- June
- Named for the Roman goddess Juno, patroness of marriage and the wellbeing of women. Also from the Latin word juvenis, "young people."
- Junius, month of the Junius clan, or of the goddess Juno, or of the young people (juniores).
| Observing Location | PKR |
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| Observational Period | 1230-1245 EDT |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Scattered Clouds |
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| Temperature | 78 |
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| Wind | Gentle Breeze |
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| Humidity | Moderate |
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| Barometric Pressure | 29.75" Hg
Steady |
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| Feels Like | Warm |
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| Instruments | Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie
I had planned to come out with SAR this morning but with the clouds and no recent sunspot activity it wasn’t worth it |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| Target | Sunspots |
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| Constellation | Tau |
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| Category | Solar |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20080601.1230 EDT |
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| Comments |
Distance
Light Time | 1.01 AU
8m 26s |
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| Angular Size | 31' 54.4" |
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| Altitude | 32.1° |
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Heliographic Latitude
(B0) | -0.57° |
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Heliographic Longitude
(L0) | 109.38° |
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Parallactic Angle
(P) | -15.11° |
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Carrington rotation number
(CR) | 2070 |
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Nothing seen
| | Groups | Spots | R |
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| North | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| South | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| R = (Groups * 10) + Spots) |
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| Observing Location | Unionport Rd @ E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY |
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| Observational Period | 2145-2245 EDT |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Broken Clouds
becoming
Clear |
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| Temperature | 73° F |
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| Wind | Gentle Breeze |
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| Humidity | Moderate |
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| Barometric Pressure | 29.78" Hg
Rising |
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| Feels Like | Cool |
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I had finally decided between Scattered clouds and Broken Clouds and looked back after checking my references and the clouds were gone.
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| Instruments | Naked-eye - Charlie |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| Target | ISS/STS-124 Tandem Visible Pass |
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| Constellation | |
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| Category | Satellite |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20080601.2206 EDT |
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| Comments | I picked up the ISS as it was passing over a lightning rod in the ConEd Van Nest substation and should have seen the Discovery there two minutes later but it never arrived. The ISS appeared dim, about as bright as Castor (Mag 1.58)
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s | Time | 2206:38 EDT | 2208:43 EDT | 2210:29 EDT |
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| Alt. | 10° | 18° | 12° |
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| Az. | NNW | NNE | ENE |
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| Mag | 0.2 |
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y | Time | 2204:08 EDT | 2208:38 EDT | 2210:31 EDT |
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| Alt. | horizon | 17.8° | 11.1° |
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| Az. | 313.4°
NNW | 20.4°
NNE | 63.4°
ENE |
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| Mag | 3.0 | -1.6 | -1.8 |
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| STS-124: Discovery |
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| | | Starts | Max. Alt. | Ends |
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s | Time | 2207:08 EDT | 2208:58 EDT | 2210:28 EDT |
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| Alt. | 10° | 16° | 11° |
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| Az. | NNW | NNE | ENE |
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| Mag | 1.2 |
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y | Time | 2206:19 EDT | 2210:42 EDT | 2212:21 EDT |
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| Alt. | horizon | 16.9° | 11.5° |
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| Az. | 314.2°
NNW | 20.6°
NNE | 60.2°
ENE |
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| Mag | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
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| Target | Iridium 49 Flare |
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| Constellation | Leo |
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| Category | Satellite |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20080601.2232 EDT |
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| Comments | I was watching for it but in the dark I had misread my references and was expecting it at 2236 EDT so was lucky to have looked up and seen it just as it was fading.
| | Heavens
Above | CalSky |
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| Time | 2232:24 EDT | 2232:25 EDT |
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| Alt. | 20° | 19.7° |
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| Az. | 263°
W | 263.3°
W |
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| Mag. | -5 | -5.5 |
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| Surface | | MMA0 |
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Saturn was easy to see (Mag. 0.4), Regulus (Mag. 1.36) a little dimmer, and Algieba (Mag. ) was barely visible. Castor (Mag. 1.55) and Pollux (Mag. 1.16) were right above a pair of street lights and could only be seen when the lights were blocked from view. I did not see Mars (Mag. 1.15)
