Remote Video Astronomy Group MECATX Sky Tour January 2017

(1) Canis Major (CANE-iss MAY-jer), the Great Dog - January 2 (2) Gemini (JEM-uh-nye), the Twins - January 5 (3) Monoceros (muh-NAH-ser-us), the Unicorn -January 5 (4) Puppis (PUP-iss), the Stern - January 8 (5) Canis Minor (CANE-iss MY-ner), the Lesser Dog - January 14 (6) Volans (VOH-lanz), the Flying Fish - January 18 (7) Lynx (LINKS), the Lynx - January 19 (8) Cancer (CAN-ser), the Crab - January 30 (9) Carina (cuh-REE-nuh), the Keel - January 31

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Revised by: Samantha Salvador 12.28.2016

January 2 Canis Major (CANE-iss MAY-jer), the Great Dog CMa, Canis Majoris (CANE-iss muh-JOR-iss)

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1 Canis Major

Meaning: The Greater Dog Pronunciation: kay' niss may' jor Abbreviation: CMa Possessive form: Canis Majoris (kay' niss muh jor' iss) Asterisms: The Heavenly G, The Winter Octagon, The Winter Oval, The Winter Triangle

Bordering constellations: Columba, Lepus, Monoceros, Puppis Overall brightness: 14.733 (6) Central point: RA = 6h47m Dec.= -22° Directional extremes: N = -11° S = -33° E = 7h26m W = 6h09m Messier objects: M41 Meteor showers: none Midnight culmination date: 2 Jan

Bright stars: cx (1), (22), 8 (35), 3 (45),,q (86),(173), 02 (174) Named stars: Adhara (s), Aludra (i), Canicula (a), Furud (c), Mirzam (3), Muliphain (y), Sirius (cx), Wezen (ö) Near stars: a CMa A-B (6) Size: 380.11 square degrees (0.921% of the sky) Rank in size: 43

Solar conjunction date: 4 Jul Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: S of +57° completely invisible from latitudes: N of +79°

Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 56

Interesting facts: (1) Sirius (a CMa) has the brightest apparent magnitude of any star in the nighttime sky. It appears four times as bright as Vega (a Lyr) and 25 times brighter than Polaris (a UMi). Its absolute magnitude is a respectable +0.7, making it 36 times as luminous as the sun. (2) Sirius is a double star. Its companion, Sirius B, also known as the 'Pup,' was the first white dwarf star discovered. It was seen by Alvan Clark in 1862, while he was testing a new telescope objective lens. (3) The heliacal rising of Sirius (the first appearance of the star in the eastern morning sky) was the major celestial occurrence in ancient Egypt. This event heralded to the annual flooding of the Nile River, which was important because it deposited a rich layer of silt over a wide area. MECATX RVA January 2017 - www.mecatx.ning.com – Youtube – MECATX – www.ustream.tv – dfkott

2 M41: Open Cluster in Canis Major

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4 January 5 Gemini (JEM-uh-nye), the Twins Gem, Geminorum (JEM-uh-NOR-um)

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Meaning: The Twins Pronunciation: gem' in eye Abbreviation: Gem Possessive form: Geminorum (jem uh nor' um) Asterisms: The Heavenly G, The Winter Octagon, The Winter Oval

Bordering constellations: Auriga, Cancer, Canis Minor, Lynx, Monoceros, Orion, Taurus Overall brightness: 9.148 (26) Central point: RA = 7hOlm Dec.= +22.5° Directional extremes: N = +35° S = +10° E = 8h06m W = 5h57m Messier objects: M35 Meteor showers: Geminids (19 Oct) Geminids (14 Dec) Midnight culmination date: 5 Jan

Bright stars: P (17), a (23), y (43), i (143), E (16 1) Named stars: Alhena (y), Almeisan (y), Castor (a), Mebsuta (s), Mekbuda (c), Pollux (3), Propus (ii), Tejat Posterior (j.O, Tejat Prior (T1) Near stars: Wolf 294 (63), Ross 64 (130), Wolf 287 (170) Size: 513.76 square degrees (1.245% of the sky) Rank in size: 30

