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SUMMARY:The Andromeda Galaxy (all night)
DESCRIPTION:After the sky fully darkens in early January\, the Andromeda Galaxy is positioned near the zenith\, which is ideal for viewing it through a minimum of Earth’s atmosphere. The galaxy will descend the western sky as the hours roll by\, but you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy it. This large spiral galaxy\, also designated Messier 31 and NGC 224\, is 2.5 million light years from us\, and covers an area of sky measuring 3 by 1 degrees (or six by two full moon diameters)! Under dark skies\, M31 can be seen with unaided eyes as a faint smudge located a palm’s width to the lower right (or 7 degrees to the celestial north-northwest) of the medium-bright star Mirach. The three westernmost stars of W-shaped Cassiopeia\, Caph\, Shedar\, and Navi (Gamma Cas)\, also conveniently form an arrowhead that points towards M31. Binoculars (orange circle) will reveal the galaxy very well. In a telescope\, use your lowest magnification eyepiece and look for M31’s two smaller companion galaxies\, the foreground\, brighter Messier 32 and the more distant\, fainter Messier 110.
URL:https://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/event/the-andromeda-galaxy-all-night-2/
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SUMMARY:Crescent Moon Meets Venus (early evening)
DESCRIPTION:The southwestern sky will provide a beautiful photo opportunity on Friday evening\, January 3 when the slender waxing crescent moon will shine near the brilliant planet Venus. They’ll be close enough to share the view in binoculars (orange circle) from sunset until they set at about 8:30 p.m. local time. Keep an eye out for Earthshine on the moon. Sometimes called the Ashen Glow or the Old Moon in the New Moon’s Arms\, the phenomenon is visible within a day or two of new moon\, when sunlight reflected off Earth and back toward the moon slightly brightens the unlit portion of the moon’s Earth-facing hemisphere. A backyard telescope will reveal that Venus has a half-moon shape.
URL:https://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/event/crescent-moon-meets-venus-early-evening/
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SUMMARY:Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak (all night)
DESCRIPTION:Named for a now-defunct constellation called the Mural Quadrant\, the Quadrantids meteor shower runs from December 26 to January 16 every year. Quadrantids meteors always radiate from a point in the northeastern sky below the tip of the Big Dipper’s handle. This shower commonly produces bright fireballs because it is produced by particles dropped by an asteroid designated 2003EH. The Quadrantids’ most intense period\, when up to 50 to 100 meteors per hour can appear during a short\, 6 hour window\, will occur on Friday\, January 3 at 18:00 GMT. That converts to daytime in the Americas\, but observers located in the Pacific Ocean and eastern Asia will have ideal conditions in the hours before dawn. The moon will not interfere with the shower this year.
URL:https://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/event/quadrantids-meteor-shower-peak-all-night-2/
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