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Mr. Peters |
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Sky Calendar |
| October 2007 | ||||
| 1 | Monday | Watch the sunrise for the next few days. A number of bright objects will gather there. | ||
| 2 | Tuesday | Venus, Saturn, a banana-shaped moon, and Regulus are close together. | ||
| 3 | Wednesday | Regulus, a blue- white star, represents the heart of Leo the Lion. | ||
| 4 | Thursday | See if you can recognize a backwards questionmark. Regulus marks the dot. | ||
| 26 | Friday | An AWESOME full moon tonight! See how big it is? | ||
| 26 | Friday | The moon is as close as it can be to the earth tonight.- about 220,000 miles. | ||
November 2007 |
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| 1 | Thursday | Last quarter moon | ||
| 9 | Friday | New moon. | ||
| 17 | Saturday | First quarter moon. | ||
| 24 | Saturday | Full moon tonight. Have you noticed that the full moon appears about the same time each month? | ||
| 25 | Sunday | It takes the moon about 29 days to revolve around the Earth. | ||
| 26 | Monday | That's why we call this time period a moonth--- a month, excuse me. | ||
December 2007 |
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| 22 | Saturday | Winter begins. We call it the Winter Solstice. The sun has reached its southernmost limit. | ||
| 22 | Saturday | The sun will start moving northward after today. | ||
| 23 | Sunday | Full moon tonight. Mars is next to it. This is worth a look because Mars is so bright. | ||
| 24 | Monday | It is easy to see why Mars is called the 'Angry Red Planet. | ||
| 24 | Monday | Tell the little ones the red object is Rudolph's nose. He will be at your place soon. | ||
| 31 | Monday | Out with the old year; in with the New. | ||
January 2008 |
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| 1 | Tuesday | Happy New Year, 2008 | ||
| 8 | Tuesday | Back to school. | ||
| 19 | Saturday | The moon and Mars appear close together at sunset. Mars looks orange. | ||
| 24 | Thursday | The moon and Saturn appear close together after 8:00 pm. Saturn looks yellow. | ||
February 2008 |
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| 4 | Monday | The moon appears next to Venus and Jupiter just before sunrise. Look to the east. | ||
| 11 | Monday | Be sure to look for Mars in the evening sky. | ||
| 20 | Wednesday | Lunar eclipse tonight after dark. Check every 30 minutes to see it move through the earth's shadow. | ||
| 24 | Sunday | Saturn rises in the east at sunset. | ||
March 2008 |
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| 20 | Thursday | First day of spring. Known as the vernal equinox as the sun moves into the northern hemisphere | ||
| 20 | Thursday | The phrase vernal equinox has a latin origin. Vernal or verde means green. | ||
| 20 | Thursday | Equinox means equal night. Days and nights are equal length and plants make the land become green. | ||
April 2008 |
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| 24 | Thursday | Check out Saturn's rings with a telescope. | ||
May 2008 |
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| 22 | Thursday | Mars is next to the Beehive (hornet) cluster in night sky, Use a good pair of binoculars to see it. | ||
June 2008 |
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| 19 | Thursday | A spectacular sight tonight as the moon and Jupiter dance together in the night sky. | ||
| 20 | Friday | First day of summer, or the Summer Solstice, | ||
| 24 | Tuesday | Have you found the giant scorpion crawling across the night sky yet? Look south at dark. | ||
July 2008 |
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| 4 | Friday | Earth is farthest from the sun today (aphelion). Then shouldn't it be colder rather than hotter? | ||
| 4 | Friday | No, it's hot because the sun's rays are shining on the northern hemisphere. | ||
August 2008 |
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| 11 | Monday | Perseid meteor shower late tonignt. Excellent viewing expected after 1:30 am. | ||
September 2008 |
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| 1 | Monday | Look west just after sunset! The Moon, Venus, Mars, and Mercury meet together. | ||
| 10 | Wednesday | Look west again at sunset. The planets are even closer together. The moon is near bright Jupiter. | ||
| 22 | Monday | Autumnal equinox. Fall begins today. | ||
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