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2016 Astronomy Calendar

◄ Dec 2015 ~ January 2016 ~ Feb 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 New Year’s Day Holiday

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3 Quadrantids Meteor Show 3rd & 4th

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7 Mercury at elongation from sun

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9

10 New Moon

Moon on same side of Earth as Sun – not illuminated

11 12

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16 1st Quarter Moon

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18 Martin Luthur King Jr. Day

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23 GVO Board Annual Meeting

24 Full “Wolf” Moon

Moon on opposite side of Earth as sun – fully illuminated

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31 Third Quarter Moon

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◄ Jan 2016 ~ February 2016 ~ Mar 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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8 New Moon

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12

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14 Valentine’s Day – View the stars with your sweetie

15 1st Quarter Moon President’s Day Holiday

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21

22 Full “Snow” Moon

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◄ Feb 2016 ~ March 2016 ~ Apr 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Third Quarter Moon

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 New Moon

Jupiter at Opposition – closest approach to Earth

9 Total Solar Ecllipse

– not visible in Colorado

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12

13

14

15 1st Quarter Moon

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17

18

19

20 Vernal Equinox sun shines directly on equator

21

RE1J and WSCU Spring Break Week NO Classes

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23 Full “Worm” Moon Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – visible partly in Colorado

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27

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29

30

31 Third Quarter Moon

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◄ Mar 2016 ~ April 2016 ~ May 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 New Moon

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9

10

11 Mercury at greatest elongation Suzanne’s Class

12

Suzanne’s Class 13 1st Quarter Moon Suzanne’s Class

14

Suzanne’s Class

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20

21 Lyrids Meteor Show 21st-22nd

22 Earth Day

Full “Pink” Moon

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29 Third Quarter Moon

30

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◄ Apr 2016 ~ May 2016 ~ Jun 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2

3

4

5 Eta Quarids Meteor Shower 28th-29th Last tDay WSCU Semester

6 New Moon

7 WSCU Graduation

8

9 Transit of Mercury across the Sun – visible in North America

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11

12

13 1st Quarter Moon

14 National Astronomy Day (Astro League)

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21 Full “Flower” Moon\ Sage Burner Race at Hartman Rocks

22 Mars at Opposition – closest approach to Earth GHS Graduation

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28 Gunnison Growler Bike Race Hartman Rx

29 Third Quarter Moon

Gunnison Growler Bike Race Hartman Rx

30 Memorial Day Holiday

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◄ May 2016 ~ June 2016 ~ Jul 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3 Saturn at Opposition – closest approach to Earth

4 New Moon

5 Mercury at greatest opposition

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7

8

9

10 GVO Public Viewing

11 GVO Public Viewing

12 1st Quarter Moon

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15

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17 GVO Public Viewing

18 GVO Public Viewing Gunnison Farmer’s Market – Saturdays trhu October 8th

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20 Summer Solstice

Full “Strawberry” Moon

21 22

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24 GVO Public Viewing

25 GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market

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27 Third Quarter Moon

28

29 Rocky Mountain Star Stare – 6/29-7/3 CO Springs Astro Society

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◄ Jun 2016 ~ July 2016 ~ Aug 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 GVO Public Viewing

2 GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market

3

4 Independence Day

NASA’s Juno arrives at Jupiter New Moon

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6

7

8 GVO Public Viewing

9 GVO Public Viewing Cattlemen’s Days thru Sunday July 17th Farmer’s Market

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11 1st Quarter Moon

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15 GVO Public Viewing

16 GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market Cattlemam’s Parade

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18

19 Full “Buck” Moon

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21

22 GVO Public Viewing

23 GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market

24 AAUW Art in the Park

25

26 Third Quarter Moon

27

28 Delta Aquarid Meteor Show 28th-29th

29 GVO Public Viewing

30 GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market

31

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◄ Jul 2016 ~ August 2016 ~ Sep 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 New Moon

3

4

5 GVO Public Viewing

6 GVO Public Viewing CB Arts Festival Farmer’s Market

7 CB Arts Festival

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9

10 1st Quarter Moon Astro League ALCON in Washington D.C. thru Saturday

11 Perseid Meteor Shower 11th-12th

12 GVO Public Viewing

13 GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market

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17

18 Full “Sturgeon” Moon

19 GVO Public Viewing Car Show Fri. & Sat. & Carvin’ Up Colorado

20 GVO Public Viewing Car Show Fri. & Sat. & Carvin’ Up Colorado Farmer’s Market

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23

24 Third Quarter Moon

25

26 GVO Public Viewing

27 GVO Public Viewing Conjunciton of Venus and Jupiter

28

Private Party – Delaney Keating 20 people

29 WSCU Classes Resume

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◄ Aug 2016 ~ September 2016 ~ Oct 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 New Moon

2 GVO Public Viewing

3 GVO Public Viewing Neptune at Opposition – closest approach to Earth

4

5 Labor Day Holiday

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7

8

9 1st Quarter Moon GVO Public Viewing

10 GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market

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12

13

14

15

16 Full “Harvest” Moon GVO Public Viewing

17

GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market

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21

22 Autumnal Equinox

23 Third Quarter Moon GVO Public Viewing

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GVO Public Viewing Farmer’s Market

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26

27

28

29

30 New Moon GVO Public Viewing

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◄ Sep 2016 ~ October 2016 ~ Nov 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Farmer’s Market

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3

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7 Draconids Meteor Shower

8 1st Quarter Moon Farmer’s Market

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10 Columbus Day Holiday

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15 Uranus at Opposition – closest approach to Earth

16 Full “Hunter’s” Moon

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19

20 Orionids Meteor Shower 21st-22nd

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22 Third Quarter Moon

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30 New Moon

31 Happy Halloween

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◄ Oct 2016 ~ November 2016 ~ Dec 2016 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2

3

4 South Taurids Meteor Shower 4th-5th

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6

7 1st Quarter Moon

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9

10

11 Veteran’s Day Observed North Taurids Meteor Shower 11th-12th

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13

14 Full “Beaver” Moon

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16 Leonids Meteor Shower 16th-17th

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21 Third Quarter Moon

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24 Thanksgiving

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28

29 New Moon

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◄ Nov 2016 ~ December 2016 ~ Jan 2017 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

New Moon 1

2 Gunnison Night of Lights

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4

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6

7 1st Quarter Moon

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12

13 Geminids Meteor Shower 13th-14th

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20 Third Quarter Moon

21 Winter Solstice Ursids Meteor Shower 21st-22nd

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23

24 Full “Cold” Moon

25 Christmas

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28 New Moon

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