Calibration targets for Austral Summer/Winter 2000, Summer 2001

Moon
Rise Set Max. Alt. (deg.) Notes
1/27/00 2/10/00 20 (2/3/00) waning cres. at max. alt., 28 deg. elongation, ~ 5 deg. from Venus
2/23/00 3/8/00 20 (3/1/00) waning cres.
3/22/00 4/4/00 20 (3/28/00) last quarter
4/18/00 5/1/00 20 (4/25/00) waning gibb.
5/15/00 5/29/00 21 (5/22/00) waning gibb.
10/26/00 11/9/00 21.5 (11/2/00) waxing cres.
11/22/00 12/6/00 22 (11/29/00) waxing cres., 34 deg. elongation


Venus
Date Alt. Elong. Size Notes
2/1/00 23 28 32.63 12.6" Moon ~ 20 deg. away and closing. Tau of 1.5 for all entries
2/8/00 21 53 31.11 12.2" Moon nearby from 2/2 - 2/4, clears out around 2/5
2/14/00 21 02 29.77 11.9" Neptune ~ 10 deg. away
2/19/00 20 03 28.65 11.9" Neptune ~ 5 deg. away and closing
2/27/00 17 58 26.83 11.5" Neptune passes near Venus between the 20th and 26th
10/28/00 23 28 35.75 13.3" Moon ~ 30 deg. and closing
11/4/00 24 44 37.22 14.0" Moon nearby from 10/31-11/2
11/11/00 25 24 38.63 14.4" --
11/18/00 25 30 39.99 15.1" --
11/25/00 24 59 41.26 15.5" Moon passes nearby 11/28-12/1
12/2/00 23 53 42.47 16.2" Neptune ~ 12 deg. away