Celestial Events 2003-2004
November 8, 2003 Lunar Eclipse 5:15 EST the moon enters prenumbral shadow - 6:32 EST umbral shadow - 8:06 EST Totality
November 1, 2003 Venus Returns SW Venus will be visible about 5:00PM each night. Good thru well into next year
November 18, 2003 Leonids Meteor Showers Should be good, but moon phase is near full
December 31, 2003 Saturn Opposition Dec thru March
March 3, 2004 Jupiter Opposition Mar thru Aug
March Five-Planet lineup Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn to the West Jupiter to the far East and moon during the last week up March
April 2 and 3 Venus / Moon Moon within 2 degrees of Venus
May June 2 Comets Neat 2001 and Linear 2002
June Transit - Venus/Sun Venus goes in front of the sun. Last time 1882 and next time is in 122 years
October 27, 2004 Lunar Eclipse Ideal for North America
November 4, 2004 Venus/Jupiter Conjunction - V and J get with 45 arcseconds of each other
December 7, 2004 Jupiter Occultation Jupiter goes behind the moon.