Date
| Event Title
| Event Description
| Links
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December 2004/January 2005
| Comet Machholz
| Visible by binoculars from clear skies.
| Ephemerides
Sky Map
| B
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August 12, 2005
| Perseids Meteor Shower
| Good circumstances during second half of the night, new moon.
Expected rate of meteors is about 60 per hour
(from sites with dark skys).
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| E
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Oct 3, 2005
| Partial Annular Solar Eclipse (Magnitude 53%, Coverage 42%)
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Sun Az (deg) |
Sun Alt (deg) |
Start |
10:35:36 |
158 |
52 |
Maximum |
12:02:48 |
194 |
53 |
End |
13:29:54 |
224 |
44 |
| Eye Safety
| E
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November 21, 2005
| Possible outburst of the alpha-Monocerotids Meteor Shower
| during first half of the night, (Moon Rise 21:20).
Expected rate of meteors could be as high as 100 per hour
(from sites with dark skys).
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| E
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March 14, 2006
| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Hard to see)
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Moon enters penumbra |
23:21:32 |
Middle of eclipse |
00:40:12 |
Moon leavs penumbra |
04:13:32 |
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| E
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Mar 29, 2006
| Partial Solar Eclipse (Magnitude 84%, Coverage 81%)
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Sun Az (deg) |
Sun Alt (deg) |
Start |
11:37:32 |
176 |
61 |
Maximum |
12:56:36 |
214 |
57 |
End |
14:13:19 |
238 |
45 |
| Eye Safety
| E
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Sep 7, 2006
| Partial Lunar Eclipse (18.9%)
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Moon enters penumbra |
18:42 |
Moon enters umbra |
20:05 |
Middle of eclipse |
20:51 |
Moon leaves umbra |
21:37 |
Moon leaves penumbra |
23:00 |
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| E
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December 13, 2006
| Geminids Meteor Shower
| Expected rate of meteors is up to 100 per hour
(from sites with dark skys).
Moon rise at 00:40 (LT of Dec 14th).
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| E
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March 3, 2007
| Full Lunar Eclipse
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Moon enters penumbra |
22:16:29 |
Moon enters umbra |
23:30:04 |
Totality starts |
00:43:49 |
Middle of eclipse |
01:20:56 |
Totality ends |
01:58:01 |
Moon leaves umbra |
03:11:46 |
Moon leaves penumbra |
04:25:27 |
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| E
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Feb 21, 2008
| Full Lunar Eclipse (only beginning is visible from Israel)
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Moon enters penumbra |
02:34:59 |
Moon enters umbra |
03:42:59 |
Moon enters totality |
05:00:34 |
Middle of eclipse |
05:26:05 |
Moon leavs totality |
05:51:32 |
Sun Rise |
06:17 |
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August 1, 2008
| Partial Solar Eclipse (Magnitude 0.2%)
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Sun Az (deg) |
Sun Alt (deg) |
Start |
12:41:50 |
225 |
71 |
Maximum |
12:47:35 |
228 |
70 |
End |
12:53:27 |
231 |
69 |
| Eye Safety
| E
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August 16, 2008
| Partial Lunar Eclipse (81.2%)
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Moon enters penumbra |
20:23:07 |
Moon enters umbra |
21:35:45 |
Middle of eclipse |
23:10:09 |
Moon leaves umbra |
00:44:38 |
Moon leaves penumbra |
01:57:06 |
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December 31, 2009
| Partial Lunar Eclipse (8.2%)
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Event |
Local Time (UTC+2) |
Moon enters penumbra |
19:15:18 |
Moon enters umbra |
20:51:38 |
Middle of eclipse |
21:22:41 |
Moon leavs umbra |
21:53:51 |
Moon leavs penumbra |
23:30:07 |
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