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ISS international space station over the Gold Coast

Date	Mag	Starts			Max. altitude			Ends
Date	Mag	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.
8 Jun	-1.6	18:29:46	10	SW	18:30:56	21	SSW	18:30:56	21	SSW
9 Jun	-1.7	17:18:23	10	S	17:20:13	14	SE	17:21:50	10	ESE
9 Jun	-1.0	18:52:45	10	WSW	18:54:23	22	W	18:54:23	22	W
10 Jun	-3.6	17:40:01	10	SSW	17:42:53	55	SE	17:45:42	10	NE
11 Jun	-1.3	18:02:49	10	WSW	18:05:20	26	NW	18:07:48	10	N

Astronomy

Comets currently brighter than mag. 12

C/2009 P1 Garradd

Minor planets currently brighter than mag. 10

4 Vesta | 1 Ceres | 10 Hygiea | 43 Ariadne | 2 Pallas

3 July 2011, Mercury close to thin crescent Moon.

7 July 2011, Mercury in Beehive cluster.

24 July 2011, Jupiter and crescent Moon close.

27 July 2011, Mercury and Regulus close.

28 July 2011, Mars and thin crescent Moon close.

1 August 2011, Mercury and thin crescent Moon close.

4 August 2011, Satirn and crescent Moon close.

5 August 2011, Asteroid Vesta at opposition.

21 August 2011, Jupiter and Moon close.

26 August 2011, Thin crescent Moon and Mars close.

29 August 2011, Thin crescent Moon and Mercury close.

1 September 2011, Crescent Moon close to Spica.

16 September 2011, Moon close to Jupiter.

23 September 2011, Mars and the crescent Moon close.

1-2 October 2011, Mars in Beehive cluster.

21 October 2011, Venus very close to double star alpha Librae.

22 October 2011, Orionid meteor shower. Waning Moon close to Mars.

28 October 2011, Thin crescent Moon, Venus and Mercury close.

29 October 2011, Opposition of Jupiter.

9 November 2011, Moon close to Jupiter.

11 November 2011, Mars close to star Regulus.

18 November 2011, Leonid meteor shower.

23 November 2011, Crescent Moon close to Saturn.

27 November 2011, Crescent Moon close to Venus.

6 December 2011, Moon close to Jupiter.

7 December 2011, Mercury and crescent Moon close.

10-11 December 2011, Total Lunar Eclipse.

14 December 2011, Geminid Meteor shower.

18 December 2011, Mars and Moon close.

23 December 2011, Mercury and thin crescent Moon close.

27 December 2011, Venus an thin crescent Moon close.