Solar conjunction date: 8 Jul Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: N of —55° completely invisible from latitudes: S of —80° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 47

Interesting facts: (1) Two of the three planet 'discoveries' have occurred within the boundaries of this constellation. In 1781, William Herschel spotted the planet Uranus near i Gem. Clyde Tombaugh, working at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, 149 years later exposed a series of plates centered on the star ö Gem and found the planet Pluto. (2) a Gem, also known as Castor, is a complex system of six stars which appear as one to the unaided eye. Although officially designated as a triple star, further analysis has shown that each of the three components is itself a double star. This is one of the most complex systems in the sky, and studies indicate that systems of more than six stars would quickly become unstable and separate.

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Open Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158

Explanation: Open clusters of stars can be near or far, young or old, and diffuse or compact. Found near the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, they contain from 100 to 10,000 stars, all of which formed at nearly the same time. Bright blue stars frequently distinguish younger open clusters. M35, on the upper left, is relatively nearby at 2800 light years distant, relatively young at 150 million years old, and relatively diffuse, with about 2500 stars spread out over a volume 30 light years across. An older and more compact open cluster, NGC 2158, is at the lower right. NGC 2158 is four times more distant than M35, over 10 times older, and much more compact with many more stars in roughly the same volume of space. NGC 2158's bright blue stars have self-destructed, leaving cluster light to be dominated by older and yellower stars. Both clusters are seen toward the constellation of Gemini.

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8 January 5 Monoceros (muh-NAH-ser-us) the Unicorn Mon, Monocerotis (muh-NAH-ser-OH-tiss)

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9 Monoceros

Meaning: The Unicorn Pronunciation: mon oss' sir us Abbreviation: Mon Possessive form: Monocerotis (mon awe sir awe' tiss) Asterisms: none

Bordering constellations: Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Hydra, Lepus, Orion, Puppis Overall brightness: 7.476 (38) Central point: RA = 7h01m Dec.= +0.50 Directional extremes: N = +120 S =11 E = 8h08m W = 5h54m Messier objects: M50 Meteor showers: Monocerotids (10 Dec) Midnight culmination date: 5 Jan

Bright stars: none Named stars: none Near stars: Ross 614 A-B (24), BD-5°1844 A-B (171) Size: 481.57 square degrees (1.167% of the sky) Rank in size: 35 Solar conjunction date: 8 Jul Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: +79° to —78° portions visible worldwide Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 36 Interesting facts: (1) This constellation first appeared in 1613, on a celestial globe designed by the Dutch theologian Petrus Plancius. (2) One of the most unusual double stars in the sky resides in this constellation. Known as 'Plaskett's Star,' this is a pair of extremely massive stars, possibly then most massive pair yet identified. Its position is near the star 13 Mon, almost directly on the galactic equator. The total mass of this system is more than 100 times that of the Sun. (3) One of the most beautiful of all galactic nebula is the Rosette Nebula, a faint ring of wispy material surrounding an open cluster containing the star 12 Mon. The cluster is designated NGC 2244, and the complex nebula's three brightest parts have been given the numbers NGC 2237,2238, and 2239. (4) Also in this constellation is one of the strangest of the nebulae. Dubbed 'Hubble's Variable Nebula,' this object not only changes its brightness, but its size and shape as well. The nebula surrounds the variable star R Mon, but the periods of the two objects do not seem to be related. No regular pattern of variability has been found for the nebula. MECATX RVA January 2017 - www.mecatx.ning.com – Youtube – MECATX – www.ustream.tv – dfkott

M50: Open Cluster in Monoceros

Many stars form in clusters. Two types of star clusters are visible in our Milky Way Galaxy: open clusters and globular clusters. Open clusters like M50, shown above, typically contain hundreds of stars, many of which are bright, young, and blue. In fact, most of the bright blue stars in the above picture belong to M50, but most of the dimmer, red stars do not. M50 lies about 3000 light-years from Earth and is about 20 light years across. Open clusters tend to have irregular shapes and are mostly found in the plane of our Galaxy.

