CityDeepSky:Current events
Sky happenings for the month of April 2016 bruary Note all times and dates in UTC unless otherwise specified.
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Lunar Phases[1]
| Phase | Date (UTC) | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New | 07 April 2016 | 11:24 |
| First Quarter | 14 April 2016 | 03:59 |
| Full | 22 April 2016 | 05:24 |
| Last Quarter | 30 April 2016 | 03:29 |
Meteor Showers[1]
April Lyrids - 22 April 2016
Other events[1]
Night Sky
Note that this is for Calgary, Alberta on 15 April 2016 at 22:30 MDT. For this date and local time it will be similar for places in the northern hemisphere.
There are a multitude of deep sky objects available in the spring sky within the reach of a modest telescope even from inside a light polluted city. The globular clusters M3, M53 and M60 are up as well as many galaxies. The galaxies M81, M82 are a nice pair close together in the sky. The galaxies M64, M106 as well as M51 are high up in the sky.
If you can get out into dark skies, with a modest telescope spring is the season of galaxies, especially in the constellation Virgo. A decent star chart, modest telescope, dark skies and some patience is all you need!
