[Launch Alert] Air and Space Show / Astronomical Events

[Brian Webb]

		ASTRONOMY/SPACE ALERT FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

				Brian Webb, KD6NRP
			  Ventura County, California
			 E-mail: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
		 Web Site: http://home.earthlink.net/~kd6nrp

						2002 November 1 (Friday) 19:10 PST
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	  The following is a press release from Vandenberg AFB

			  2002 AIR AND SPACE SHOW

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg opens its gates to
the public to celebrate the centennial of flight Nov. 2 and 3 during
the Air and Space Show at the airfield here. The event is free and
open to the public.

Viper West from Hill Air Force Base, Utah will perform a tactical
flight demonstration of F-16 Falcons and the Strike Fighter Squadron
from Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., will display the tactical
maneuvers of the F/A -18 Hornet. Would-be pilots who want to
experience fighter jet maneuvers can "fly" flight simulators.

More than 50 military and commercial rockets, planes, humvees,
hardware and helicopters will be on display at the show, as well as a
special appearance by Robosaurus.

"The American military has the best technology, best hardware, and the
best people of any military in the world," said Col. Robert M. Worley
II, 30th Space Wing commander. "This is our chance to showcase to the
world what we've got and what we can do."


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		   SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS
				   for November
		  All dates/times are Pacific Standard Time


NOV 2-3
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Dark Sky Weekend
Moon not visible. Sky is at its darkest

NOV 4
16:34
New Moon
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

NOV 8
17:18-17:32
Moon occults star Moon occults +2.1 magnitude star Sigma Sagittarii.
The star disappears at 17:18 and reappears at 17:36 PST*. Sky and
Telescope, 2002 JAN, p.109

NOV 11
12:52
First Quarter Moon. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

NOV 13
21:00
Mercury Superior Conjunction None. Courtesy of Frank Melillo, ALPO

NOV 15
05:55:30
Jupiter occults star
Jupiter occults the star TYC 1402-01027-1. Duration 16006 seconds.

NOV 16
17:00-18:00
TV program
The History Channel's Modern Marvels: Then and and Now series will air
"Apollo 13", a program about the ill-fated manned lunar mission.
http://www.historychannel.com/ontv/index.html

NOV 16
18:00-19:00
TV program
The History Channel's "Modern Marvels: Then and and Now" series will
air "Space Shuttle", a history of the Space Shuttle.
http://www.historychannel.com/ontv/index.html

NOV 17
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Leonid Meteor Shower
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/leonidobs.html

NOV 18
00:07-00:13
Jovian Moon Eclipse
Jupiter's moon Europa parially eclipses Io

NOV 19
17:34
Full Moon
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

NOV 21
05:07-05:18
Jovian Moon Eclipse
Jupiter's moon Europa parially eclipses Callisto

NOV 27
07:46
Last Quarter Moon
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

NOV 30-DEC 1
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Dark Sky Weekend Moon not visible. Sky is at its darkest

*Computed for downtown Los Angeles. This location is assumed to be at
latitude 34� 05' north, longitude 118� 22' west.