Actual Astronomy - The Observer’s Guide For September

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] The September 2024 Observer’s Calendar on Episode 446  of the Actual Astronomy podcast. I’m Chris and joining me is Shane. We are amateur astronomers who love looking up at the night sky and this podcast is for everyone who enjoys going out under the stars.   * Sept 1 - Zodiacal light becomes visible this month    (Mercury is also paired with the Moon in morning, but might be tough) * Sept 3 - New Moon * Sept 5 - Mercury at Greatest Elongation 18-degrees from Sun in Morning Sky * Sept  8 - Saturn at Opposition    * Mars 0.9 degrees from OC M35 after midnight * Sept  9 - Mercury 0.5 degrees North of Regulus in morning sky * Sept 10 - Antares Occultation by the Moon for places like Australia and Indonesia * Sept 11 - First Quarter Moon * Sept 17 - Saturn Occulted by the Moon - Visible barely here just about 5:30am so you want to ideally be west of the Saskatchewan/Alberta Border…straight through NA. * Sept 18 - Partial Lunar Eclipse - Best visible from Brazil and region but most of Eastern NA and Western Europe and Africa    * It is a small partial..just a little chunk goes through the Umbra    * BUT YOU SHOULD GO LOOK    * BECAUSE    * At 1:15 am Saskatchewan Time…so that’s 3:15 am EDT the Moon Occults Neptune for most of us in NA except southeastern reaches of USA. * Sept 21 - Neptune at Opposition * Sept 22 - Equinox       (Moon 0.2-degrees from Pleiades) * Sept 25 - last quarter Moon   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].