Event type: Astronomical event

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    Astronomical events in December

    11 Conjunction of Venus and Saturn at sunset (1.8°). 14 Geminids (meteor shower). 22 Winter Solstice 04:19 UT. 26 Annular solar eclipse (India, Indonesia).

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    Astronomical events in November

    11 Transit of Mercury ahead of the Sun (12:35 - 18:04 UT). 24 Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter at sunset (1.5°). 28 Maximum elongation west of Mercury (20°).

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    Astronomical events in October

    3 Moon at 1.2° to Jupiter 21:54 UT. 5 Moon at 0.9° to Saurn 22:00 UT. 20 Maximum elongation east of Mercury (24°). 28 Uranus at opposition.

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    Astronomical events in September

    10 Neptune at opposition. 14 Apogee-syzygy or "micromoon". 23 Autumn Equinox at 07:50 UT.

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    Delta Aquariid meteor shower

    Meteor shower produced by the debris left by the Marsden and Kracht comets. This meteor shower takes place annually from July 12 to August 23. This year it...

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    Geminids 2022 from the Canary Island Observatories

    For more than 10 years, Geminids have been the most intense meteor shower of the year, exceeding 100 meteors per hour (ZHR), followed by the Perseids and the...

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    GTC 10 years of Science

    10th Anniversary of the inauguration of the Gran Telescopio Canarias

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    Live broadcasts from the Observatories: The European Researchers' Night

    Live broadcasts through its YOUTUBE channel -IAC Videos- from various telescopes present at the Teide and Roque de los Muchachos Observatories.

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    MacaroNight project: The European Researchers' Night

    The MacaroNight project is a milestone for the European Researchers' Nights, being the first project to bring together the Macaronesian archipelago in one...