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UPCOMING CELESTIAL EVENTS (VISIBLE IN UK)

Date Event Description Time Range
03/04-Jan-2009 Quadrantids Meteor Shower N/A
19-Feb-2009 Venus reaches greatest brightness at mag. -4.5 N/A
22-Feb-2009 Conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury and Mars Morning
08-Mar-2009 Saturn reaches Opposition N/A
20-Mar-2009 Vernal Equinox, Day & Night are of equal length N/A
21/22 Apr-2009 Lyrids Meteor Shower N/A
26-Apr-2009 Moon Occults The Pleiades Star Cluster (very low on horizon) 10pm onwards
26-Apr-2009 Mercury at greatest eastern elongation N/A
21-Jun-2009 Summer Solstice (Longest day) N/A
22-Jul-2009 Total Solar Eclipse (Eastern Asia/Pacific only) N/A
06-Aug-2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (very slight) 1am
10Aug-04Sep Saturns rings disappear N/A
12-13 Aug-2009 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Both nights
14-Aug-2009 Jupiter reaches Opposition N/A
22-Sep-2009 Autumnal Equinox, Day & Night are of equal length N/A
20-Oct-2009 Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks N/A
03-Nov-2009 Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks N/A
17-Nov-2009 Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks N/A
14-Dec-2009 Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks N/A
21-Dec-2009 Winter Solstice (Shortest Day) N/A
31-Dec-2009 Partial Lunar Eclipse 18:50-21:20