Astronomy events planner for 2013 in TANZANIA

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2013 Astronomy events In Tanzania

JANUARY

1 Jan Mars at 15 deg, at magnitude 1.39

1 Jan Venus in morning sky 23 deg DIPPING LOWER

Orion prominent in East 26 degrees elevation

Jupiter shifting westwards from zenith

13 Jan Moon Mars close

FEBRUARY

8 Feb Mercury-Mars VERY close but low 10 deg

12 Feb Mars-Mercury-Moon in LINE

18 Feb Moon Jupiter close

MARCH

1 Mar Moon Spica close morning sky

17 Mar Moon Jupiter close

APRIL

1 Apr Saturn in morning sky

14 April Moon Jupiter close

+ Aldebaran-moon-Jup in line

15 Mid April Saturn enters sky

25 April Moon Saturn close rising in east full moon

25 April Deep Penumbral and Partial Lunar Eclipse

MAY

10 May Annualar Solar Eclipse over the Atlantic,

not seen in Tanzania

12 May Moon Jupiter close

25 May Very slight Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

27 May Venus/Jupiter/Mercury close TRIANGLE + Orion to the left

28 May Venus Jupiter closest

30 May Jupiter-Venus-Mercury in LINE but low

Last of Jupiter and Orion

JUNE

10 June Moon Venus Mercury close

20 June Venus Mercury closest

JULY

10 July Moon Venus closest

16 July Moon Saturn overhead closest

22 July Venus Regulus closest.

AUGUST

9 Aug Moon Venus closest.

13 Aug Moon Saturn overhead closest

Venus Closing in on Spica

SEPTEMBER

6 Sept Venus closest to Spica

8 Sept Moon Spica VERY CLOSE with Venus very close

9 Sept Moon closest to Saturn

6 to 10 Sept IN LINE Merc-Ven-Sat-Moon

17 Sept Venus Saturn closest

25 Sept Mercury Spica closest

OCTOBER

6 Oct Moon Mercury Saturn TRIANGLE

8 Oct moon Venus closest

10 Oct last of Saturn

10 Oct Mercury highest with Saturn close by

16 Oct Venus Antares closest

18 Oct Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

NOVEMBER

3 Nov Total Solar Eclipse

Over Central Africa and

Partial solar eclipse

Over Tanzania where nearly 70% of Sun covered

6 Nov Moon Venus close

17 Nov Venus highest

DECEMBER

1 Dec Orion enters sky in east

1 Dec Saturn in eastern

5 Dec Moon Venus close

JANUARY 2014

2 Jan 14 Moon Venus closest

FEBRUARY 2014

Feb 14 Mars brightening to highest in April

Feb 14 Venus in morning sky

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