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Astronomical Events 2004

Astronomical Events 2004. SHAHRIN HAJI AHMAD www.falak-online.net. Transit of VENUS. 8 JUN 2004. Visible from MALAYSIA. Venus. Only 81 transits between 2000 BC to 4000 AD. LAST : 1882 (122 years ago!). NEXT : June 2012. Whole passage will take 6 hours 12 minutes.

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Astronomical Events 2004

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  1. Astronomical Events 2004 SHAHRIN HAJI AHMAD www.falak-online.net www.falak-online.net

  2. Transit of VENUS 8 JUN 2004 Visible from MALAYSIA Venus Only 81 transits between 2000 BC to 4000 AD LAST : 1882 (122 years ago!) NEXT : June 2012 Whole passage will take 6 hours 12 minutes. Process of entering & exiting 20 minutes! Ends : 7.20 PM Max : 4.20 PM Starts : 1.13 PM www.falak-online.net

  3. Transit of VENUS 8 JUN 2004 NEVER EVER LOOK DIRECTLY TO THE SUN WITHOUT ANY PROPER SOLAR FILTER!!! www.falak-online.net

  4. Total Eclipse - MOON 5 MAY 2004 Visible from MALAYSIA Enters PENUMBRA : 1.50 AM Enters UMBRA : 2.48 AM TOTALITY : 3.51 AM till 5.08 AM (max at 4.30 AM) Leaves UMBRA : 6.12 AM www.falak-online.net

  5. Total Eclipse - MOON 5 MAY 2004 www.falak-online.net

  6. Planetary Conjunctions 2 or more Solar System bodies located in one small area GREAT photography opportunity www.falak-online.net

  7. Planetary Conjunctions EVENING EVENTS 23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn 10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn 21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn 10 Jul – Mercury & Mars 20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter 23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn 18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter www.falak-online.net

  8. Planetary Conjunctions EVENING EVENTS 23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn 10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn 21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn 10 Jul – Mercury & Mars 20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter 10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn 18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter www.falak-online.net

  9. Planetary Conjunctions EVENING EVENTS 23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn 10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn 21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn 10 Jul – Mercury & Mars 20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter 21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn 18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter www.falak-online.net

  10. Planetary Conjunctions EVENING EVENTS 23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn 10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn 21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn 10 Jul – Mercury & Mars 20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter 10 Jul – Mercury & Mars 18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter www.falak-online.net

  11. Planetary Conjunctions EVENING EVENTS 23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn 10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn 21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn 10 Jul – Mercury & Mars 20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter 20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter 18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter www.falak-online.net

  12. Planetary Conjunctions EVENING EVENTS 23-24 APR – Moon, Mars, Venus & Saturn 10 May – Venus, Mars & Saturn 21-23 May – Venus, Moon, Mars & Saturn 10 Jul – Mercury & Mars 20-22 Jul – Mercury, Mars, Moon & Jupiter 18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter 18 Aug – Moon & Jupiter www.falak-online.net

  13. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  14. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 17 May – Moon & Mercury 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  15. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  16. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  17. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  18. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  19. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  20. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  21. Planetary Conjunctions MORNING EVENTS 20 Jan – Moon & Mercury 17 May – Moon & Mercury 14 Jul – Moon & Venus 12 Aug – Moon, Venus & Saturn 10 Sep – Moon, Venus & Saturn 11 Oct – Venus, Moon 5 Nov – Venus, Jupiter 10 Nov – Venus, Moon & Jupiter 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus 9 Dec – Jupiter, Moon, Mars & Venus www.falak-online.net

  22. Comets of 2004 C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) Bright comets in the sky – a rare phenomena Predicting brightness – very very unreliable! The last bright comets – HYAKUTAKE & HALE-BOPP For 2004 – 2 moderately bright COMETS will appear COMET C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) – discovered in Sep 2002 COMET C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) – discovered in Aug 2001 Will reach NAKED-EYE visibility SPECTACLE SHOW mid-May 2004. BOTH visible in the evening sky www.falak-online.net

  23. Comets of 2004 C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) – discovered by Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking team at NASA JPL During its closest approach – will travel 5 deg per day, almost 2 Moon diameter PER HOUR!!! May 14 – Very very close to Beehive Cluster, M44. Photography opportunity C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) – discovered by MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research project.\ Will be in the same sky with C/2001 Q4 NEAT during MAY. www.falak-online.net

  24. Comets of 2004 C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 23 MAY 2004. Looking WEST around 8 PM C/2001 Q4 C/2002 T7 www.falak-online.net

  25. Comets of 2004 C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) & C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 14 MAY 2004 Beehive Cluster C/2001 Q4 www.falak-online.net

  26. Viewing Mars MARS will slowly glide away from EARTH. Remain a BRIGHT evening ‘star’ until middle of 2004 Apparent Size will be only 1/3 compared to during opposition August 2004. www.falak-online.net

  27. Viewing VENUS Now till APRIL 2004 – will be the BRIGHTESS object (apart from Moon) after SUNSET Look WEST – will slowly glide towards NORTH until APRIL. In MAY 2004, drop FAST towards horizon, increase in apparent Size (Will appear as crescent moon in telescope) In Mid-JUNE till JULY, will suddenly appear in the MORNING sky! SUPERB target, remains bright and easy till END OF 2004. Busy year for VENUS www.falak-online.net

  28. Viewing JUPITER EASY target for small telescope. SPECTACULAR target for big ones Rises in JAN 2004 around MIDNIGHT. Mid FEB 2004 – rises around 9 PM 3rd MARCH – reaches OPPOSITION. Will remain in the sky the whole night. Rises when the SUN sets By JUNE 2004 – Overhead when SUN sets www.falak-online.net

  29. Viewing SATURN 31st Dec 2003 – reaches OPPOSITION. Will remain in the sky the whole night. Rises when the SUN sets NEVER EVER REFUSE an offer to look at Saturn through ANY telescope.!! SUPERB target, remains bright and easy till mid of 2004. By APRIL 2004 – Overhead when SUN sets www.falak-online.net

  30. THE CELESTIAL WONDERS OF THE NIGHT SKY IS ALWAYS THERE WAITING FOR US TO LOOK AT; THE JOY OF SHARING SUCH SPECTACLE WILL ONLY BE LIMITED BY OUR IMAGINATION. LET US BE PART OF THE UNIVERSE BY APPRECIATING THESE HEAVENLY PHENOMENA. BEST OF ALL… IT’S ALL FREE! ;-) SHAHRIN HAJI AHMAD www.falak-online.net

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