SHAHRIN HAJI AHMAD

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8 JUN 2004
Visible from MALAYSIA
Venus
Only 81 transits between 2000 BC to 4000 AD
LAST 1882 (122 years ago!)
NEXT June 2012
Whole passage will take 6 hours 12 minutes.
Process of entering exiting 20 minutes!
Ends 7.20 PM
Max 4.20 PM
Starts 1.13 PM
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8 JUN 2004
NEVER EVER LOOK DIRECTLY TO THE SUN WITHOUT ANY
PROPER SOLAR FILTER!!!
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5 MAY 2004
Visible from MALAYSIA
Enters PENUMBRA 1.50 AM
Enters UMBRA 2.48 AM
TOTALITY 3.51 AM till 5.08 AM (max at 4.30 AM)
Leaves UMBRA 6.12 AM
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5 MAY 2004
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2 or more Solar System bodies located in one
small area
GREAT photography opportunity
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EVENING EVENTS
23-24 APR Moon, Mars, Venus Saturn
10 May Venus, Mars Saturn
21-23 May Venus, Moon, Mars Saturn
10 Jul Mercury Mars
20-22 Jul Mercury, Mars, Moon Jupiter
23-24 APR Moon, Mars, Venus Saturn
18 Aug Moon Jupiter
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EVENING EVENTS
23-24 APR Moon, Mars, Venus Saturn
10 May Venus, Mars Saturn
21-23 May Venus, Moon, Mars Saturn
10 Jul Mercury Mars
20-22 Jul Mercury, Mars, Moon Jupiter
10 May Venus, Mars Saturn
18 Aug Moon Jupiter
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EVENING EVENTS
23-24 APR Moon, Mars, Venus Saturn
10 May Venus, Mars Saturn
21-23 May Venus, Moon, Mars Saturn
10 Jul Mercury Mars
20-22 Jul Mercury, Mars, Moon Jupiter
21-23 May Venus, Moon, Mars Saturn
18 Aug Moon Jupiter
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EVENING EVENTS
23-24 APR Moon, Mars, Venus Saturn
10 May Venus, Mars Saturn
21-23 May Venus, Moon, Mars Saturn
10 Jul Mercury Mars
20-22 Jul Mercury, Mars, Moon Jupiter
10 Jul Mercury Mars
18 Aug Moon Jupiter
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EVENING EVENTS
23-24 APR Moon, Mars, Venus Saturn
10 May Venus, Mars Saturn
21-23 May Venus, Moon, Mars Saturn
10 Jul Mercury Mars
20-22 Jul Mercury, Mars, Moon Jupiter
20-22 Jul Mercury, Mars, Moon Jupiter
18 Aug Moon Jupiter
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EVENING EVENTS
23-24 APR Moon, Mars, Venus Saturn
10 May Venus, Mars Saturn
21-23 May Venus, Moon, Mars Saturn
10 Jul Mercury Mars
20-22 Jul Mercury, Mars, Moon Jupiter
18 Aug Moon Jupiter
18 Aug Moon Jupiter
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
20 Jan Moon Mercury
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
17 May Moon Mercury
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
14 Jul Moon Venus
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
11 Oct Venus, Moon
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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MORNING EVENTS
20 Jan Moon Mercury
17 May Moon Mercury
14 Jul Moon Venus
12 Aug Moon, Venus Saturn
10 Sep Moon, Venus Saturn
11 Oct Venus, Moon
5 Nov Venus, Jupiter
10 Nov Venus, Moon Jupiter
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
9 Dec Jupiter, Moon, Mars Venus
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C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Bright comets in the sky a rare phenomena
Predicting brightness very very unreliable!
The last bright comets HYAKUTAKE HALE-BOPP
For 2004 2 moderately bright COMETS will appear
COMET C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) discovered in Sep
2002 COMET C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) discovered in Aug
2001
Will reach NAKED-EYE visibility
SPECTACLE SHOW mid-May 2004. BOTH visible in the
evening sky
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C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) discovered by Near-Earth
Asteroid Tracking team at NASA JPL During its
closest approach will travel 5 deg per day,
almost 2 Moon diameter PER HOUR!!! May 14 Very
very close to Beehive Cluster, M44. Photography
opportunity
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) discovered by MITs Lincoln
Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research
project.\ Will be in the same sky with C/2001 Q4
NEAT during MAY.
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C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
23 MAY 2004. Looking WEST around 8 PM
C/2001 Q4
C/2002 T7
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C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
14 MAY 2004
Beehive Cluster
C/2001 Q4
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MARS will slowly glide away from EARTH.
Remain a BRIGHT evening star until middle of
2004 Apparent Size will be only 1/3 compared to
during opposition August 2004.
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Now till APRIL 2004 will be the BRIGHTESS
object (apart from Moon) after SUNSET Look WEST
will slowly glide towards NORTH until
APRIL. In MAY 2004, drop FAST towards horizon,
increase in apparent Size (Will appear as
crescent moon in telescope) In Mid-JUNE till
JULY, will suddenly appear in the MORNING
sky! SUPERB target, remains bright and easy till
END OF 2004. Busy year for VENUS
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EASY target for small telescope. SPECTACULAR
target for big ones Rises in JAN 2004 around
MIDNIGHT. Mid FEB 2004 rises around 9 PM 3rd
MARCH reaches OPPOSITION. Will remain in the
sky the whole night. Rises when the SUN sets By
JUNE 2004 Overhead when SUN sets
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31st Dec 2003 reaches OPPOSITION. Will remain
in the sky the whole night. Rises when the SUN
sets NEVER EVER REFUSE an offer to look at
Saturn through ANY telescope.!! SUPERB target,
remains bright and easy till mid of 2004. By
APRIL 2004 Overhead when SUN sets
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THE CELESTIAL WONDERS OF THE NIGHT SKY IS ALWAYS
THERE WAITING FOR US TO LOOK AT THE JOY OF
SHARING SUCH SPECTACLE WILL ONLY BE LIMITED BY
OUR IMAGINATION. LET US BE PART OF THE UNIVERSE
BY APPRECIATING THESE HEAVENLY PHENOMENA. BEST
OF ALL ITS ALL FREE! -)
SHAHRIN HAJI AHMAD