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12 January 8 Puppis (PUP-iss), the Stern Pup, Puppis (PUP-iss)

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13 Puppis

Meaning: The Stern (of Argo Navis) Pronunciation: pup' iss Abbreviation: Pup Possessive form: Puppis (pup' iss) Asterisms: none

Bordering constellations: Canis Major, Carina, Columba, Hydra, Monoceros, Pictor, Pyxis, Vela Overall brightness: 13.810(7) Central point: RA = 7h14m Dec.= —31° Directional extremes: N = —11° S = —51° F = 8h26m W = 6h02m Messier objects: M46, M47, M93 Meteor showers: rc Puppids (23 Apr) Midnight culmination date: 8 Jan

Bright stars: (67), it (112), p (128),,r (154) Named stars: Asmidiske (a), Markeb (k1), Naos () Near stars: LFT 571 (57), L 745-46 A-B (86), LFT 502 A-B (137) Size: 673.43 square degrees (1.633% of the sky) Rank in size: 20 Solar conjunction date: 11 Jul

Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: S of +39° completely invisible from latitudes: N of +79° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 93

Interesting facts: (1) One of three constellations into which Lacaille divided the ancient constellation of Argo Navis. The other two 'sub-constellations' are Carina and Vela.

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14 M46 Plus Two Explanation: Galactic or open star clusters are young. These swarms of stars are born together near the plane of the Milky Way, but their numbers steadily dwindle as cluster members are ejected by galactic tides and gravitational interactions. In fact, this bright open cluster, known as M46, is around 300 million years young. It still contains a few hundred stars within a span of 30 light-years or so. Located about 5,000 light-years away toward the constellation Puppis, M46 also seems to contain contradictions to its youthful status. In this pretty starscape, the colorful, circular patch above and right of the center of M46 is the planetary nebula NGC 2438. Fainter still, a second planetary nebula, PK231+4.1, is identified by the box at the right and enlarged in the inset. Planetary nebulae are a brief, final phase in the life of a sun-like star a billion years old or more, whose central reservoir of hydrogen fuel has been exhausted. NGC 2438 is estimated to be only 3,000 light-years distant, though, and moves at a different speed than M46 cluster members. Along with its fainter cohort, planetary nebula NGC 2438 is likely only by chance appearing near our line-of-sight to the young stars of M46.

The Reddening of M71 Explanation: Now known to be a globular star cluster at the tender age of 10 billion years, M71 is a mere 13,000 light-years away within the narrow boundaries of the faint constellation Sagitta. Close to the plane of the Milky Way galaxy in planet Earth's sky, its 10,000 or so member stars are gathered into a region about 27 light-years across near the center of this color composite view. In fact, the line-of-sight to M71 passes along the galactic plane through much intervening diffuse interstellar dust. The dust dims starlight and scatters blue light more efficiently, masking the brightness of M71's stars and shifting true star colors toward the red. How much are the star colors shifted? Slide your cursor over the image (or follow this link) to use an estimate of the dust reddening or galactic extinction to correct the star colors in M71. Corrections to the brightness and colors of M71 member stars are needed to measure the cluster's distance and age using a Color-Magnitude diagram.

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15 M93: Open Cluster in Puppis

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16 January 14 Canis Minor (CANE-iss MY-ner), the Lesser Dog CMi, Canis Minoris (CANE-iss mih-NOR-iss)

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17 Canis Minor

Meaning: The Lesser Dog Pronunciation: kay' niss my' nor Abbreviation: CMi Possessive form: Canis Minoris (kay' niss muh nor' iss) Asterisms: The Heavenly C, The Winter Octagon, The Winter Oval, The Winter Triangle

Bordering constellations: Cancer, Gemini, Hydra, Monoceros Overall brightness: 7.089 (44) Central point: RA = 7h36m Dec.= +6.5° Directional extremes: N = +13° S = 00° E = 8h09m W = 7h04m Messier objects: none Meteor showers: none Midnight culmination date: 14 Jan

