF1181
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090806
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A penumbral eclipse of the Moon happens today. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090805
DTSTAMP:20090805T160007Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The penumbra is the lighter outer part of the Earth's shadow
 . When the Full Moon enters this shadow\, a slight darkening of the Moon
  occurs. This slight darkening is not usually noticeable to the human ey
 e. This penumbral eclipse will happen at moonrise for people east of the
  Rocky mountains. West of the Rockies\, the Moon will rise after the ecl
 ipse is over.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073726Z
UID:020BF70D-1AE9-4121-B9DB-2CE6310B1387
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090331
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus rises 46 minutes before the Sun.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090330
DTSTAMP:20090611T073726Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is 9° from the Sun and can be seen above the rising Su
 n. Look with binoculars. As always\, be careful when using binoculars or
  a telescope when the Sun is in the sky. Never look at the Sun through a
  pair of binoculars or a telescope. Mars is 25° to the right of Venus an
 d Jupiter is 23° to the upper right of Mars. Look for all three planets 
 30 minutes before sunrise in the east to southeast sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072631Z
UID:EC1791C9-6C5A-4B11-96A6-9601E54447F9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090609
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 4° to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090608
DTSTAMP:20090611T072631Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 20° to the lower left of Mars. Jupiter is 65° to 
 the upper right of Venus. Look for all four planets in the morning sky. 
 Venus and Mars are in the east and Jupiter is in the SSE. Mercury is ver
 y low in the ENE.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042542Z
UID:8546795E-6142-40DA-AC3A-BD346056251A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100331
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is at aphelion\, the point in its orbit farthest from the S
 un.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100330
DTSTAMP:20100402T042542Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars 10° southeast of the star Pollux. Mars is 5° n
 orthwest of the Beehive star cluster. Mars will pass 1° from the cluster
  around mid April.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100525T022555Z
UID:8DFC1170-EF83-4E03-9700-05D73023B42B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100526
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Uranus is 1.7 degrees to the left of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100525
DTSTAMP:20100525T022555Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for both planets in the dawn sky. Jupiter can easily be
  seen as the bright "star" in the ESE. Uranus can be seen with binocular
 s or a telescope. Uranus is about as bright as Jupiter's Galilean moons.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051324Z
UID:FA074FE5-E1EF-42E8-8D0C-EE90BDEE519B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090630
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is a waxing gibbous in the evening sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090629
DTSTAMP:20090627T051324Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The star Spica is to the upper left of the Moon. A telescope
  aimed at the Moon reveals the lunar Alps and the Alpine Valley. The Alp
 ine Valley is an 80 mile long gash cut through the mountain range.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091104T002441Z
UID:A69A7269-4FBA-4A11-86C0-0EDE58C2E080
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091101
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is closely west of the Beehive star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091031
DTSTAMP:20091104T002441Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars in the high in the sky at dawn. Mars is now ri
 sing around midnight. The red planet is currently 110 million miles from
  Earth. Be on the lookout this evening for Martians\, knocking on doors\
 , looking for candy.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100515T210123Z
UID:2A25C2C0-B217-4BCE-8F18-9FA082ACEEC6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100516
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A thin crescent Moon is about 5 degrees to the lower right of Ve
 nus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100515
DTSTAMP:20100515T210123Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair about 45 minutes after sunset in the west.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174209Z
UID:B85A6374-128F-4140-B811-2AE178670ACB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100408
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The asteroid Vesta ends its retrograde movement.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100407
DTSTAMP:20100413T174209Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Vesta 1.2 degrees SSE of the star Epsilon Leonis in
  Leo the Lion. Vesta is currently 7th magnitude and can be seen with bin
 oculars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073016Z
UID:0601CF8A-A1F0-4BE9-9D15-135B3040B580
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090518
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter can be found to the lower right of the last quarter Moon
 .
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090517
DTSTAMP:20090611T073016Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look at dawn in the southeast for Jupiter and the Moon. In t
 he evening sky\, Saturn can be found 15° to the east of the star Regulus
 . Saturn is ending its retrograde motion. Saturn is high in the SSW at d
 usk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100204T200907Z
UID:F12EE381-0D06-4D6A-B735-B5E2366A5109
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100201
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is near the star Regulus in Leo the Lion
 .
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100131
DTSTAMP:20100204T200907Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon will rise a little more than two hours after sunset
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091017T020544Z
UID:2F7268E9-1D79-4FB4-B5FB-60F47BF23E6A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091019
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is 6° above and to the right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091018
DTSTAMP:20091017T020544Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is about 9° below Venus and to the left. Look 45 min
 utes before sunrise in the east.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9B1AAE5C-1977-41B1-ACF9-B9D071A97E85
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9CA98EA0-6ABF-4BDA-8814-BC03DBB51142
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100427T053618Z
UID:7FD2000D-9E65-4058-A3B8-A490428F7470
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100426
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon is near the planet Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100425
DTSTAMP:20100427T053618Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At dusk\, look to the upper left of the Moon for the ringed 
 planet.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090818T031128Z
UID:CB94DA6B-170B-4AB6-84FF-745309C71153
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090818
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is above Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090817
DTSTAMP:20090818T031128Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look in the dawn sky for the celestial pair. Venus and the M
 oon are in the east. Overnight\, look for Neptune. It's at opposition\, 
 so it's at its brightest. Neptune is still very dim\, only 7.8 magnitude
 . Neptune is 3.5° northeast of bright Jupiter. Use a telescope to see Ne
 ptune.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100525T234502Z
UID:3C91522C-10B1-429A-8D73-8BB4ED309248
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100528
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Full Moon rises shortly after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100527
DTSTAMP:20100525T234502Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the southeast for a big Moon close to the horizon. M
 ars is 5 degrees from the star Regulus and closing. Mars will pass Regul
 us in early June. On June 6th Mars will be just 1 degree from the star.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051316Z
UID:96412B3B-0249-4CC4-B23F-D0523850BBCE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090702
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Mars are 4° apart in the morning sky.  (Use Show Info 
 in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspecto
 r for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090701
DTSTAMP:20090627T051316Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the two planets in the east. Mercury may be spotted
  30° to the lower left of Venus.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abram
 s Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our we
 b site that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sk
 y. Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever chang
 ing sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as
  soon as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS 
 link below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator
  or feed reader.\n\nIf you would like more detailed information includin
 g star charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, y
 ou'll get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help s
 upport the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090712T055226Z
UID:53253923-DA00-4211-B6A5-B905D048A4EA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090714
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at superior conjunction.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090713
DTSTAMP:20090712T055226Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:That means Mercury is on the other side of the Sun and not v
 isible in our skies. Mercury will be visible in the evening sky later th
 is month and early in August.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100318T210027Z
UID:E11AC0BC-6AC2-4A77-A61B-CB0777D50CC3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100317
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The young Moon is low in the west.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100316
DTSTAMP:20100318T210027Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look 45 minutes after sunset. The hairline thin Moon is to t
 he right of Venus. Binoculars will help you see the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042546Z
UID:ADFC2E99-BAFF-4180-B1E1-050A31C1120F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100330
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 4° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100329
DTSTAMP:20100402T042546Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury will get to 3° of Venus on the 3rd of April in a qua
 si-conjunction before dropping back down. This evening apparition of Mer
 cury is the best of the year. Bright Venus will help you find dim Mercur
 y. Look for Mercury to the lower right of Venus about 45 minutes after s
 unset. The pair of planets are in the west.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100515T210117Z
UID:7294B80F-2250-4925-A3A0-7D9D2D2B1073
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100517
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is to the upper left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100516
DTSTAMP:20100515T210117Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the earthshine. Earthshine is sunlight reflecting o
 ff the dark side of the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073737Z
UID:D1C1D761-3751-44A2-B075-86F10AAFC275
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090330
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is west of the Pleiades star cluster tonight a
 nd east of the cluster tomorrow.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090329
DTSTAMP:20090611T073737Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and the Pleiades in the west at dusk. Satu
 rn is in the ESE sky at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100602T054840Z
UID:9A025918-DAF1-444F-85C9-40B06C73B8D9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100529
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is a day after Full.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100528
DTSTAMP:20100602T054840Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon to rise about 1.2 hours after sunset. The 
 Moon is about 12 degrees to the lower left of Antares.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091023T052051Z
UID:8A53FE8F-5FBD-498D-BA30-41500FB9D697
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is shining bright in the SSE sky at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091024
DTSTAMP:20091023T052051Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars\, Saturn and Venus are part of the morning sky. Venus i
 s low in the ESE at dawn. Saturn is 12° to the upper right of Venus. Mar
 s is high in the dawn sky in the constellation of Cancer the Crab.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:C93B3EEF-CE62-4A6E-8F18-1CC0C5461C4B
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050739Z
UID:120BE216-0C73-4AF2-BB84-A9D30AE4D8CB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091231
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn ends the year 20° west of the star Spica in Virgo.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091230
DTSTAMP:20100108T050739Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Saturn in the morning sky. At dawn\, Saturn is abou
 t half way up in the SSW. Saturn's rings ate tilted 5° from edgewise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072942Z
UID:A417C05F-6CD4-4A05-853B-A5B893A701DB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090522
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A thin waning crescent Moon is to the upper left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090521
DTSTAMP:20090611T072942Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is below the Moon and 6.5° to the lower left of Venus. 
