... Meanwhile, to get ready, try your hand on Ceres, the first asteroid to be discovered ... Ceres reaches opposition on Friday, January 9th, and so is in the middle of its ...
... While Professor Gingerich recommended a definition that would have included Pluto, Ceres, Xena, and dozens of other potential planets, the IAU committee chose to adopt a definition that eliminated Pluto and Xena leaving 8 planets in our Solar System. ...
... ober 6 New Moon 10 Mercury and Mars reac 10 Jupiter's moon Europa 17 Jupiter's moon Europa 21 Full Moon 27 Asteroid Ceres passes 29 Last Quarter Moon h least separation 2° 50' partially occults Io 3:18 3:21am EDT partially occults Io 5:38 5:42am EDT ...
... Glenn Chaple gave the Observing Committee Report: Glenn mentioned: The upcoming Solstice; That Ceres and Vesta would be in conjunction; and That Aphelion is around July 5, when the Sun Earth distance will be about 94,500,000 miles. ...
... May 8 New Moon May 15 Uranus is 1.1° northwest of Mars May 16 First Quarter Moon May 21 Asteroid Ceres passes 1' south of Delta Librae May 23 Full Moon May 30 Last Quarter Moon HISTORIAN: OBSERVING: ...
... He first discussed a history of observations for objects beyond Neptune, and how various objects (Ceres, Chiron) had been identified as the nth planet orbiting our sun. ...
... While Professor Gingerich recommended a definition that would have included Pluto, Ceres, Xena, and dozens of other potential planets, the IAU committee chose to adopt a definition that eliminated Pluto and Xena leaving 8 planets in our Solar System. ...