Celestial treats summary for 2020, including planetary line-ups in the dawn and night skies, an Occultation of Venus by the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn coming to Opposition, Planet Vesta meeting the Beehive Cluster, and Mars at Opposition...
[Read more about 2020 – A brief look ahead]
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Chief star in Hydra - the traditional name Alphard is from the Arabic (al-fard), "The Solitary One", no doubt because there are no other bright stars in Alphard’s immediate vicinity. The European astronomer Tycho Brahe dubbed it Cor Hydrae, Latin for 'the heart of Hydra'. At magnitude +1.8 Alphard is a ‘bright’ second magnitude star and lies approximately 177 light years away. [Read more about Crossing the Line: objects of the month]
| Sun | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Actual | 08:06 | 15:39 |
| Civil Twilight | 07:23 | 16:23 |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:36 | 17:09 |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:53 | 17:52 |
| Moon | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | 18:02 |