 All three celestial objects make an attractive triangle in the morning s
 ky. Look an hour before sunrise in the east.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100503T222450Z
UID:0C4B69C3-B945-45DE-9035-DEA14380B22A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100502
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn span 110 degrees across the sky.  (Use S
 how Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the
  Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100501
DTSTAMP:20100503T222450Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch these three planets converge through the spring and su
 mmer. By August\, the three will form a small triangle less than 5 degre
 es apart. Now\, Venus is in the WNW\, Saturn is in the SSE and Mars is h
 igh in the southwest at dusk.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams P
 lanetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web s
 ite that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. 
 Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever changing
  sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as so
 on as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS lin
 k below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator or
  feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information including sta
 r charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll
  get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help suppor
 t the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100218T052219Z
UID:619D0124-4941-44A0-A3B0-9C2A15326BC9
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100220
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter is now 3° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100219
DTSTAMP:20100218T052220Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair low in the WSW. Use binoculars. Look about
  15 minutes after sunset. Jupiter may be too low to see as it gets lost 
 in the bright evening twilight.  The waxing crescent Moon is near the st
 ars of the constellation Aries the Ram.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100115T183819Z
UID:7CEF8486-5381-4BC8-A1E9-D19F5AD1178C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100118
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin crescent Moon is to the lower right of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100117
DTSTAMP:20100115T183819Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair in the WSW at dusk. Jupiter is shining bri
 ght at -2nd magnitude. Neptune\, at 8th magnitude\, is to the lower left
  of the Moon\, but requires a telescope to be seen.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091210T235233Z
UID:6770C23D-70C4-49EC-9005-8E8FCA5F3E68
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091211
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is joining the evening sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091210
DTSTAMP:20091210T235233Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury 45° to the lower right of Jupiter. Mercury 
 will be in the southwest 45 minutes after sunset. Mercury remains part o
 f the evening sky for most of December.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100608T223138Z
UID:835CC144-D546-452C-990D-E9E0FE1C9BF6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100612
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very thin old crescent is to the left of Mercury.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100611
DTSTAMP:20100608T223138Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look low in the ENE\, 45 minutes before sunrise. Use binocul
 ars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091123T215634Z
UID:EEA0A39A-2D39-42DB-82DE-D03436CABB84
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091123
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 15° west of the star Regulus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091122
DTSTAMP:20091123T215634Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars rises about 5 hours after sunset and is high in the SSW
  by morning twilight. Mars will continue to move towards Regulus until i
 t starts its retrograde motion on December 21.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091123T215639Z
UID:920E2972-289D-4232-B563-A6F90A018D84
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091122
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Saturn are 45° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091121
DTSTAMP:20091123T215639Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus very low in the ESE\, 45 minutes before sunri
 se. Saturn is to the upper right of Venus. Saturn's rings are tilted 4° 
 from edgewise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100503T222456Z
UID:DE566A33-859A-490A-8AAD-E3D5223210EA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100501
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Saturn are 175 degrees apart\, on opposite sides of 
 the sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100430
DTSTAMP:20100503T222456Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Can you see them both at the same time? Try looking an hour 
 and a half before sunrise. Jupiter will be very low in the east. Saturn 
 will be very low in the west. These slow moving planets pass each other 
 every 20 years. Their next conjunction is in the year 2020.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072838Z
UID:20371861-614A-4678-92AF-4973B8C07BCB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090528
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars\, Venus and Jupiter span 60° across the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090527
DTSTAMP:20090611T072838Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter in the southeast. Venus in the east is 54° 
 to the lower left of Jupiter. Mars is 6° to the lower left of Venus. Ven
 us is the brightest of the three. Mars is the faintest. In the evening s
 ky\, the crescent Moon is next to the twin stars Castor and Pollux.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212548Z
UID:2539EB59-A896-4B98-8FE3-3A6BB38B7E7D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100422
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The First Quarter Moon is near the planet Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100421
DTSTAMP:20100422T212548Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair high up in the SSW at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100515T210112Z
UID:782EAC90-7A9F-4623-A10D-2F079AEF20DE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100518
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Saturn are 90 degrees apart and closing.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100517
DTSTAMP:20100515T210112Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is between Venus and Saturn. Watch these three planets 
 converge through the spring and summer.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091027T204428Z
UID:5F959496-B302-424B-905D-7FA40D9B419A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091029
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is 30° to the lower left of the star Regulus in Leo the L
 ion.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091028
DTSTAMP:20091027T204428Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is 17° to the lower left of Saturn. Look to the ESE sk
 y at dawn for Venus. Mars is 24° to the upper right of Regulus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090725T002831Z
UID:D2A459F9-7618-4E96-B001-EEF05244CCEC
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090727
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A crescent Moon is low in the WSW at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090726
DTSTAMP:20090725T002831Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Binoculars show part of the Sea of Tranquility along the ter
 minator. At dawn\, Mars is 5° north of the star Aldebaran. Aldebaran is 
 to the lower right of Mars. Bright Venus is 13° to the lower left of Mar
 s. Look on the ENE two hours before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091020T231835Z
UID:16E052BA-B04D-4496-A47A-8225398F6171
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091021
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A thin crescent Moon is low in the southwest after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091020
DTSTAMP:20091020T231835Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is to the lower right of the star Antares. The waxi
 ng Moon will set about an hour after the Sun.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100323T034056Z
UID:B26EA1B4-CBBC-459A-9672-4FE1447D54FD
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100324
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 8° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100323
DTSTAMP:20100323T034056Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury very low in the west\, 30 minutes after sun
 set. Binoculars will help you spot Mercury. In the coming days and weeks
 \, Mercury will be easier to see. This apparition of Mercury will be the
  best evening apparition this year. Mercury will be at greatest elongati
 on on the 8th of April.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073250Z
UID:19C358FA-1696-4761-B8CD-A4F65482200C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090504
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is near Saturn. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090503
DTSTAMP:20090611T073250Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The Moon is in the waxing gibbous phase. A telescope aimed a
 t the Moon shows the crater Copernicus. Copernicus is more than 50 miles
  in diameter and 12\,000 feet deep.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100324T233915Z
UID:7B8659CC-9EF3-4F9C-9691-687959F3B3A7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100326
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn's rings are tilted 3° from edgewise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100325
DTSTAMP:20100324T233915Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The ring tilt will decrease until May when the rings will be
  just 1.7° from edgewise. Look for Saturn and its rings in the east at d
 usk\, high in the south at midnight and and in the west at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091020T231832Z
UID:D6B818C2-522F-438F-99D6-0B3AD1BE4894
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091022
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Orionid meteor shower peaks in the early morning hours.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091021
DTSTAMP:20091020T231832Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for shooting stars this morning and the next morning. O
 rionids are caused by left over bits of Halley's Comet. The shower last 
 for a few days peaking on the morning of the 21st.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100219T184521Z
UID:F3BB5477-F537-43F0-81FC-FF040AC28509
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100222
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The First Quarter Moon is closely to the east of the Pleiades st
 ar cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100221
DTSTAMP:20100219T184521Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the lower right of the Moon for the star cluster.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091124T011157Z
UID:4F537DC5-AA88-42EC-BFE6-F8F2D3A144D6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091127
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Saturn are 46° apart in the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091126
DTSTAMP:20091124T011157Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At dawn\, Mars is high in the southwest while Saturn is abou
 t half way up in the southeast.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091117T071000
UID:C2543961-825A-4ED6-8B07-36220B0E25A5
DTSTAMP:20091105T034931Z
LOCATION:Worldwide
DESCRIPTION:Time is the calculated maximum. The Leonids Meteor Shower ta
 kes place Nov. 10 - 21 with a max on Nov. 17th.