Bright stars: a (8), f3 (149) Named stars: Gomeisa (3), Procyon (a) Near stars: a CMi A-B (15), BD+5°1668 (20), YZ CMi (64) Size: 183.37 square degrees (0.445% of the sky) Rank in size: 71 Solar conjunction date: 16 Jul Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: N of —70 portions visible worldwide Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 13

Interesting facts: (1) The name 'Procyon' (a CMi) is Greek and means 'before the Dog.' This refers to the fact that, in mid-northern latitudes, this star rises slightly before brilliant Sirius, ((x CMa). Procyon was, therefore, viewed as a herald to the Dog Star. (2) Procyon has a white dwarf companion, just like Sirius. It was first seen in 1896. This small star, known as 'Procyon B,' is about twice the size of the Earth, although it has more than half the mass of the Sun.

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18 January 18 Volans (VOH-lanz), the Flying Fish Vol, Volantis (vo-LAN-tiss)

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19 Volans

Meaning: The Flying Fish Pronunciation: voe' lans Abbreviation: Vol Possessive form: Volantis (voe Ian' tiss) Asterisms: none

Bordering constellations: Carina, Chamaeleon, Dorado, Mensa, Pictor Overall brightness: 9.904 (19) Central point: R.A. = 7h48m Dec. = —69.5° Directional extremes: N = —64° S = —75° E = 9h02m W = 6h35m Messier objects: none Meteor showers: none Midnight culmination date: 18 Jan

Bright stars: none Named stars: none Near stars: L 97-12 (54) Size: 141.35 square degrees (0.343% of the sky) Rank in size: 76

Solar conjunction date: 19 Jul

Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: S of +15° completely invisible from latitudes: N of +26° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 14

Interesting facts: (1) This is one of 11 constellations invented by Pieter Dirksz Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, during the years 1595-7.

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20 January 19 Lynx (LINKS), the Lynx Lyn, Lyncis (LIN-siss)

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21 Lynx

Meaning: The Lynx Pronunciation: links Abbreviation: Lyn Possessive form: Lyncis (lin' siss) Asterisms: none

Bordering constellations: Auriga, Camelopardalis, Cancer, Gemini, Leo Minor, Ursa Major Overall brightness: 5.684 (66) Central point: RA = 7h56m Dec. = +46.5° Directional extremes: N = +62° S = 33° E = 9h40m W = 6h13m Messier objects: none Meteor showers: none Midnight culmination date: 19 Jan

Bright stars: cc (191) Named stars: none Near stars: none Size: 545.39 square degrees (1.322% of the sky) Rank in size: 28 Solar conjunction date: 22 Jul Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: N of —28° completely invisible from latitudes: S of —57° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 31 Interesting facts: (1) One of seven constellations still in use invented by Johannes Hevelius. In 1690, this group was included in a star atlas which accompanied his stellar catalog. (2) The star 41 Lyn, numbered by Flamsteed in the early eighteenth century, has since moved into the constellation of Ursa Major. Although this is far from a unique occurrence, this is the star usually singled out to demonstrate stellar motion and to prove the fragility of constellation boundaries. (3) Exactly 7° north of Castor ((x Gem) is the most distant globular cluster in our galaxy, NGC 2419. Sometimes called the 'Intergalactic Wanderer,' this cluster's distance of 182 000 light years rivals that of the Magellanic Clouds.

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22 January 30 Cancer (CAN-ser), the Crab Cnc, Cancri (CANG-cry)

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23 Cancer

Meaning: The Crab Pronunciation: kan' sir Abbreviation: Cnc Possessive form: Cancri (kan' kree) Asterisms: The Asses and the Manger

Bordering constellations: Canis Minor, Gemini, Hydra, Leo, Lynx Overall brightness: 4.545 (78) Central point: RA = 8h36m Dec.= +20° Directional extremes: N = +33° S = +7 E = 9h19m W = 7h53m Messier objects: M44, M67 Meteor showers: 8 Cancrids (16 Jan) Midnight culmination date: 30 Jan

