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JANUARY
2008 |
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1/02/2008 |
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Earth at
perihelion (147,096,448 km) |
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1/04/2008 |
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Quadrantids meteor
shower peaks before dawn |
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1/19/2008 |
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Mars near moon
tonight after dark |
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1/21/2008 |
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Full "Wolf" moon
rises at sunset |
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1/22/2008 |
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Mercury low in the
southwest at dusk tonight |
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1/24/2008 |
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Saturn near moon
late evening tonight |
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FEBRUARY
2008 |
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2/1/2008 |
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Brilliant Venus
very near Jupiter low in southeast at dawn tomorrow |
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2/2/2008 |
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Crescent moon to
right of Venus & Jupiter at dawn tomorrow |
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2/3/2008 |
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Crescent moon
below Venus & Jupiter at dawn tomorrow |
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2/15/2008 |
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Mars near moon
tonight after dark |
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2/20/2008 |
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Total eclipse of
Full "Snow" moon at dusk (5:43 p.m. - 9:08 p.m. PST) |
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2/23/2008 |
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Zodiacal light in
west after evening twilight for next two weeks |
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2/24/2008 |
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Saturn rises in
east at sunset |
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2/25/2008 |
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Mercury near Venus
low in southeast at dawn this week |
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2/27/2008 |
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Reddish star
Antares east of moon at dawn tomorrow |
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2/28/2008 |
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Moon east of
reddish star Antares at dawn tomorrow |
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MARCH
2008 |
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3/1/2008 |
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Crescent moon near
bright Jupiter tomorrow at dawn |
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3/4/2008 |
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Moon near Mercury
and Venus at dawn tomorrow |
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3/5/2008 |
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Moon occults Venus
in daylight |
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3/9/2008 |
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Daylight Saving
Time begins |
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3/10/2008 |
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Bright planet Mars
nearly overhead at dusk |
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3/12/2008 |
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Moon near Pleiades
star cluster after dark |
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3/14/2008 |
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Moon near Mars
tonight after dark |
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3/18/2008 |
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Moon near Saturn
and star Regulus after dark |
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3/19/2008 |
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Spring equinox
occurs at 10:49 p.m. PST tonight |
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3/20/2008 |
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Full "Worm" moon
rises due east at sunset |
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3/22/2008 |
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Mercury near Venus
low in east at dawn this week |
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3/24/2008 |
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Zodiacal light in
west after evening twilight for next two weeks |
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3/29/2008 |
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Jupiter near moon
at dawn tomorrow |
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APRIL
2008 |
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4/4/2008 |
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Moon near Venus
and Mercury at dawn tomorrow |
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4/8/2008 |
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Moon near Pleiades
star cluster after dark |
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4/11/2008 |
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Mars near moon
tonight after dark |
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4/19/2008 |
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Full "Pink" moon
rises at sunset |
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4/22/2008 |
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Moon near reddish
star Antares before dawn tomorrow |
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4/28/2008 |
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Mars near star
Pollux high in west after dark |
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MAY
2008 |
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5/2/2008 |
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Mercury near
Pleiades star cluster in west at dusk |
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5/4/2008 |
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Eta Aquarid meteor
shower peaks at dawn tomorrow |
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5/6/2008 |
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Moon above Mercury
in west at dusk |
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5/9/2008 |
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Moon west of Mars
at dusk |
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5/10/2008 |
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Moon east of Mars
at dusk |
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5/13/2008 |
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Mercury low in the
west-northwest at dusk tonight |
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5/16/2008 |
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Moon near bright
star Spica after dark tonight |
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5/19/2008 |
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Full "Flower" moon
rises at sunset; smallest full moon of 2008 |
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5/20/2008 |
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Moon east reddish
star Antares before dawn tomorrow |
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5/22/2008 |
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Mars among stars
of Beehive star cluster after dark |
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5/23/2008 |
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Moon below bright
Jupiter at dawn tomorrow |
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JUNE
2008 |
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6/7/2008 |
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Moon near Mars
tonight after dark |
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6/8/2008 |
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Moon near Saturn
and star Regulus after dark |
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6/10/2008 |
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Moon due south at
sunset tonight |
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6/16/2008 |
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Moon near reddish
star Antares late night tonight |
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6/17/2008 |
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Full "Strawberry"
moon rises at sunset tonight |
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6/19/2008 |
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Moon near bright
Jupiter at dawn tomorrow |
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6/20/2008 |
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Summer Solstice
occurs at 3:59 p.m. PDT today |
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6/30/2008 |
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Reddish Mars near
bluish star Regulus in west tonight |
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JULY
2008 |