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009%23leo
SEQUENCE:8
SUMMARY:Leonids (LEO)
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091117T071000
CREATED:20091105T032858Z
BEGIN:VALARM
X-WR-ALARMUID:F213FD65-8D68-45ED-8203-EA074AFF1825
TRIGGER:-PT10H
ATTACH;VALUE=URI:Alarm
ACTION:AUDIO
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091018T204730Z
UID:97C1D142-43B3-4D98-8606-72B6C16F3D09
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090916
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter's moon Io will pass in front of Jupiter's moon Europa be
 tween 8:42 and 8:50 p.m. EDT.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090915
DTSTAMP:20091018T204730Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter's moons can easily be seen with most telescopes and 
 good binoculars. A bit later\, from 10:10 to 10:20 pm EDT\, Io's shadow 
 will pass over Europa. Look for Jupiter in the southeast. It's shining v
 ery bright at dusk. <hr width="80%" /> <p>Please send any comments\, sug
 gestions\, or questions to<br>
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073009Z
UID:8712AC8C-231B-422C-B53B-BF4A661BCD67
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090519
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at inferior conjunction today.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090518
DTSTAMP:20090611T073009Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The planet passes Ω° below the Sun. Mercury can't be seen to
 day. It reemerges from the glare of the Sun early in June in the morning
  sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100304T063155Z
UID:182E7B60-7A00-4A12-B157-B5FCE50A91EE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100306
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The distance between Mars and Earth is increasing. (Use Show Inf
 o)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100305
DTSTAMP:20100304T063155Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is now 74 million miles from the Earth. By the end of M
 arch\, the red planet will be 94 million miles distant. This 20 million 
 mile change will cause Mars to dim a bit in our skies. Compare the brigh
 tness of Mars today with the view at the end of the month. Look at other
  nearby stars as brightness references. The stars Pollux and Castor in G
 emini are just to the west of the red planet Mars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090619T060447Z
UID:2AABA453-F41D-43D0-8BF9-13C0EDB3ED89
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090616
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter begins moving retrograde.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090615
DTSTAMP:20090619T060447Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Usually planets move west to east against the background sta
 rs. For a while\, when the Earth is passing an outer planet in its race 
 around the Sun\, the outer planet moves backwards or east to west agains
 t the background stars. Jupiter will be moving retrograde until October.
  Look for Jupiter in the SSE sky at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100303T072102Z
UID:AACB136A-2997-4BE2-92F1-D256748F7EB3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100304
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Venus are 125° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100303
DTSTAMP:20100303T072102Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Over the next several month\, watch as the distance between 
 Mars and Venus shrinks. In early August\, Mars\, Saturn and Venus will c
 onverge into a group less than 5° apart. Venus is now setting an hour af
 ter sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100413T174227Z
UID:4920F448-A0BB-4B5C-A63A-717216BD8F6E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100406
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3 degrees apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100405
DTSTAMP:20100413T174227Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The distance is now increasing between Mercury and Venus. Me
 rcury will remain part of the evening sky until the third week of April.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100314T043655Z
UID:BBFFEC3F-6734-4E25-BAA2-24345DE05289
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100315
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:March 14th is Pi Day.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100314
DTSTAMP:20100314T043655Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Tradition says you should eat a pie today. A very thin old M
 oon is very low in the east at dawn. Look for the Moon about 30 minutes 
 before sunrise. The Moon will be just 2% illuminated. Binoculars will he
 lp you find this old Moon. Mercury is at superior conjunction. Daylight 
 Saving Time begins in the USA.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073531Z
UID:326937D5-A35D-474E-A468-97552CC38CA6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090411
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 40° to the lower left of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090410
DTSTAMP:20090611T073531Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 12° to the lower right of Venus. Look for all three 
 planets in the morning sky 45 minutes before sunrise. Venus and Mars are
  low in the east. Jupiter is a bit higher in the ESE sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091107T010536Z
UID:FE1BBE62-82FB-4857-BAB9-CB14DC083933
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091107
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 20° west of Regulus in Leo the Lion.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091106
DTSTAMP:20091107T010536Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch Mars move closer to Regulus for the next several weeks
 . Mars will be 10° west of the star on December 21st when it starts its 
 retrograde motion. Mars is high in the south at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073650Z
UID:5EE30EC5-6606-4126-9298-047A20131111
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090404
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:From the 3rd to the 7th of April\, Venus rises just over 11 minu
 tes before Saturn sets as seen from latitude 40°. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090403
DTSTAMP:20090611T073650Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Try and see both planets at the same time. The viewing windo
 w shifts about 4 minutes earlier each day. This observing challenge will
  require clear views to opposite horizons. Look for Venus very low in th
 e east while Saturn is very low in the west. Today in the evening sky\, 
 the waxing gibbous Moon is near the Beehive star cluster.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100127T070839Z
UID:5A524AC9-ECD4-405D-BCDF-AE994FA5998A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100127
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Mars are at opposition to each other.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100126
DTSTAMP:20100127T070839Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:They are 180° apart in celestial longitude. Mars is easy to 
 see rising in the ENE soon after sunset. Venus is only 4° to the upper l
 eft of the setting Sun. Venus sets just 13 minutes after the Sun. Binocu
 lars and a clear WSW horizon may let you find Venus very low in the brig
 ht twilight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073435Z
UID:2C557D42-41AB-4B41-8ED7-76686AD0CC66
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090418
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 15° to the lower right of the Pleiades star cluster a
 nd closing.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090417
DTSTAMP:20090611T073435Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look one hour after sunset in the WNW for Mercury. Mercury w
 ill pass the star cluster on the last day of April. Saturn is 120° from 
 Mercury. Look high in the southeast at dusk for Saturn. The ringed plane
 t is 16° to the lower left of the star Regulus in Leo the Lion. The ring
 s of Saturn are tilted only about 4° from edgewise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100407T235234Z
UID:F886B1B5-981B-4A00-B86F-18C9843F40CA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100410
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is in the ESE at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100409
DTSTAMP:20100407T235234Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter is about 25¬° to the lower left of the Moon. Look fo
 r Jupiter very low in the east 45 minutes before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100422T212615Z
UID:A20EA665-ADCA-4853-A964-F175F55D61D2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100420
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Apollo 11 landing spot is near the lunar terminator tonight.