Bright stars: none Named stars: Acubens (cc), Asellus Australis (s), Asellus Boraelis (y), Tarf (3), Tegmen () Near stars: Ross 619 (78), LP 425-140 (90) Size: 505.87 square degrees (1.226% of the sky) Rank in size: 31 Solar conjunction date: 1 Aug Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: N of 570 completely invisible from latitudes: S of —83° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 23

Non-traditional 'mythology': Some see an inverted letter 'Y' composed of the brighter members of this constellation, but since these stars are quite faint to the unaided eye this figure has never attained popular acceptance. Interesting facts: (1) The most interesting object easily visible in Cancer is M44. This is known as the 'Praesepe,' or the 'Beehive' cluster. It was first resolved into stars by Galileo, and he wrote about this in his work Sidereus Nuncius. (2) The term 'Tropic of Cancer' originated several thousand years ago when the position of the summer solstice was within the boundaries of Cancer. This was the beginning of summer for the northern hemisphere and marked the day when the Sun stood highest in the sky.

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M44: The Beehive Cluster

Explanation: A mere 600 light-years away, M44 is one of the closest star clusters to our solar system. Also known as the Praesepe or the Beehive cluster its stars are young though, about 600 million years old compared to our Sun's 4.5 billion years. Based on similar ages and motion through space, M44 and the even closer Hyades star cluster in Taurus are thought to have been born together in the same large molecular cloud. An open cluster spanning some 15 light-years, M44 holds 1,000 stars or so and covers about 3 full moons (1.5 degrees) on the sky in the constellation Cancer. Visible to the unaided eye, M44 has been recognized since antiquity. Described as a faint cloud or celestial mist long before being included as the 44th entry in Charles Messier's 18th century catalog, the cluster was not resolved into its individual stars until telescopes were available. A popular target for modern, binocular-equiped sky gazers, the cluster's few yellowish tinted, cool, red giants are scattered through the field of its brighter hot blue main sequence stars in this colorful stellar group snapshot.

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Star Cluster Messier 67

Explanation: Gathered at the center of this sharp skyview are the stars of Messier 67, one of the oldest known open star clusters. In fact, though open star clusters are usually much younger, the stars of M67 are likely around 4 billion years old, about the same age and with about the same elemental abundances as the Sun. Open clusters are almost always younger because they are dispersed over time as they encounter other stars, interstellar clouds, and experience gravitational tides while orbiting the center of our galaxy. Still, M67 contains over 500 stars or so and lies some 2,800 light-years away in the constellation Cancer. At that estimated distance, M67 would be about 12 light-years across

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26 January 31 Carina (cuh-REE-nuh), the Keel Car, Carinae (cuh-REE-nee)

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27 Carina

Meaning: The Keel (of Argo Navis) Pronunciation: kuh ree' nuh Abbreviation: Car Possessive form: Carinae (kar ee' nye) Asterisms: The False Cross

Bordering constellations: Centaurus, Chamaeleon, Musca, Pictor, Puppis, Vela, Volans Overall brightness: 15.581(3) Central point: RA = 8h40m Dec. = —63° Directional extremes: N= —51° S= —75° E= 11h18m W= 6h02m Messier objects: none Meteor showers: none Midnight culmination date: 31 Jan

Bright stars: a (2), P (28), E (37), t (68), 0 (120), u (159) Named stars: Asmidiske (i), Avior (s), Canopus (a), Miaplacidus (3), Scutulum (t), Tureis (t) Near stars: LFT 643 (172) Size: 494.18 square degrees (1.198% of the sky) Rank in size: 34 Solar conjunction date: 2 Aug Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: S of +15° completely invisible from latitudes: N of +39° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 77 Interesting facts: (1) This is one of three constellations formed out of the immense star group known as 'Argo Navis.' In legend the Argo was the ship Jason and the Argonauts used to search for the Golden Fleece. Carina represents the keel of the ship. The other two constellations are Puppis and Vela. (2) Canopus (a Car) is the second brightest of the nighttime stars, outshone only by Sirius (a CMa). Sirius appears to the eye almost exactly twice as bright as Canopus. (3) Although Canopus is now the second brightest of all stars, there was a time, in 1843, when the star 1 Car was brighter. T1 Car is a nova-like variable star whose outbursts during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries represent a fluctuation in brightness of over 4000 times! 1 Car is located within a diffuse interstellar cloud known as NGC 3372, a portion of which is often referred to as the 'Keyhole Nebula' due to its shape.

