Study the astronomical calendar for all months 2019 for amateurs and schoolchildren. Watch for the arrival of bright comets, phases of the moon and meteor showers.
The universe is rich in amazing events, some of which can be seen, if you just watch the night sky in time. Of course, it is difficult to remember all the dates for meteor showers, confrontations of planets, eclipses and comet spans. Therefore, we provide a convenient astronomical calendar of 2019 for astrophotographers who do not want to miss the most interesting events of this year.
It resembles a school astronomical calendar. Each month, all upcoming astronomical events are listed in the form of a table. You may have noticed that some dates are highlighted in squares of dark, gray and light gray colors. Thus, the level of illumination of the night sky by the Moon (lunar phase) is noted. There are also colors for numbers. Green indicates the peak of activity of meteor showers, red indicates unusual locations of the Moon, planets and other celestial bodies, and blue indicates eclipses. Study the example of the astronomical phenomena of the calendar in the bottom photo.
Let's look at all the most important astronomical events of 2019:
January 2 - Compound of the Moon (0.14) and Venus, next - Jupiter
January 3 - The conjunction of the Moon (0.07) and Jupiter near the constellation Scorpio, near - Venus
January 4 - Quadrantide Meteor Shower Activity Peak
January 6 - Partial Solar Eclipse (Far East)
January 21 - Total lunar eclipse (North and South America, West Africa, Western Europe)
January 22 - The conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
February 1 - Moon (0.12), Venus and Jupiter near the constellation Scorpio
February 2 - Thin crescent of the Moon (0.06) near the horizon, near - Venus and Jupiter near the constellation Scorpio
February 18 - The Union of Venus and Saturn
March 2 - Moon (0.17), Venus and Saturn, next - Jupiter and the constellation Scorpio
March 3 - The Compound of the Moon (0.1) and Venus
April 8 - Thin crescent of the Moon (0.06) at the horizon, next to - Mars in the constellation Taurus
April 22 - Peak of the Lyrid meteor shower
May 6 - Peak of the Eta-Aquarida meteor shower
May 7 - Thin crescent of the Moon (0.04) near the horizon, next to - Mars between the constellations of Gemini and Aurigae
June 11 - Jupiter in opposition
July 2 - Total Solar Eclipse (Chile, Argentina) July 10 - Saturn in opposition
July 16 - Partial lunar eclipse (South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Asia (except the Far East)
July 28 - South Delta Aquarid meteor shower peak
July 29 - Moon (0.13) between the constellations Taurus and Auriga
August 12 - Perseid Meteor Shower Peak
August 28 - the Moon (0.08) and the “Nursery” cluster (M44), next to the constellation Gemini and the Little Dog
September 26 - Moon (0.1) in the constellation of Leo, next to the cluster “Nursery” (M44) in the constellation of Cancer
October 21 - Orionid Meteor Shower Peak
October 31 - The conjunction of Jupiter and Venus
November 17 - Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
November 24 - the Moon (0, 08), Mercury, Mars and the Star of Spica
November 25 - Compound of the Moon (0.03) and Mercury, next - Mars and the star Spica
December 11 - The Union of Venus and Saturn
December 14 - Peak of the Geminid meteor shower
December 23 - Moon (0.1) and Mars in the constellation Libra
December 28 - Moon (0.08) and Venus in the constellation of Capricorn.