 
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100419
DTSTAMP:20100422T212615Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:It can't be seen from earth based telescopes\, but the Sea o
 f Tranquility is easily visible. Tranquility Base is north of the three 
 craters\, Theophilus\, Cyrillus and Catharina.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100414T163109Z
UID:704B1596-C41D-48B3-8C62-791C61D3597D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100415
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 6 degrees to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100414
DTSTAMP:20100414T163109Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair in the WNW at dusk. Mercury will only be v
 isible in the evening sky for about another week. The distance between M
 ercury and Venus is increasing by about a degree every day and the brigh
 tness of Mercury is quickly decreasing as it becomes a thin crescent.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100611T043557Z
UID:EBDAF74D-8117-442D-9FF1-6120B7CCFD63
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100613
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Saturn are less than 60 degrees apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100612
DTSTAMP:20100611T043557Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch Venus\, Mars and Saturn converge through June and July
 . Venus is in line with the stars Castor and Pollux. Look for Venus shin
 ing very bright in the WNW evening sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:2395A63F-4F3F-4C15-A3EA-57172B2BCF6A
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100108T050653Z
UID:6460375D-90C9-47E7-A61F-635AC0FDE368
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100111
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is very low in the ESE at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100110
DTSTAMP:20100108T050653Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury 45 minutes before sunrise. Mercury will be 
 easier to spot later in January. The star Antares is almost 30° to the u
 pper right of Mercury. The crescent Moon is about 12° to the upper right
  of Antares.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090821T031851Z
UID:11381DD5-CB4C-45DC-BC2F-9E19632BB2BE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090820
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Jupiter are 150° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090819
DTSTAMP:20090821T031851Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At dawn\, Venus is in the ENE and Jupiter is low in the WSW.
  Jupiter is also visible in the evening sky. At dusk\, look for Jupiter 
 in the southeast.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100503T222444Z
UID:D9D26F66-36BF-4F5F-AA0A-502526044B63
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100503
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Saturn are 45 degrees apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100502
DTSTAMP:20100503T222444Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is in Cancer the Crab\, between the stars Pollux and Re
 gulus. Saturn is in Virgo the Maiden\, between the stars Regulus and Spi
 ca.	
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ECFA086C-5026-4F1B-A55F-CEFE36FB63C2
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100109T055907Z
UID:764CC9F9-CE8A-4C48-A675-1B28FD66C80F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100113
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:An old thin crescent Moon is low in the southeast at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100112
DTSTAMP:20100109T055907Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Mercury 45 minutes before sunrise. Mer
 cury is about 15° to the lower left of the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100428T015321Z
UID:5570FB94-5B82-4D21-93AE-59E42390DF12
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100430
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon rises about two hours after sunset.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100429
DTSTAMP:20100428T015321Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the nearly full Moon low on the southeast horizon j
 ust after dark. When the Moon is close to the horizon\, it often looks b
 igger than it really is. Look for the big Moon illusion tonight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073422Z
UID:1BE7356E-78AD-46D1-AAF4-227D3B0FAD0B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090420
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is near Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090419
DTSTAMP:20090611T073422Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Jupiter and the Moon in the southeast early morning
  sky. Jupiter is rising about two and a half hours before the Sun rises.
  Jupiter will be to the lower left of the waning Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090718T015052Z
UID:E4B315B6-CA5D-4953-8C47-1369CC7B5050
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090721
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:An old thin crescent Moon is to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090720
DTSTAMP:20090718T015052Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the very thin Moon one hour before sunrise in the E
 NE. The Moon will be very close to the horizon. Forty years ago today\, 
 Apollo 11 with Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon. On tha
 t date\, the Moon was in the evening sky as a wide crescent. The Sea of 
 Tranquility was visible on the lunar surface.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3EAADF3B-3D70-4194-8577-8B0C0CB7381C
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073516Z
UID:C645BB46-4B8D-4742-9A9F-BB6DC16762F6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090414
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning gibbous Moon is near the star Antares in Scorpius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090413
DTSTAMP:20090611T073516Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Observers in Hawaii may see the Moon occult the star in the 
 predawn sky. The Moon will rise in the southeast after midnight Sunday a
 nd move closer to the star over the course of the early morning hours of
  Monday.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042531Z
UID:C9578D8D-F1FF-4884-AD2F-7EB7A93417F8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100402
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 3.2° to the lower right of Venus.  (Use Show Info in 
 the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspector f
 or more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100401
DTSTAMP:20100402T042531Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the pair of planets in the west\, 45 minutes after 
 sunset. The planet Vulcan may be spotted between Mercury and the setting
  Sun.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Not
 es \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web site that we use to keep 
 skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. Check back often to find
  out what's new and visible in our ever changing sky. As we learn about 
 something new\, we'll post it to this page as soon as we can. If you lik
 e to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link below. The posts will 
 automatically show up in your news aggregator or feed reader.\nIf you wo
 uld like more detailed information including star charts\, check out our
  Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll get 12 issues mailed to
  you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help support the Abrams Planetarium
  and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090724T043213Z
UID:6DC8B83B-8CA4-4A09-89CC-E29513DA8547
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090726
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent Moon is to the left of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090725
DTSTAMP:20090724T043213Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the bright crescent and Saturn in the WSW and west 
 an hour after sunset. With binoculars\, the Sea of Crises and the Sea of
  Fertility are easily visible. The Sea of Tranquility\, landing site of 
 Apollo 11 forty years ago\, is still in lunar darkness. It will come int
 o view over the next two days as the sun rises on Tranquility Base.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4DC6563A-1B90-4663-8708-A5688841708E
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100525T022549Z
UID:1D4F9E17-6B81-493E-B00E-E7CB21DEA757
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100527
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at greatest elongation.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100526
DTSTAMP:20100525T022549Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 25 degrees west of the Sun\, but rises just about
  an hour before sunrise. Look for Mercury very low in the ENE morning tw
 ilight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073944Z
UID:5FA5DF40-6E41-437F-988A-54C2865C53C5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090318
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:For the next several days\, it may be possible to see Venus in b
 oth the morning sky and the evening sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090317
DTSTAMP:20090611T073944Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus passes the Sun on the 27th\, but stays 8° north of the
  Sun at inferior conjunction. This morning\, Venus rises less than a min
 ute before sunrise and sets about 1Ω hours after sunset. It will be easi
 er to see Venus in the morning and harder to see Venus in the evening in
  the coming days. The best days to see Venus in both morning and evening
  will be between the 21st and the 26th of March.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090619T060454Z
UID:A6B7453B-2415-4839-B7FC-9E0BB30BB4CE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090615
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 7° to 8° south of the Pleiades star cluster today and
  tomorrow.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090614
DTSTAMP:20090619T060454Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury and the cluster with binoculars in the morn
 ing sky. Mercury is very low in the ENE. Look less than an hour before s
 unrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090627T051320Z
UID:0605D376-FEA8-4460-A81F-ACF7CA069FB7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090701
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Try looking for both Jupiter and Saturn at the same time.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090630
DTSTAMP:20090627T051320Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look around 3 hours after sunset. Saturn and Jupiter are 160
 ° apart. When Saturn is 5° away from setting in the west. Jupiter is 5° 
 up and rising in the ESE.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100507T050311Z
UID:FEA39A26-0BB5-422B-A4CF-0D45590FACF4
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100507
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks just before morning twilight
  begins.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100506
DTSTAMP:20100507T050311Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The shooting stars in this shower come from Halley's comet. 
