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SUMMARY:The Three Leaps of the Gazelle (all night)
DESCRIPTION:The large and bright constellation of Ursa Major\, the Great Bear is at the zenith after dusk in late April. Everyone is familiar with the Big Dipper asterism portion of that constellation. Another easily seen\, but lesser-known pattern is the Three Leaps of the Gazelle\, composed of three pairs of medium-bright stars strung in a line spanning nearly 30 degrees of the sky. In each pair\, the stars are separated by about a thumb’s width (or 1.5 degrees). The most westerly stars Al Kaprah and Talitha\, are found by extending a line drawn diagonally through the Big Dipper’s bowl from Megrez to Merak\, i.e.\, towards Castor and Pollux. The central pair of Tania Borealis and Tania Australis shines midway between the bright stars Dubhe and Ras Elased Australis in Leo. The lowest (most easterly) duo named Alula Borealis and Alula Australis\, are close to a line extended to the right (celestial south) from Dubhe through Merak. The word Alula arises from Arabic for “first leap”\, while Tania means “second”\, and Talitha means “third”.
URL:https://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/event/the-three-leaps-of-the-gazelle-all-night/
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SUMMARY:Minor Planet Vesta at Opposition (all night)
DESCRIPTION:From time to time\, the largest asteroids in our solar system become bright enough to be seen without special equipment by skywatchers. On Thursday\, May 1\, Earth’s orbital motion will carry us between the minor planet Vesta and the sun. On the nights around that date\, Vesta will be visible all night long and shine at its peak brightness for the year of magnitude 5.4\, which is well within reach of binoculars (orange circle) and small telescopes. Tonight\, look for the asteroid as a medium bright speck located about two finger widths to the left (or 2.5 degrees to the celestial northeast) of the star Mu Virginis\, which marks the lower toes of Virgo\, the Maiden. Vesta’s trajectory over the rest of May will carry it retrograde westward between Virgo’s feet (red dotted line).
URL:https://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/event/minor-planet-vesta-at-opposition-all-night/
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