Astronomical Phenomena For The Year 2004

Chapters: seasons, moon phases, eclipses & transit of Venus; occultations, perigee & apogee of the moon; geocentric & heliocentric planetary phenomena; visibility of the planets; times of meridian passages & elongations & magnitudes of the planets; diary of configurations of the sun, moon & planets; perihelion passages of comets; chronological cycles & eras; religious & civil holidays; Gregorian calendar & Julian day numbers; mean sidereal time; sun: equation of time & declination; circumpolar stars; international time zones; explanation of rising & setting tables; sunrise & sunset tables; moonrise & moonset tables; & eclipses.

This is a concise and simple guide to seeing the stars, moon and planets with the naked eye - effectively a month-by-month guide to the night sky in the year 2004. the evening, whilst notes opposite each chart describe the visibility of the planets and the phases of the moon. times, in addition to a table highlighting the principal meteor showers in 2004, and notes on other important events in the astronomical calendar.