 The Eta Aquarids tend to be better for observers in the southern hemisph
 ere\, but northern hemisphere observers could still see several meteors 
 per hour from dark observing sites.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090725T002825Z
UID:8ED9A923-B892-4BE6-B594-33BF9725DC1A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090729
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower\, which occurs over the
  period from July 14 to August 18\, peaks overnight.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090728
DTSTAMP:20090725T002825Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The meteors appear to radiate from a point above the star Fo
 malhaut. Look towards the south after midnight for shooting stars from t
 his shower. The southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower is a fairly weak sh
 ower. It's zenith hourly rate is only around 20 meteors per hour. The ra
 te of the more famous Perseids in August is around 90 per hour.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100611T043536Z
UID:F22B8C06-529C-44AC-881A-26D31E3DB877
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100618
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing crescent Moon is to the left of Mars and Regulus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100617
DTSTAMP:20100611T043536Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look in the WSW sky at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091010T003207Z
UID:3AB888C4-2769-4B68-B9B5-B93B7991C77A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091006
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at greatest elongation from the Sun. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091005
DTSTAMP:20091010T003207Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Today mercury is 18° west of the Sun. Look for Mercury along
  with Saturn and Venus in the east an hour before sunrise. Venus is 6° a
 bove Mercury. Saturn is 3° to the lower left of Mercury.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090813T180049Z
UID:FA6B2974-0E37-4376-90F9-0BD8053D8E44
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090814
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars and Jupiter are 120° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090813
DTSTAMP:20090813T180049Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars and Jupiter in the dawn sky. Mars is in the ea
 st while Jupiter is in the southwest. Tomorrow in the early morning\, wa
 tch the Moon pass in front of the Pleiades star cluster.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T072746Z
UID:000F2217-2FEE-404F-92D5-85EE3EF6BC0C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090602
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn's rings are tilted 4° from edgewise.  (Use Show Info in t
 he View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspector fo
 r more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090601
DTSTAMP:20090611T072746Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The tilt is shrinking and will be exactly edgewise on Septem
 ber 4th. Unfortunately\, Saturn will be too close to the Sun at that tim
 e for easy viewing. Watch Saturn through a telescope during the summer a
 nd watch the rings almost disappear. Saturn is visible at dusk\, high in
  the southwest.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams Planetarium Nig
 ht Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web site that we us
 e to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. Check back oft
 en to find out what's new and visible in our ever changing sky. As we le
 arn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as soon as we can. 
 If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link below. The p
 osts will automatically show up in your news aggregator or feed reader.\
 n\nIf you would like more detailed information including star charts\, c
 heck out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll get 12 issu
 es mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help support the Abrams
  Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073846Z
UID:7D497F8C-A15D-4782-90FD-B8C9F76EC2B6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090323
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is to the upper right of Jupiter.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090322
DTSTAMP:20090611T073846Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Jupiter in the morning sky. Jupiter is
  low in the ESE sky at dawn. The planet Venus is now a 2% crescent.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100602T054810Z
UID:85B7FDEE-B1F9-4CEC-94EE-8B184A2C594F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100602
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus forms an isosceles triangle with the twin stars\, Castor a
 nd Pollux.  (Use Show Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions th
 e Notes tab in the Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100601
DTSTAMP:20100602T054810Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for bright Venus in the WNW at dusk. Venus is about 9 d
 egrees from both stars.\n\nThese entries are from the new Abrams Planeta
 rium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our web site th
 at we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the sky. Check 
 back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever changing sky. 
 As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page as soon as 
 we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RSS link belo
 w. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregator or feed 
 reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information including star char
 ts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, you'll get 1
 2 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help support the 
 Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100611T043540Z
UID:9D71B646-8BE8-4DC7-B715-B7D490936EF2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100617
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Moon is below Regulus and to the lower right of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100616
DTSTAMP:20100611T043540Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars and the star Regulus are 5 degrees apart. Look in the W
 SW sky at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100427T053608Z
UID:43733ECF-1A08-4159-8967-A738B3F890F5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100428
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Full Moon is below the star Spica.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100427
DTSTAMP:20100427T053608Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is about 25 degrees to the upper right of Spica at du
 sk. Saturn's rings are tilted just 2 degrees from edgewise. As seen thro
 ugh a telescope\, the rings will appear as a line drawn through the plan
 et.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042558Z
UID:835E291F-CFB9-4F4D-BFB5-FF96EA848C7A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100329
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are within 5° this evening.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100328
DTSTAMP:20100402T042558Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury will get to 3° of Venus on the 3rd of April in a qua
 si-conjunction before dropping back down. This evening apparition of Mer
 cury is the best of the year. Look for Mercury to the lower right of Ven
 us about 45 minutes after sunset. The pair of planets are in the west. <
 hr width="80%" /> <p>Please send any comments\, suggestions\, or questio
 ns to<br>
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091105T035414Z
UID:EEC943BF-A9AC-440F-A0B2-8E15C5A2F4C0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodc
 ast?id=191636169
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091104
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Astronomy Cast
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091103
DTSTAMP:20091105T035730Z
SEQUENCE:5
DESCRIPTION:Planet X:  Astronomers have been searching for the mysteriou
 s Planet X for hundreds of years. It was the search for a theoretical pl
 anet beyond Uranus that turned up Neptune\, and then again for Pluto. An
 d even now there are some astronomers who think there's a more distant p
 lanet out there. Oh\, and there are a bunch of pseudoscience cranks tryi
 ng to freak people out about the end of the world. Don't worry\, we'll m
 ake time for them too\, but first let's start with some real science.
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ACTION:AUDIO
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20091104T002444Z
UID:58C88530-D9AE-497F-85CF-C1783727018C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091031
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The star Spica is 6° to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091030
DTSTAMP:20091104T002444Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look low in the ESE 45 minutes before sunrise. Next week\, V
 enus will pass Spica.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090730T061107Z
UID:B94ADF67-36FC-4515-8AE9-4920F1531960
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090801
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 3.2° to the lower right of the star Regulus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090731
DTSTAMP:20090730T061107Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Try looking for Mercury 30 minutes after sunset. Mercury wil
 l be very low in the WNW. Saturn is 23° to the upper left of Mercury. Bi
 noculars will help you find Mercury in the glow of the early evening twi
 light.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090624T190455Z
UID:9BC7C69A-CF3E-4B98-8DB4-95074E945FD2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090626
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 6° to the left of the star Aldebaran.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090625
DTSTAMP:20090624T190455Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury 45 minutes before sunrise\, very low in the
  ENE sky. The waxing crescent Moon is part of the evening sky. The star 
 Regulus is to the upper left of the Moon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090911T065406Z
UID:7FDD7E49-6EC7-43A9-8F21-C36970CC8C3E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090909
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The star Regulus is 15° to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090908
DTSTAMP:20090911T065406Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Regulus and Venus in the morning sky. Venus will be
  in the east an hour before sunrise. Venus and the star will get closer 
 to each other until the 20th of September when the two will be just Ω° a
 part.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090619T060459Z
UID:9673E3CC-DAC6-425E-9363-20D34740D375
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090614
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at greatest elongation.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090613
DTSTAMP:20090619T060459Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 23° west of the Sun. This morning apparition of M
 ercury is the least favorable of the three that occur this year. Mercury
  will be easier to see in late September and early October. Look this mo
 rning for Mercury low in the ENE about an hour before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090624T190509Z
UID:30AA73E3-3E28-4A60-B960-8AEFE1ACE1E7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090623
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 24° to the lower left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090622
DTSTAMP:20090624T190509Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 2° to the upper left of Venus. Venus and Mars are in
  the eastern sky at dawn. Overnight\, Pluto is in opposition. Pluto is i
 n Sagittarius. The once 9th planet is very dim\, only 14th magnitude. A 
 large telescope is required to see this dwarf planet.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:61C6FC85-42CA-4AE6-B345-313F005EC812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:67ED2CD0-8515-4153-A05B-D1BFE25F05FF
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211501Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100223T192331Z
UID:AE489AB7-34CF-4E69-A856-6B9107B22ABE
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100225
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Mars are 135° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100224
DTSTAMP:20100223T192331Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus low in the WSW 20 minutes after sunset. Mars 
 will be easy to see as the sky darkens. Mars is in the east below the st
 ars Castor and Pollux in Gemini.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100524T091318Z
UID:E146E80A-7206-4F7D-AD50-2643AA688F11
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100520
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is below Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100519
DTSTAMP:20100524T091318Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars and the Moon in the evening sky. Mars is 9 deg
 rees west of the star Regulus in Leo the Lion.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073150Z
UID:533C90F6-7D0C-4B8D-8315-FB519A27816C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090511
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter and Saturn are 160° apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090510
DTSTAMP:20090611T073150Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both can be seen in the sky around 3 hours before sunrise. L
 ook for Jupiter low in the ESE. Find Saturn low in the west.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100402T042519Z
UID:8B9A7AEE-7959-40D5-A716-C1D97601697A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100404
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100403
DTSTAMP:20100402T042519Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090912T171604Z
UID:D1C3E7DB-FDD6-46DD-8FCF-4E9B3148AE20
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090915
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is part of the morning sky.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090914
DTSTAMP:20090912T171604Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:It's near the stars Castor and Pollux of the constellation o
 f Gemini. Aim a telescope towards the Moon to see the Jura Mountains. Th
 is mountain range forms the edge of the Bay of rainbows. This morning th
 e Jura Mountains are very near the lunar terminator.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090611T073909Z
UID:21AB41E6-8BEF-4B8E-ABBD-D9AF1CC71BA8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090321
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Vernal Equinox occurs at 7:44 a.m. EDT marking the start of 
 spring for the northern hemisphere.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090320
DTSTAMP:20090611T073909Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:At the time of the equinox\, the Sun crosses the celestial e
 quator. The amount of daylight and darkness are about equal. Venus is no
 w a 3% crescent and is 14° left of the Sun. Look for Venus low in the we
 st after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100120T185645Z
UID:9A830B96-0AEF-4285-B9A1-C8CD92B52E7B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100123
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is very low in the southeast at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100122
DTSTAMP:20100120T185645Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury about 30° to the lower left of the star Ant
 ares in Scorpius. Also part of the morning sky are the planets Mars and 
 Saturn. Mars is low in the WNW. Saturn is half way up in the southwest a
 t dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20090712T055222Z
UID:73C946A6-3657-42DB-B3D3-61BBD8F5C5E7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090715
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus passes 3° north of the star Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090714
DTSTAMP:20090712T055222Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus and Aldebaran are visible in the morning sky\, an hour
  and a half before sunrise. Aldebaran will be to the lower right of brig
 ht Venus. Mars is 8Ω° to the upper right of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3C0B90FB-965D-4BBF-A044-31F94FB88343
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100406
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100405
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:The distance is now increasing between Mercury and Venus. Me
 rcury will remain part of the evening sky until the third week of April.