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7/1/2008 |
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Mercury low in
east at dawn this week |
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7/3/2008 |
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Earth at aphelion
(152,104,136 km) |
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7/5/2008 |
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Moon west of Mars,
Saturn and star Regulus at dusk |
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7/6/2008 |
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Moon east of Mars,
Saturn and star Regulus at dusk |
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7/8/2008 |
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Jupiter rises at
sunset |
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7/10/2008 |
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Mars near Saturn
low in west at dusk |
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7/13/2008 |
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Moon near reddish
star Antares after dark |
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7/16/2008 |
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Moon near bright
Jupiter after dark |
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7/17/2008 |
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Full "Buck" moon
rises at sunset |
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AUGUST
2008 |
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8/1/2008 |
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Total solar
eclipse from Asia & Russia |
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8/2/2008 |
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Moon near
brilliant Venus low in west at dusk |
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8/3/2008 |
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Moon near Mars and
Saturn low in west at dusk |
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8/10/2008 |
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Moon near reddish
star Antares after dark |
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8/11/2008 |
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Perseid meteor
shower peaks before dawn tomorrow |
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8/12/2008 |
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Moon near bright
Jupiter after dark |
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8/13/2008 |
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Venus near Saturn
and Mercury low in west at dusk |
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8/16/2008 |
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Partial eclipse of
full "Sturgeon" moon (not visible from North America) |
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8/24/2008 |
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Brilliant Venus
near Mercury low in west at dusk this week |
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8/27/2008 |
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Zodiacal Light in
east before dawn next two weeks |
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SEPTEMBER
2008 |
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9/1/2008 |
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Moon near Venus,
Mercury and Mars low in west at dusk this week |
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9/6/2008 |
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Moon near reddish
star Antares after dark |
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9/9/2008 |
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Moon near bright
planet Jupiter after dark |
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9/10/2008 |
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Mars very near
brilliant Venus low in west at dusk |
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9/12/2008 |
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Faint planet
Uranus rises in east at sunset |
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9/14/2008 |
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Full "Harvest"
moon rises at sunset |
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9/21/2008 |
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Autumnal equinox
occurs at 8:45 a.m. PDT tomorrow |
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9/25/2008 |
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Moon near bright
star Regulus in east at dawn tomorrow |
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9/26/2008 |
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Moon near Saturn
in east at dawn tomorrow |
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9/27/2007 |
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Zodiacal light
visible in east before morning twilight during next two weeks |
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OCTOBER
2008 |
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10/2/2008 |
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Moon near
brilliant Venus low in southwest at dusk |
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10/6/2008 |
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Moon near bright
Jupiter after dark |
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10/14/2008 |
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Full "Hunter's"
moon rises at sunset |
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10/19/2008 |
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Orionids meteor
shower tonight and before dawn tomorrow |
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10/21/2008 |
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Mercury low in
east at dawn this week |
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10/22/2008 |
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Moon near bright
star Regulus in east at dawn tomorrow |
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10/23/2008 |
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Moon west of
Saturn in east at dawn tomorrow |
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10/24/2008 |
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Moon east of
Saturn in east at dawn tomorrow |
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10/27/2008 |
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Zodiacal light
visible in east before morning twilight during next two weeks |
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10/31/2008 |
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Moon below
brilliant Venus in southwest at dusk |
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NOVEMBER
2008 |
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11/2/2008 |
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Daylight Saving
Time ends |
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11/3/2008 |
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Moon near bright
Jupiter at dusk |
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11/4/2008 |
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Moon due south at
sunset tonight |
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11/12/2008 |
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Full "Beaver" moon
rises at sunset |
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11/16/2008 |
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Leonids meteor
shower before dawn tomorrow |
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11/20/2008 |
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Moon near Saturn
in east before dawn tomorrow |
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11/30/2008 |
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Crescent moon
below Venus & Jupiter in southwest at dusk |
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DECEMBER
2008 |
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12/1/2008 |
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Crescent moon
above Venus & Jupiter in southwest at dusk |
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12/11/2008 |
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Full "Cold" moon
rises at sunset; largest full moon of year |
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12/13/2008 |
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Geminids meteor
shower tonight and tomorrow morning |
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12/20/2008 |
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Winter solstice
occurs at 4:04 a.m. PST tomorrow morning |
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12/28/2008 |
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Crescent moon
below Mercury and Jupiter low in southwest at dusk |
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12/29/2008 |
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Crescent moon
above Mercury and Jupiter low in southwest at dusk |
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12/31/2008 |
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Moon near
brilliant Venus at dusk |
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All events and
times are tabulated for the western U.S.
Please make adjustments for your local time. |