CIAS
Newsletter June Newsletter 2015
Events
in June in Cayman
The
public next meeting of the Society at Pedro’s Castle,
will be Wednesday 17th June starting at 7:30 PM All
welcome. As always especially this time
of the year if the weather is cloudy – that means more than 50 percent cloud
cover - then the meeting will be cancelled.
This can be a tricky one to call so phone at around 7 PM if in doubt.
(925 7657) Don’t text, as I never see
them until too late. Last month for
example was a great success
Non members please park outside the gates
and walk in as parking is limited and headlights will dazzle the evenings
viewing session.
There will be a Astro
Barbeque on Saturday 27th June located in Patrick’s Island- 5:30
PM till 9 PM Much thanks to Carole Jones for offering to host the event. The idea is to “bring a bottle” (of course)
and one other item….
I If you have a small telescope –
an ETX or something similar please feel free to bring it along IF you want to
(its not compulsory) and if you aren’t sure what to do with it we will help you
out with it too.
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OR
You are encouraged to
bring a side dish.
Members and Partners without a dish will be
charged 10 dollars. Non Members 10 dollars – but you can of course become a
member or renew your membership (25 dollars). Children are free. Please contact
Karen (our new membership co-coordinator) karenperkins1@hotmail.com who will “sort you
out”.
Please let me know by email (cpcooke@aol.com) of
you are planning on coming and how many and Ill pass the information onto
Carole
The aim of the evening is to encourage
membership and growth of the Society to meet each other in an environment which
isn’t usually pitch black.. We have many ex-members and potential members on
our current email distribution list and the plan is to wake them up!
The
Night Sky In June
Summer officially begins with the June
solstice on June21st, certainly the rainy season as started already as
evidenced by the rain in the past few days.
The night sky when clear has much to see this month.
Below is a star chart for 8PM the 17th June
.Venus and Jupiter are in the West.. On the 18th
Venus, Jupiter and the star Regulus will form a nice “triangle“ in the evening
sky with a small moon. But on the 30th July the two planets will be
almost touching and will be quite a sight. This event is called a conjunction.
The distance between the two planets will be 1/3 of a degree, to try and give
an idea of how close this will be if you hold your little finger at arm’s
length it will cover one degree of sky.
We have Saturn too in East in the
constellation of Scorpius and to the South we still have a chance to see the
Southern Cross. Interestingly I’ve wondered if the Southern Cross is visible
from Miami, well it is just, it’s very low on the horizon so South of Miami’s
lights and buildings and down towards Key West I think… perhaps it is just
possible
To the North is the Big Dipper or Plough
depending on what side of the Atlantic you prefer – these stars do not make a
constellation – they are in fact part of the bigger constellation – the Great
Bear (Ursa Major). Its smaller companion
the Little Bear (Ursa Minor) circles the star Polaris, the Pole star – which
lies at an angle of 20 degrees with the horizon and is indeed our latitude.
Next month brings the Milky Way more into
view in the South and wonderful skies. Clear Skies!
Chris Cooke cpcooke@aol.com 925 7657
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