Aphelion
Earth will reach its aphelion on July 3rd.
The Aphelion is the point in Earth’s elliptical orbit that it is furthest from the Sun. This is the opposite point to the Perihelion when the Earth is at its closest point to the Sun, which occurs in January.
Solar Eclipse
A Solar Eclipse will occur on July 1st, 2008, but will only be visible across northern Asia.
The New moon for July occurs on Wednesday, July 2nd, which means the weekend of July 5-6 will be the best weekend for Dark Sky Viewing.
Mercury is the Morning Star in July, reaching it’s greatest western elongation on July 1st. Mercury is visible for about 3 weeks and will disappear into the glare of the Sun around July 19th.
Planets Align for the 4th of July
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/01jul_4thofjuly.htm
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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