 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:FEB12656-AECC-496A-AD71-60A3D1020E91
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100407
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The last quarter Moon can be seen in the morning hours near the 
 stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:DB33DE92-8B70-4ECA-A15E-74DC46DF7558
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100408
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The asteroid Vesta ends its retrograde movement.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100407
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:Look for Vesta 1.2° SSE of the star Epsilon Leonis in Leo th
 e Lion. Vesta is currently 7th magnitude and can be seen with binoculars
 .
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9201F554-ADAE-4B36-B374-74AE8326E431
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100404
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100403
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8C6A05E6-F464-4237-AE2A-CB6AFC7454D3
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100405
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Mercury and Venus are 3¬° apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100404
DTSTAMP:20100515T211433Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:This is the closest the two will get to each other in this q
 uasi-conjunction. Look for the pair in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100624T235038Z
UID:6284DC6B-ADBE-4394-ABC0-E4B5C9267644
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100627
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A partial lunar eclipse will be visible for observers in the sta
 tes west of the Mississippi and some parts of the south.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100626
DTSTAMP:20100624T235038Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:For observers in the northeast US\, the Moon will set before
  the eclipse begins. Look for the Moon in the early morning hours Saturd
 ay to see the eclipse. See this page for eclipse details: http://eclipse
 .gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2010-Fig02.pdf
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100624T235042Z
UID:85C2197A-559D-48C6-ADF5-B5ED98167F04
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100626
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn\, Mars and Venus span 45 degrees.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100625
DTSTAMP:20100624T235042Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the three planets in the southwest sky at dusk. Plu
 to is at opposition. Look for 14th magnitude Pluto in the constellation 
 of Sagittarius the Archer.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100624T235046Z
UID:A15902BE-DFCC-4943-B07F-2AB6CDECD2C0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100625
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn's rings are tilted 2.0 degrees from edgewise.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100624
DTSTAMP:20100624T235046Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is easy to spot in the evening sky. Look in the WSW b
 etween Virgo and Leo.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100624T235050Z
UID:BB8F74AD-DB4E-473D-93D8-91FAA9C3FD92
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100624
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon is to the upper right of Antares in Scor
 pius the Scorpion.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100623
DTSTAMP:20100624T235050Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon in the SSE at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100624T235055Z
UID:B1F4A178-8500-468B-AF30-7A9D9F436CC0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100623
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn continue to converge.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100622
DTSTAMP:20100624T235055Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 28 degrees to the upper left of Venus. Saturn is 20 
 degrees to the upper left of Mars. The three planets will form a 5 degre
 e triangle in the west in early August. Look in the WSW at dusk for the 
 planets.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100624T235100Z
UID:1B8AA75A-8D20-4682-A338-3F9BF84A4F18
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100622
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The northern solstice happens at 7:28 a.m. EDT.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100621
DTSTAMP:20100624T235100Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This marks the start of summer for the northern hemisphere. 
 The Sun is now at its most northernly point. From this day until the sou
 thern solstice in December\, the Sun will move a little farther south ea
 ch day.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100624T235111Z
UID:ADD85B8A-2F19-40F9-A4A1-B5C9264913E3
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100621
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waxing gibbous Moon is near the star Spica in Virgo the Maid
 en.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100620
DTSTAMP:20100624T235111Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The crater Copernicus is on the lunar terminator. Look for t
 his 60 mile diameter crater with binoculars or a telescope. Most craters
  on the Moon are named after scientists.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100624T235117Z
UID:56980836-0CAE-441A-8195-8250F7684E64
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100620
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is passing the Beehive star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100619
DTSTAMP:20100624T235117Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aim your binoculars at Venus after dark and look for the sta
 r cluster next to Venus. Compare the view tonight with the view tomorrow
  night.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100625T214739Z
UID:B95F6B4B-F120-4EC0-9477-59EA75752CED
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100629
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at superior conjunction.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100628
DTSTAMP:20100625T214739Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Therefore\, we can't see Mercury since it's on the other sid
 e of the Sun. Mercury will reappear in the evening sky in the second wee
 k of July.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100626T164429Z
UID:B60FB674-0A8C-4776-8CA5-5C54570CD052
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100628
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Mars are 25 degrees apart.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100627
DTSTAMP:20100626T164429Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars and Saturn are 17 degrees apart. Look for Venus\, Mars 
 and Saturn in the west and WSW at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100626T164830Z
UID:5A11220D-92BD-49D6-97BE-7A6C7C60A047
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100602
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus forms an isosceles triangle with the twin stars\, Castor a
 nd Pollux.  (Use Show Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions th
 e Notes tab in the Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100601
DTSTAMP:20100626T164830Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for bright Venus in the WNW at dusk. Venus is about 9 d
 egrees from both stars. <hr width="80%" /> <p>Please send any comments\,
  suggestions\, or questions to<br>\n\nThese entries are from the new Abr
 ams Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on our 
 web site that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in the 
 sky. Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever cha
 nging sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this page 
 as soon as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the RS
 S link below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggregat
 or or feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information includin
 g star charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\, y
 ou'll get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar help s
 upport the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100628T230024Z
UID:7B081464-6214-4E4D-9146-7CFEA846572F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100630
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Regulus is nearly halfway between Mars and Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100629
DTSTAMP:20100628T230024Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus about 12 degrees to the lower right of the st
 ar and Mars to its upper left. At dusk\, Regulus is in the western sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100629T214653Z
UID:770E8C3C-6051-4CDE-B87B-873396A17C15
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100702
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is less than 10 degrees to the lower right of the star Reg
 ulus.  (Use Show Info in the View menu or in older iCal versions the Not
 es tab in the Inspector for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100701
DTSTAMP:20100629T214653Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 15 degrees to the lower right of Saturn. Look for th
 e planets in the western evening sky.\n\nThese entries are from the new 
 Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on o
 ur web site that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in t
 he sky. Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our ever 
 changing sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this pa
 ge as soon as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click the
  RSS link below. The posts will automatically show up in your news aggre
 gator or feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information inclu
 ding star charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per year\
 , you'll get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar hel
 p support the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100629T214657Z
UID:F454BC6B-1469-4133-A86E-6C2C071F529B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100701
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn span less than 40 degrees.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100630
DTSTAMP:20100629T214657Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The three planets are converging and will form a triangle in
  the western sky in early August. Look to the west at dusk to see these 
 planets converge during July.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100701T205728Z
UID:7CA8C6F8-92DD-4808-9077-778888A8751F
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100705
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn span 35 degrees. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100704
DTSTAMP:20100701T205728Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus is 6 degrees west of Regulus. Watch as the three plane
 ts converge this month. Venus is the brightest of the planets and can ea
 sily be found in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100701T205732Z
UID:08CC0395-58BF-4077-9382-5E0433A248A0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100704
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:At dawn\, look for the waning gibbous Moon and Jupiter in the so
 utheast sky. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100703
DTSTAMP:20100701T205732Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The two are about 8 degrees apart.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100701T205736Z
UID:3F5E4C07-1996-43CD-B53B-306ED933D71C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100703
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is midway between Saturn and Regulus. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100702
DTSTAMP:20100701T205736Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Saturn and Mars in the WSW sky at dusk. Jupiter and
  the waning gibbous Moon rise in the east about 4 hours after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100708T073044Z
UID:9425DA45-5706-4F51-B2D0-029313141DF2
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100710
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus passes 1 degree north of the star Regulus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100709
DTSTAMP:20100708T073044Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Venus\, Mars and Saturn span 30 degrees. Look for the evenin
 g planets in the west an hour after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100708T073053Z
UID:62918CF6-BC49-411B-AB09-3281E9D87A60
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100709
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is near the Pleiades star cluster.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100708
DTSTAMP:20100708T073053Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and the star cluster one hour before sunri
 se in the ENE sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100708T073100Z
UID:5F988EE9-42E7-479D-B567-10B154E5FC46
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100708
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The swift moving planet Mercury is emerging from behind the Sun.
