ArticlesPlanet elongations and oppostions
Venus
10/23/2023, elongation in the morning sky, constellation Leo, magnitude -4.51, size 24.17"
Mars
1/16/2025 opposition, constellation Gemini, magnitude -1.37, size 14.5"
2/19/2027 opposition, constellation Leo, magnitude -1.21, size 13.8"
Jupiter
11/3/2023 opposition, constellation Aires, magnitude -2.91, size 49.5"
12/7/2024 opposition, constellation Taurus, magnitude -2.81, size 48.21"
1/10/2026 opposition, constellation Gemini, magnitude -2.68, size 46.59"
Saturn
8/27/2023 opposition, constellation Aquarius, magnitude 0.41, size 18.97"/44.18"
9/8/2024 opposition, constellation Aquarius, magnitude 0.57, size 19.20"/44.71", rings almost edge-on
9/20/2025 opposition, constellation Pisces, magnitude 0.62, size 19.44"/45.30", rings almost edge-on
Other events
upcoming eclipses (as viewed from Oshkosh WI)
October 14th 2023, partial annular solar eclipse 52% of the sun will be covered, starts 10:36am, max eclipse 11:55am, ends 1:17pm, https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/oshkosh?iso=20231014
April 8th 2024, Total solar eclipse, 87% eclipse from Oshkosh WI, starts 12:53pm, max eclipse 2:08pm, ends 3:21pm, https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/oshkosh?iso=20240408
September 2023
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July 2023 objects to observe
M80 globular cluster in Scorpius
M62 globluar cluster in Scorpius
NGC6302 Bug Nebula, faint planetary in Scorpius
M7 open cluster and nearby NGC6543 globular cluster in Scorpius
June 2023 objects to observe
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy in Ursa Major
NGC6543 Cat's Eye planetary nebula in Draco
M3 globular cluster in Canes Venatici
NGC5897 globular cluster in Libra
M5 globular cluster in Serpens
M13 globular cluster in Hercules
M92 globular cluster in Hercules
NGC6229 globular cluster in Hercules
NGC6210 planetary nebula in Hercules
