August 2003

« DSO:

NGC 6712 – Globular cluster in Scutum, magnitude 8.1, size 9.8’.

NGC 6826 – Planetary Nebula in Cygnus, magnitude 9.8 with a central star magnitude of 10.4, size 38”. Also known as the Blinking Planetary

NGC 6822 – Galaxy in Sagittarius, magnitude 9.3, size 15.6’ X 13.5’.

NGC 6543 – Planetary nebula in Draco, magnitude 8.8, size 20”. Also knows as the Cat’s Eye Nebula

« BSO:

CR 399 - Open cluster in Vulpecula, magnitude 3.6, size 60’, ~40 stars. Also known as the Coat Hanger

IC 4756 - Open cluster in Serpens, magnitude 4.6, size 52.0’, ~80 stars.

NGC 6656 (M22) - Large Globular cluster, magnitude 5.2, size 32’.

NGC 6523 (M8) - Bright Nebula in Sagittarius, magnitude 5.0, size 50’ X 40’.

« SSO: Summary for the 15 August 03

Object	Constellation	Mag	% Ill	Rise Time	Transient	Set Time	Note
Sun	Leo	-26.7	100	06:48	13:24	20:00
Moon	Cetus	Bright	84	22:25	03:57	09:59
Mercury	Leo	-1	48	09:00	15:06	21:16
Venus	Leo	-3.9	100	06:47	13:32	20:06
Mars	Aquarius	-1.9	93	21:09	02:37	08:04	Getting big!!
Jupiter	Leo	-1.8	100	07:13	13:45	20:21
Saturn	Gemini	.9	100	03:29	10:25	17:21
Uranus	Aquarius	5.7	100	20:27	02:01	07:36
Neptune	Capricornus	7.8	100	19:22	00:43	06:04
Pluto	Ophiuchus	13.8	99	15:22	20:56	02:26

« CDMP:

Perseids Meteor Shower This meteor shower has it’s maximum on August 13 @ 3:30 UT (August 12 @ 22:30). The only difficulty is the full Moon.

Mars’ closest approach this decade will be on Aug 28, 2003. It will be 0.373 AU away and have a diameter of 25.1".

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