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28 January 2017

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29 January 2017 Killeen, Texas Latitude, Longitude: 31 05.9' N, 97 43.0' W Time zone: -6:00 (Central) DST observance: North America Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Twi N: 6:34am Twi N: 6:34am Twi N: 6:34am Twi N: 6:34am Twi N: 6:33am Twi N: 6:33am Twi N: 6:33am Sunrise: 7:30am Sunrise: 7:30am Sunrise: 7:29am Sunrise: 7:29am Sunrise: 7:29am Sunrise: 7:29am Sunrise: 7:28am Sunset: 5:51pm Sunset: 5:51pm Sunset: 5:52pm Sunset: 5:53pm Sunset: 5:54pm Sunset: 5:55pm Sunset: 5:56pm Twi N: 6:46pm Twi N: 6:47pm Twi N: 6:48pm Twi N: 6:49pm Twi N: 6:50pm Twi N: 6:50pm Twi N: 6:51pm Moonrise: 9:29pm Moonrise: 10:26pm Moonrise: 11:22pm Moonrise: none Moonrise: 12:15am Moonrise: 1:08am Moonrise: 2:01am Moonset: 9:46am Moonset: 10:23am Moonset: 10:59am Moonset: 11:33am Moonset: 12:07pm Moonset: 12:41pm Moonset: 1:17pm Last Qtr: 4:15pm

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Twi N: 6:33am Twi N: 6:32am Twi N: 6:32am Twi N: 6:32am Twi N: 6:31am Twi N: 6:31am Twi N: 6:31am Sunrise: 7:28am Sunrise: 7:28am Sunrise: 7:27am Sunrise: 7:27am Sunrise: 7:26am Sunrise: 7:26am Sunrise: 7:25am Sunset: 5:57pm Sunset: 5:58pm Sunset: 5:59pm Sunset: 5:59pm Sunset: 6:00pm Sunset: 6:01pm Sunset: 6:02pm Twi N: 6:52pm Twi N: 6:53pm Twi N: 6:54pm Twi N: 6:54pm Twi N: 6:55pm Twi N: 6:56pm Twi N: 6:57pm Moonrise: 2:53am Moonrise: 3:45am Moonrise: 4:36am Moonrise: 5:27am Moonrise: 6:16am Moonrise: 7:02am Moonrise: 7:46am Moonset: 1:56pm Moonset: 2:38pm Moonset: 3:23pm Moonset: 4:12pm Moonset: 5:05pm Moonset: 6:01pm Moonset: 6:59pm New Moon: 6:08pm

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Twi N: 6:30am Twi N: 6:30am Twi N: 6:29am Sunrise: 7:25am Sunrise: 7:24am Sunrise: 7:24am Sunset: 6:03pm Sunset: 6:04pm Sunset: 6:05pm Twi N: 6:58pm Twi N: 6:58pm Twi N: 6:59pm Moonrise: 8:28am Moonrise: 9:08am Moonrise: 9:46am Moonset: 7:58pm Moonset: 8:59pm Moonset: 9:59pm

MECATX RVA January 2017 - www.mecatx.ning.com – Youtube – MECATX – www.ustream.tv – dfkott

30 Remote Video Astronomy Group MECATX Sky Tour January 2017

(1) Canis Major, the Great Dog - January 2 (2) Gemini, the Twins - January 5 (3) Monoceros, the Unicorn - December 5 (4) Puppis, the Stern - January 8 (5) Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog - January 14 (6) Volans, the Flying Fish - January 18 (7) Lynx, the Lynx - January 19 (8) Cancer, the Crab - January 30 (9) Carina, the Keel - January 31

Revised by: Samantha Salvador 12.28.2016 MECATX RVA January 2017 - www.mecatx.ning.com – Youtube – MECATX – www.ustream.tv – dfkott