[Launch Alert] April Astronomical Events

[Brian Webb]

		ASTRONOMY/SPACE ALERT FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

				  Brian Webb, KD6NRP
			    Ventura County, California
			   E-mail: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
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						  2003 March 31 (Monday) 20:10 PST
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		     Southern California Astronomical Events
					April 2003

			   Time*
 Date			 (PST/PDT)			  	   Event
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APR 1			   11:19		New Moon
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

APR 3			20:02-20:06		Jovian Moon Occultation
Jupiter's moon Io partially occults Europa
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/2002-3_Occults.txt

APR 6			   02:00		Time Change
Daylight Savings Time begins. Set clocks ahead one hour

APR 9			   16:40		First Quarter Moon
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

APR 10		23:10-23:15		Jovian Moon Occultation
Jupiter's moon Io partially occults Europa
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/2002-3_Occults.txt

APR 11		   01:00		Jupiter-Moon Appulse
The Moon passes 4� north of Jupiter.
RASC Observer's Handbook 2003, pg. 83

APR 16		   12:36		Full Moon
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

APR 16		   08:00		Mercury Greatest E. Elongation
RASC Observer's Handbook 2003, pg. 83

APR 18		01:21-01:25		Jovian Moon Occultation
Jupiter's moon Io partially occults Europa
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/2002-3_Occults.txt

APR 23		   00:00		Moon-Mars Appulse
The Moon passes 3� south of Mars.
RASC Observer's Handbook 2003, pg. 83

APR 23		   05:18		Last Quarter Moon
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html