Apollo 11 anniversary guides July skywatch
J Clayton Troeger notes 10th anniversary of Apollo 11 with Aquila the celestial eagle and Altair guiding stargazers. He outlines July events including Voyager 2 near Jupiter, Skylab concerns, and a month of meteor watching, urging readers to observe Tranquility Base imagery and the moon’s progression.
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Tranquility Base
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Sea of Tranquility
Armstrong
Aquila
Altair
Earth
Mercury and Saturn Text Map of July Sky
Mercury, the nearest planet, is the smallest of the nine known planets. It travels around the sun at about 30 miles per second, completing one orbit in 88 days, and rotates roughly every 59 days exposing its surface. The star map shows the sky at 10 p.m. in early July and 9 p.m. near month end, with Saturn visible in the west after sunset. Hold the map with south at the bottom and face south to use it.
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Aquila
Solar System
Jupiter
Voyager
Skylab
Midwest
Tranquility Base
Mercury
Voyager 2
Mars
Aldebaran
Saturn
Aldeberan
Animals Interview Event at Indian Creek Nature Center
A July 8 program at Indian Creek Nature Center invites visitors to see and touch animals including a spiny snapping turtle a pancake turtle and a milk snake. Glenda Klimesh-Ross says the session features these and other creatures with a 2 p.m. start and admission 50 cents for members 1 for non members.
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Road
Glenda Klimesh-Ross
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