Astronomy Calendar 2012

The calendars provide a nightly guide to what’s visible in the sky, including moon phases, planetary positions, eclipses, lunar occultations, conjunctions and meteor showers. T

hey include a summary of the year indicating best time to view the planets.  The calendar features Nightly moon phases and Monthly Star maps and are each 23 x 33cm, opening to 46 x33cm.

Maps have been designed for 25° to 45° south latitude.

Other Features:

• Additional Star Maps show the planets in the pre-dawn and post-sunset sky, especially showing interesting conjunctions of the planets.
• Details about the November Total Solar Eclipse visible from Cairns, and the last transit of Venus for a century.
• Daily reminders of eclipses, conjunctions, and meteor showers.

For more information on the Astrophotographers featured, go to Astrophotography links

For a preview of the Astronomical highlights of 2011 and 2012, go to Astronomical Events