Our Astronomy Calendar – Bath Astronomers

This list combines the list of Bath Astronomers events with the diaries from Dave Eagle and the Virtual Astronomy Club:

	July 2024
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1 The Moon passes close to Mars. The Moon passes close to Mars. 1 Jul 2024 - 2 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	2 The Moon passes close to Mars. The Moon passes close to Mars. 1 Jul 2024 - 2 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club The Moon passes north of Uranu… The Moon passes north of Uranus. 2 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 2 Jul 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Details are available on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	3 The Moon passes close to Jupit… The Moon passes close to Jupiter and The Pleiades open star cluster in Taurus. 3 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	4 Anniversary of Chinese observe… Anniversary of Chinese observers seeing the Supernova that caused the Crab Nebula in 1054. 4 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	5 New Moon New Moon 5 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	6 Dwarf planet Ceres (1) reaches… Dwarf planet Ceres (1) reaches opposition. 6 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Earth at aphelion (furthest fr… Earth at aphelion (furthest from The Sun). 6 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	7 The Moon passes close to Mercu… The Moon passes close to Mercury. 7 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •
8	9 Anniversary of Voyager 2 passi… Anniversary of Voyager 2 passing close to Jupiter in 1979. 9 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club The Moon passes close to the b… The Moon passes close to the bright star Regulus in Leo. 9 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 9 Jul 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Details are available on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	10 Anniversary of the launch of T… Anniversary of the launch of Telestar 1 in 1962. 10 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	11 Anniversary of SkyLab re-enter… Anniversary of SkyLab re-entering and debris strewn across western Australia in 1979. 11 Jul 2024 ![](https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/f1c8f15f10c3dfd2ff46ba2f3b68249c?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=506&cropW=759&xPos=0&yPos=23&width=862&height=575) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	12	13 First Quarter Moon First Quarter Moon 13 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club The Moon passes close to the b… The Moon passes close to the bright star Spica in Virgo. 13 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	14 Anniversary of first Mars flyb… Anniversary of first Mars flyby by Mariner 4 in 1965 14 Jul 2024 - 15 Jul 2024 The Mariner 4 spacecraft flew by Mars on July 14 and 15, 1965. Its closest approach was 9,846 km (6,118 mi) from the Martian surface at 01:00:57 UT July 15, 1965 ![](https://mars.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/6816_Mars-Mariner-4-flyby-orbiters-more-craters-memnonia-Fossae-2-full2.jpg) July 15, 1965 Mariner 4 image showing craters in the Memnonia Fossae region of Mars. The large crater cut off through the center at the right of the frame is the 197 mile (56 km) diameter Dejnev. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •
15 Anniversary of Mariner 4'… Anniversary of Mariner 4's closest approach to Mars in 1965. 15 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Mars passes close to Uranus. Mars passes close to Uranus. 15 Jul 2024 - 16 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	16 Mars passes close to Uranus. Mars passes close to Uranus. 15 Jul 2024 - 16 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 16 Jul 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Details are available on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	17 The Moon passes close to the b… The Moon passes close to the bright red 1st magnitude star Antares in Scorpius. 17 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	18 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	19 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	20 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Zond 3's c… Anniversary of Zond 3's closest approach to The Moon in 1965. 20 Jul 2024 ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Zond_2.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	21 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of the Apollo 11 M… Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969. 21 Jul 2024 ![](http://c.files.bbci.co.uk/F574/production/_107563826_astronautedwine.aldrin-onthe-moon.jpg) ![](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Images/Apollo_11_header_tcm25-582553.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of the final space… Anniversary of the final space shuttle Atlantis Landing in 2011 21 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Full Moon. Full Moon. 21 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • •
22 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Venera 8 soft l… Anniversary of Venera 8 soft landing on Venus in 1972. 22 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Mercury reaches greatest easte… Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 27°. 22 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	23 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Dwarf Planet Pluto reaches opp… Dwarf Planet Pluto reaches opposition in Sagittarius 23 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 23 Jul 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Details are available on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	24 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club The Moon passes very close nor… The Moon passes very close north of Saturn. 24 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	25 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club The Moon passes north of Neptu… The Moon passes north of Neptune. 25 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	26 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Apollo 15 Launc… Anniversary of Apollo 15 Launch in 1971. 26 Jul 2024 ![](https://moon.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/221_detail_S71-37963_orig.jpg) ![](https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/photos/ground/ksc-71pc-547.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	27 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	28 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of the launch of R… Anniversary of the launch of Ranger 7 to image Moon before crashing onto the surface in 1964. 28 Jul 2024 ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/The_Ranger_Spacecraft_GPN-2000-001979.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Last Quarter Moon. Last Quarter Moon. 28 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •
29 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	30 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Apollo 15 Moon … Anniversary of Apollo 15 Moon Landing in 1971 30 Jul 2024 ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Apollo_15_flag%2C_rover%2C_LM%2C_Irwin.jpg/1024px-Apollo_15_flag%2C_rover%2C_LM%2C_Irwin.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club The Moon passes close to Mars,… The Moon passes close to Mars, Aldebaran and The Pleiades open star cluster in Taurus. 30 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 30 Jul 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Details are available on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • •	31 The Perseids Meteor Shower is … The Perseids Meteor Shower is active. 17 Jul 2024 - 24 Aug 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Ranger 7's… Anniversary of Ranger 7's impact on The Moon in 1964. 31 Jul 2024 ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/The_Ranger_Spacecraft_GPN-2000-001979.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club The Moon passes close to Jupit… The Moon passes close to Jupiter within the horns of Taurus. 31 Jul 2024 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •

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