Special events, sidewalk astronomy, field trips, etc. will be announced here.The January 2011 Calendar
January 2011 Astronomical and Event Calendar
1/1 TAO public viewing night
1/3 Earth is at perihelion (91.4 million miles from the Sun),2 p.m. EST. Quadrantid meteor shower peaks
1/4 New moon occurs at 4:03 a.m. EST. Partial Solar eclipse in Europe, Asia and Africa
1/5 ORION program at 7:00 p.m. EST.
1/10 Moon is at apogee (251,641 miles from Earth), 12:37 a.m. EST.
1/12 First quarter moon occurs at 6:31 a.m. EST.
1/14 SMAS meeting at 7:30 p.m. EST.
11/15 TAO public viewing night
KO meeting to be announced
1/19 Full moon occurs at 12:27 p.m. EST.
1/21 Moon is at perigee (225,428 miles from Earth), 7:09 p.m. EST. 1/26 Last quarter moon occurs at 7:57 a.m. EST.
1/27 Saturn is stationary, 3 a.m. EST
The Clear Sky Chart for Oak Ridge, TN
To learn how to read this chart, visit the Canadian site here.hart