 
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100707
DTSTAMP:20100708T073100Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 30 degrees to the lower right of Venus and sets d
 uring bright twilight. Mercury will be easier to see in coming days.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100708T073115Z
UID:7665E3B7-53B0-43A7-B903-4DB5C21B9ECB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100707
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The Earth is at aphelion.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100706
DTSTAMP:20100708T073115Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Aphelion is the point in the Earth's orbit when it's farthes
 t from the Sun. Today Earth is 1.017 A.U. or 94.5 million miles from the
  Sun.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100708T073126Z
UID:677A8B67-1CC2-4E6C-AD74-520A2F31D78C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100706
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus is 5 degrees west of Regulus and closing. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100705
DTSTAMP:20100708T073126Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch this week as Venus moves closer to the brightest star 
 in Leo by about a degree each day. Friday\, Venus will be just one degre
 e from Regulus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034817Z
UID:234383C8-5A88-4D6F-B8C4-E0C8FF54D10C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100719
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn now span 20 degrees.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100718
DTSTAMP:20100716T034818Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Watch them form a triangle over the next few weeks. On Augus
 t 7th the three will fit within a 5 degree field of view. Look to the we
 st at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034824Z
UID:05770871-8EB8-4528-8CD1-E7C1792A5A08
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100718
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Four planets span 45 degrees.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100717
DTSTAMP:20100716T034824Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn\, Mars\, Venus and Mercury are in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034829Z
UID:7F422C14-1358-4381-8F5D-04F8097D8474
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100717
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is about 11 degrees to the lower left of Satur
 n.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100716
DTSTAMP:20100716T034829Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 15 degrees to the upper left of Venus. All can be fo
 und in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034834Z
UID:6C3FB846-B63E-4CF7-AA90-E50CA0A4273C
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100716
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon is south of Mars.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100715
DTSTAMP:20100716T034834Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The planets Saturn\, Mars\, Venus and Mercury span 48 degree
 s across the evening sky.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034842Z
UID:CC153BDB-9412-4FB9-AFA9-D764BF1BD10A
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100715
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The crescent Moon and Venus make a nice pair in the evening sky.
 
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100714
DTSTAMP:20100716T034842Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Venus and the Moon in the west at dusk. The Moon is
  about 7 degrees to the lower left of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034849Z
UID:42FC71A3-59B2-4E69-94E8-9C0133FF4487
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100714
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The thin crescent Moon is to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100713
DTSTAMP:20100716T034849Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon 45 minutes after sunset very low in the we
 st.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034855Z
UID:744DF1E5-2C69-421C-8C1E-112476802B1D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100713
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A very thin young Moon may be spotted to the lower left of Mercu
 ry.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100712
DTSTAMP:20100716T034855Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the WNW just 30 minutes after sunset. You'll need a 
 clear view to the horizon. Binoculars will help too. Mercury is 26.5 deg
 rees to the lower right of Venus. Saturn is 26.5 degrees to the upper le
 ft of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034901Z
UID:0D85C1BD-C1D6-4B89-8545-98685DFCD68E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100712
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:There's a total eclipse of the Sun visible today from parts of t
 he South Pacific.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100711
DTSTAMP:20100716T034901Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:If you live on Easter Island you will see it. If you live in
  Tahiti you'll have to sail a few miles south to be in the path of total
 ity. If you are in parts of southern Chile or Argentina you will see the
  eclipse at sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100716T034909Z
UID:F14BB62B-06A4-46C6-AC5E-D0D401565C11
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100711
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The old thin crescent Moon is low in the ENE at dawn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100710
DTSTAMP:20100716T034909Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for this very thin Moon an hour before sunrise.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100717T043810Z
UID:AC42699B-8BDB-4554-A229-53F4D2D36D29
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100720
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 22 degrees to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100719
DTSTAMP:20100717T043810Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The star Regulus is halfway between Venus and Mercury. Try l
 ooking for Mercury low in the WNW\, 50 minutes after sunset. Binoculars 
 will help.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100719T215939Z
UID:58C67495-5EF4-4D20-B81C-04EB65466455
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100721
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury\, Regulus\, Venus\, Mars and Saturn span 40 degrees.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100720
DTSTAMP:20100719T215939Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look to the west at dusk. To find Mercury\, You'll need a cl
 ear horizon in the WNW.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100722T005941Z
UID:3CEA3BEA-B1A4-414F-8ECE-E1E0F9FA2D67
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100723
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 21 degrees to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100722
DTSTAMP:20100722T005941Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 12 degrees to the upper left of Venus. Look for the 
 planets in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100722T005946Z
UID:B3271D9F-46A7-4C76-9476-931C917690B8
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100722
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A waxing gibbous Moon is to the left of the star Antares in Scor
 pius.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100721
DTSTAMP:20100722T005946Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Antares is a red supergiant star. It's one of the largest fi
 rst magnitude stars. If placed at the center of our solar system\, it's 
 surface would be out beyond Mars' orbit.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100724T050848Z
UID:9216A030-D45A-4EAA-A857-99C7E0864B58
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100727
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 10 degrees to the upper left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100726
DTSTAMP:20100724T050848Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is 2.8 degrees to the upper left of Mars. Look for th
 e planets in the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100724T050852Z
UID:F80F66B7-D00B-4FDC-862C-D6A34F7FA681
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100726
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is 2.5 degrees to the lower right of the star Regulus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100725
DTSTAMP:20100724T050852Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury to pass less than 0.3 degrees from Regulus 
 in two days. Mercury can be found very low in the WNW\, 50 minutes after
  sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100724T050858Z
UID:7B7811A7-631B-4C13-8714-A6496350BE58
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100725
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Jupiter begins moving retrograde.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100724
DTSTAMP:20100724T050858Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Jupiter will move west against the background stars for the 
 next 4 months. Look for Jupiter in the constellation of Pisces the Fishe
 s. Jupiter rises in the east about 2 1/2 hours after sunset. At dawn\, l
 ook for Jupiter half way up in the south.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100724T050910Z
UID:DAA21CC2-A519-4F23-8C1A-1DFBA7207FD6
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100724
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is 15 degrees to the upper left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100723
DTSTAMP:20100724T050910Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is about 4 degrees to the lower right of Saturn. Look f
 or the planets in the west at dusk. Mars\, Saturn and Venus will form a 
 5 degrees across triangle on August 7th.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100801T023609Z
UID:AC281663-3453-444B-97AD-41A5DC4E9C30
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100804
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at its closest to Venus. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100803
DTSTAMP:20100801T023609Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mercury 18 degrees to the lower right of Venus. In 
 the coming days\, the distance increases slightly and Mercury fades in b
