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Davis Planetarium a a m St r p November/December 2013 TO USE MAP: Hold the map in front of you so that the direction you are facing is on the bottom. The stars on the lower half on the map will match up with the stars in the sky. The center of the map is directly overhead in the sky. Constellation and star pattern names are all capitalized. Names of stars have only the first letter capitalized. The map is valid within an hour of: 7:30pm Mid-Nov. EST 5:30pm Mid-Dec. EST 601 Light Street • Baltimore’s Inner Harbor 410.685.5225 • www.marylandsciencecenter.org MAGNITUDE is a measure of a star’s brightness. The lower the number, the brighter the star • 1st or brighter magnitude star • 2nd magnitude star • 3rd magnitude star • 4th or fainter magnitude star ECLIPTIC: The imaginary path of the Sun through the year. Constellations of the Zodiac surround the Ecliptic and the Moon and planets appear along it. Davis Planetarium a a m St r p November/December 2013 IN THE November/December Sky Nov. 3 New Moon Daylight Saving Time ends See Celestial Highlights Nov. 6 Saturn in conjunction with Sun Moon near Venus Dec. 9 First quarter Moon Dec. 14 Geminid meteors peak Nov. 17 Full Moon Leonid meteors peak Dec. 18 Moon near Jupiter Nov. 25 Last Quarter Moon Dec. 21 Winter Solstice See Celestial Highlights Nov. 24-27 Mercury near Saturn Dec. 25 Last Quarter Moon Moon near Mars Nov. 27 Moon near Mars Nov. 28 Comet ISON in conjunction with Sun See Celestial Highlights Daylight Saving Time ends and Eastern Standard Time returns, November 3 – don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday, November 2! Comet ISON in conjunction with the Sun, November 28 – You’ll likely hear more about this comet as it makes its way around the Sun. Comet ISON is new to our sky and the show it may put on is completely unpredictable. You’ll have to see for yourself to decide if it’s a spectacular sight or not. The time windows to look for Comet ISON will be brief, but could prove to be worth the effort of planning. Mid to late November, look low in the eastern sky around 6:15am. Come mid to late December, look low in the northern sky around 5:15pm. For updates and more information, keep an eye on this website http://www.isoncampaign.org Winter Solstice, December 21 – is the shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. The Sun takes its lowest path across the sky and results in the fewest hours of daylight of any day all year (only 9 hours). Enjoy a nice cup of hot cocoa and think of how the days will start to get longer. SPECIAL EVENT AT MSC Dec. 17 Full Moon Nov. 21 Moon near Jupiter Mercury When: From November 10 until December 13 before sunrise Where: East Constellation: Virgo, Libra, Scorpius Dec. 3 New Moon Dec. 5 Moon near Venus Nov. 10 First Quarter Moon Nov. 29 Moon near Spica Dec. 1 Moon near Saturn CELESTIAL HIGHLIGHTS Dec. 26 Moon near Spica Dec. 29 Moon near Saturn ISON and the Sun: Cool Comet, Hot Plasma; November 22, 11am-3pm Explore Comet ISON and its relationship with the Sun. Solar scientists join MSC staff for a fun-sun-filled day including ‘comet making’ demonstrations, sun and comet crafts, sky tours and, weather permitting, safe telescopic views of the Sun. The bi-monthly STARMAP is available on the web at http://marylandsciencecenter.org/pdf/Planetarium/ STARMAP.pdf CROSBY RAMSEY MEMORIAL OBSERVATORY INFO 410-545-2999 Free public observing nights are held Friday evenings, weather permitting. Observatory hours on Friday, November 1st are 7:00 - 10:30 p.m. Starting Friday, November 8th, Observatory hours are 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. Please call after 5:00 p.m. on Friday for observing conditions. = Observatory nights Venus When: After sunset Where: Southwest Constellation: Sagittarius Mars When: Morning Sky Where: West Constellation: Leo, Virgo Jupiter When: Evening Where: East-Northeast Constellation: Gemini Saturn When: Before sunrise starting late November Where: East-Southeast Constellation: Libra