{"id":2924,"date":"2022-06-27T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2022-06-27T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T10:20:00","slug":"griffith-observatory-sky-report-through-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/2022\/06\/27\/griffith-observatory-sky-report-through-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffith Observatory Sky Report through July, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Click<\/strong><\/a>LISTEN to this week\u2019s Sky Report<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jul2022_SR.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report for the period between July 1 and July 31, 2022. Here are the events happening in the sky of southern California.<\/p>\n

Mercury<\/strong> rises at 4:33 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at 5:45 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup>. Mercury is 75-percent illuminated and six arcseconds in width. On the 8th<\/sup>, Mercury passes behind the sun and appears in the evening sky by the 25th<\/sup>. On the 31st<\/sup>, the sun sets at 7:55 p.m., PDT, and Mercury sets at 8:43 p.m., PDT. Mercury is 86-percent illuminated and five arcseconds wide.\u00a0 Do not observe any planet when it appears close to the sun, for the danger to the eyes is great.<\/p>\n

Venus<\/strong> rises at 3:44 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup>. The planet is 86-percent illuminated and 12 arcseconds wide. On the 31st<\/sup>, Venus rises at 4:15 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at 6:04 a.m., PDT. Venus is then 93-percent illuminated and 11 arcseconds wide. The disk of Venus slowly diminishes in size and becomes more fully illuminated as it travels to the far side of its orbit. On the 19th<\/sup>, Venus is 1.5\u00b0 south of the large open cluster M35 in Gemini.<\/p>\n

Mars<\/strong> rises at 1:30 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup> and at 12:31 a.m., PDT, on the 31st<\/sup>. On the 9th<\/sup>, Mars crosses from Pisces the Fishes to Aries the Ram. The disk of Mars is 86-percent illuminated and increases in size from 7.2 arcseconds on the 1st<\/sup> to 8.3 arcseconds on the 31st<\/sup>.\u00a0 A telescope capable of magnification of 100x or more will be needed to show the disk and perhaps large surface features. On the 31st<\/sup>, Mars is 1.5\u00b0 south of Uranus.<\/p>\n

Jupiter<\/strong> rises in Cetus the Sea Monster at 12:35 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup> and at 10:41 p.m., PDT, on the 31st<\/sup>. Jupiter\u2019s disk is 43 arcseconds in width. A telescope capable of magnification 50x will show the Red Spot and the four bright Galilean moons, which can be seen moving back and forth, roughly in a line centered on Jupiter.<\/p>\n

Saturn<\/strong> rises in Capricornus the Sea Goat at 10:40 p.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup> and at 8:38 p.m., PDT, on the 31st<\/sup>. The rings and Saturn\u2019s largest moon Titan can be seen with a telescope capable of magnification 50x.<\/p>\n

Uranus<\/strong> is in Aries the Ram and rises at 2:24 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup> and at 12:29 a.m., PDT, on the 31st<\/sup>. On the 15th<\/sup>, Uranus is at Right Ascension 3h<\/sup> 2m<\/sup> 29s<\/sup> with a declination of +16\u00b0 50\u02b9 16\u02ba. Uranus is 3.5 arcseconds in width, and so a telescope with a magnification of 150x is needed to show its diminutive disk.<\/p>\n

Neptune<\/strong> is in Pisces the Fishes and rises at 12:04 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup> and at 10:05 p.m., PDT, on the 31st<\/sup>. On the 15th<\/sup>, Neptune is at Right Ascension 23h<\/sup> 43m<\/sup> 42s<\/sup> and at declination -3\u00b0 3\u02b9 53\u02ba. Neptune is 2.3 arcseconds in width, and so a telescope with a magnification of 150x is needed to show its diminutive disk.<\/p>\n

First quarter occurs on the 6th<\/sup>, full moon on the 13th<\/sup>, last quarter on the 20th<\/sup>, and new moon on the 28th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

SPECIAL EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The southern delta Aquariids<\/strong> meteor shower peaks on the night of July 27th<\/sup> through to the morning of the 28th<\/sup>. The moon is only a day after new moon and will not interfere with observations. The meteors appear to originate from the star delta Aquarii. The shower usually produces faint meteors that lack both persistent trains and fireballs. The parent body appears to be comet 96P\/Machholz.<\/p>\n

The alpha Capricornid meteor shower<\/strong> will peak from the night of the 30th<\/sup> to the morning of the 31st<\/sup>.\u00a0 This shower is not very strong and rarely produces even five meteors per hour. What is notable about this shower is the number of bright fireballs produced during its activity period. The meteors appear to originate from the star alpha Capricorni, which gives the shower its name. The parent object is the comet 169P\/NEAT. The evening crescent moon should not interfere with observations.<\/p>\n

The comet C\/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) was reported to be at magnitude 8. This makes it bright enough to be visible in binoculars or a small telescope.\u00a0 The comet rises earlier each day as it slowly moves west and south.<\/p>\n

Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rise Time (PDT)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Constellation\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 R.A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dec.<\/p>\n

July 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:30 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ophiuchus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17h<\/sup> 24m<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +1\u00b0 31\u2019<\/p>\n

July 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:21 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ophiuchus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16h<\/sup> 55m<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -4\u00b0 1\u2019<\/p>\n

July 31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:09 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ophiuchus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16h<\/sup> 27m<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -10\u00b0 48\u2019<\/p>\n

On the 15th<\/sup>, the comet will be half a degree west of the bright globular cluster M10.<\/p>\n

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