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 2022
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2 Moon passes close to the brigh… Moon passes close to the bright star Regulus in Leo 2 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	3
4 Anniversary of Chinese observe… Anniversary of Chinese observers seeing the Supernova that caused the Crab Nebula in 1054. 4 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Earth reaches aphelion (furthe… Earth reaches aphelion (furthest in its orbit from The Sun). 4 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 4 Jul 2022 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 • • •	5	6	7 First Quarter Moon First Quarter Moon 7 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes close to the brigh… Moon passes close to the bright star Spica in Virgo 7 Jul 2022 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 2022 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 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes close to the brigh… Moon passes close to the bright star Antares in Scorpius 10 Jul 2022 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 2022 ![](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 Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 11 Jul 2022 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 • •	12 First images from Webb Space T… First images from Webb Space Telescope to be released. 12 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	13 Full Moon Full Moon 13 Jul 2022 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 2022 - 15 Jul 2022 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 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes close to Saturn Moon passes close to Saturn 15 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	16	17
18 Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 18 Jul 2022 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 •	19 Moon passes close to Jupiter Moon passes close to Jupiter 19 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	20 Anniversary of Zond 3's c… Anniversary of Zond 3's closest approach to The Moon in 1965. 20 Jul 2022 ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Zond_2.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Last Quarter Moon Last Quarter Moon 20 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	21 Anniversary of the Apollo 11 M… Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969. 21 Jul 2022 ![](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 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes close to Mars Moon passes close to Mars 21 Jul 2022 - 22 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	22 Moon passes close to Mars Moon passes close to Mars 21 Jul 2022 - 22 Jul 2022 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 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	23	24
25 Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc… Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group 25 Jul 2022 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 •	26 Anniversary of Apollo 15 Launc… Anniversary of Apollo 15 Launch in 1971. 26 Jul 2022 ![](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 Moon passes close to Venus Moon passes close to Venus 26 Jul 2022 - 27 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	27 Moon passes close to Venus Moon passes close to Venus 26 Jul 2022 - 27 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	28 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 2022 ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/The_Ranger_Spacecraft_GPN-2000-001979.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club New Moon New Moon 28 Jul 2022 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	29	30 Anniversary of Apollo 15 Moon … Anniversary of Apollo 15 Moon Landing in 1971 30 Jul 2022 ![](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 •	31 Anniversary of Ranger 7's… Anniversary of Ranger 7's impact on The Moon in 1964. 31 Jul 2022 ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/The_Ranger_Spacecraft_GPN-2000-001979.jpg) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •

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July 2022