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Aug
31
Sun
Triple Moon Conjunction @ Earth
Aug 31 @ 4:15 am – 5:15 am

liveseasoned_fullmoonSounds pretty fancy, right?  It simply means three solar system bodies coming together, not in distance, but in perspective.  For star watchers it means some pretty sweet night sights!  It’s particularly exciting when the moon and planets are involved.

This time a crescent moon, Mars and Saturn will cluster together in a bright and beautiful display around dusk.

Sep
7
Sun
Full Harvest Moon
Sep 7 – Sep 8 all-day
Full Harvest Moon

Take a peek at the sky tonight and you’ll see a full moon.  A full moon is when the moon and the sun are opposite of each other from an earth perspective.

Sep
10
Wed
Uranus and the Moon
Sep 10 @ 10:00 pm – 10:15 pm
Uranus and the Moon

The waning gibbous moon passes just north of Uranus in the constellation Pisces. The moon will occult Uranus as seen from eastern Canada, Greenland, and northern Siberia.

Sep
14
Sun
Aldebaran and the Moon
Sep 14 @ 11:57 pm – Sep 15 @ 12:12 am
Aldebaran and the Moon

The waning last quarter moon will pass just north of the bright star Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus.

Sep
16
Tue
International day for the preservation of the ozone layer
Sep 16 @ 12:11 am – 1:11 am
Sep
18
Thu
World Water Monitoring Day
Sep 18 @ 12:15 am – 1:15 am
World Water Monitoring Day

World Water Monitoring Day was established in 2003 by America’s Clean Water Foundation as a global educational outreach program that aims to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by empowering citizens to carry out basic monitoring of their local water bodies.  Participate in your home and community this year!

Sep
19
Fri
Clean Up the World
Sep 19 @ 12:13 am – Sep 21 @ 1:13 am
Clean Up the World

Clean Up the World is a community-based, environmental campaign that inspires and empowers communities around the globe to clean up, fix up and conserve their environment.  Participate in an event in your community or start one yourself!

Sep
21
Sun
Zero Emissions Day
Sep 21 @ 12:17 am – 1:17 am
Zero Emissions Day

In 2014, the whole wide world is going back to square one – for a day. On September 21st everyone can take a break, and give the world a break.  Read some tips on being emission free.

Mercury close to Spica
Sep 21 @ 11:58 pm – Sep 22 @ 12:13 am
Mercury close to Spica

The planet Mercury will pass close to the bright star Spica in Virgo. This is a particularly good apparition of Mercury for observers in the Southern Hemisphere, less so for northerners.

Sep
22
Mon
Car-free day
Sep 22 @ 12:20 am – 1:20 am
Car-free day

Car-free day encourages motorists to refrain from using their car for a day.  Most cities have their own websites for car-free day – here is one for the world.