 rightness. How many more nights can you spot Mercury? Look low in the we
 st at dusk. Binoculars will help.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100801T023615Z
UID:1BCF63A4-B792-4BD1-BBF8-84F4C3EC16D3
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100803
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury\, Venus\, Saturn and Mars span 25 degrees across the wes
 tern sky at dusk. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100802
DTSTAMP:20100801T023615Z
SEQUENCE:7
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100801T023619Z
UID:A1A5CE3D-6825-471D-A613-59FDCFC8FC84
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100802
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars is 2 degrees to the lower left of Saturn.  (Use Show Info i
 n the View menu or in older iCal versions the Notes tab in the Inspector
  for more details.)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100801
DTSTAMP:20100801T023619Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both Mars and Saturn are about 7 degrees to the upper left o
 f Venus. Mercury is 18 degrees to the lower right of Venus. Look for the
  planets about 50 minutes after sunset. Binoculars will help you find Me
 rcury very low in the western twilight.\n\nThese entries are from the ne
 w Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes \nThe Night Sky Notes is a place on
  our web site that we use to keep skywatchers up to date on what's up in
  the sky. Check back often to find out what's new and visible in our eve
 r changing sky. As we learn about something new\, we'll post it to this 
 page as soon as we can. If you like to subscribe to news feeds\, click t
 he RSS link below. The posts will automatically show up in your news agg
 regator or feed reader.\nIf you would like more detailed information inc
 luding star charts\, check out our Sky Calendar. For just $11.00 per yea
 r\, you'll get 12 issues mailed to you. Proceeds from the Sky Calendar h
 elp support the Abrams Planetarium and Night Sky Notes.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100801T023625Z
UID:80F430B7-71F1-46BD-AC83-BE25D5B231B1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100801
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn form an isosceles triangle.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100731
DTSTAMP:20100801T023625Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Both Mars and Saturn are 7.5 degrees to the upper left of Ve
 nus. Look for the planets in the west an hour after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100801T023638Z
UID:133DC924-4AE9-4D30-9936-D16E46D40B86
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100731
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mars passes 1.8 degrees south of Saturn.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100730
DTSTAMP:20100801T023638Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for Mars to the lower left of the ringed planet. Both M
 ars and Saturn are 8 degrees to the upper left of bright Venus. Look to 
 the west at dusk.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100801T023647Z
UID:E06BC83D-9B94-425D-84AE-6DC7E89A3577
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100730
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn\, Mars and Venus fit within a 10 degree field of view.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100729
DTSTAMP:20100801T023647Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:In about a week\, they will fit in a 5 degree field. Watch t
 he three planets in the west at dusk as they move closer to each other.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100801T023655Z
UID:365DA045-200A-4725-886D-766B91B3CE08
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100729
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Saturn is 10 degrees to the upper left of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100728
DTSTAMP:20100801T023655Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mars is 2 degrees to the lower right of Saturn. Watch all th
 ree planets at dusk in the west.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100801T023719Z
UID:7B66EB9F-D288-4528-9775-848F471248BA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100728
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury and Regulus are 0.4 degrees apart at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100727
DTSTAMP:20100801T023719Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:The planet and star are very low in the WNW 50 minutes after
  sunset. Binoculars and a very clear horizon will help you spot the star
  and planet encounter.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100804T215658Z
UID:A83A616D-56DB-4262-B267-5BBD539092CA
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100807
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Mercury is at greatest elongation from the Sun.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100806
DTSTAMP:20100804T215658Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Mercury is 27 degrees east of the Sun today. Look for Mercur
 y very low in the west 50 minutes after sunset. The low angle of the ecl
 iptic keeps Mercury close to the horizon for this apparition. Binoculars
  will help you find Mercury in the evening twilight. Venus is 18 degrees
  to the upper left of Mercury.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100804T215704Z
UID:DBB7D60C-231E-4A43-931E-3C40A3EF4906
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100806
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus and Saturn are 3.5 degrees apart. (Use Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100805
DTSTAMP:20100804T215704Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Saturn and Mars are also 3.5 degrees apart. Mars and Venus a
 re 5.5 degrees from each other. Look for the isosceles triangle of plane
 ts in the west at dusk. Venus is the brightest of the three\, shining at
  -4.2 magnitude. Mars is the dimmest at +1.5 magnitude.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100804T215714Z
UID:4E4ABAA0-CEF2-4A2F-9CBC-44DC7B539277
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100805
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The waning crescent Moon is near the Pleiades star cluster. (Use
  Show Info)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100804
DTSTAMP:20100804T215714Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and the cluster in the morning hours.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100806T181028Z
UID:68B351F4-3F62-43D1-A679-F1E957CD27F5
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100808
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn form a trio fitting within a 4.8 degree 
 field of view.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100807
DTSTAMP:20100806T181028Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Can you fit them all in your binoculars? Look for the trio i
 n the west at dusk. Saturn is 2.7 degrees above Venus. Mars is 4.7 degre
 es to the upper left of Venus.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100807T034725Z
UID:1BA633CB-B2C5-4C8C-9A6B-3B479376F88E
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100810
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Watch Venus\, Saturn and Mars in the west at dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100809
DTSTAMP:20100807T034725Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Try looking for Mercury 18.5 degrees to the lower right of V
 enus\, 45 minutes after sunset. Use binoculars to find Mercury very clos
 e to the horizon.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100807T034730Z
UID:F5228F23-C83F-4B43-B2D3-D63F92ACFB2D
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100809
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:Venus\, Mars and Saturn still form a trio in the western sky at 
 dusk.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100808
DTSTAMP:20100807T034730Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Planets form a trio when three planets fit within 5 degrees.
  Today\, Mars and Saturn are 4.9 degrees apart. Tomorrow\, Mars and Satu
 rn will be 5.4 degrees apart ending the trio. Sunday morning\, An old th
 in crescent Moon is visible low in the ENE at dawn.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100811T052303Z
UID:62B08AD2-81D6-4BBD-8416-FEAB0A4F65CB
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100813
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A thin crescent Moon is to the lower right of Venus.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100812
DTSTAMP:20100811T052303Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:After dark\, watch for the Perseid meteor shower. This year\
 , the Moon sets before the end of twilight\, leaving the sky dark\, perf
 ect for meteor watching. The Perseids appear to come from the direction 
 of the constellation Perseus. Perseus is near the northeast horizon arou
 nd midnight.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100811T052309Z
UID:86DD4C0B-B756-4E16-8421-3A107CBB00A1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100812
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:A young thin crescent Moon is to the lower left of Mercury.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100811
DTSTAMP:20100811T052309Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:Look for the Moon and Mercury with binoculars\, close to the
  western horizon\, 25 minutes after sunset.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100811T052320Z
UID:976D8918-5095-4F04-BABF-E40BD420A31B
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100811
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks Thursday night\, but Pers
 eids can be spotted for several days around the peak.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100810
DTSTAMP:20100811T052320Z
SEQUENCE:7
DESCRIPTION:This year the Moon is near New during the shower\, leaving t
 he sky very dark. Start looking on clear nights for shooting stars.
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20100811T053949Z
UID:7939A50C-F8B8-4941-BA16-81C5E6E34397
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100813
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:New Event
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100812
DTSTAMP:20100811T053949Z
SEQUENCE:1
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ACTION:AUDIO
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END:VEVENT
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