Celestial Events for 2007 visible in Singapore

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Celestial Events for 2007 visible in Singapore

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Here are some Celestial Events for 2007 visible in Singapore. Exact date & timing are subject to verification. Only major meteor showers shown. Please add on or edit where necessary.

Jan 03 - peak of Quadrantids Meteor Shower (Dec 28 - Jan 07)
Jan 18 - Venus & Neptune at Conjunction 1.4 deg
Jan 19 - New Moon

Feb 07 - Mercury at greatest elongation 18 deg east of Sun (evening)
Feb 10 - Saturn at opposition
Feb 18 - New Moon

Mar 04 - Total Lunar Eclipse
Mar 19 - New Moon
Mar 25 - Mars & Neptune at conjunction 1 deg

Apr 01 - Mercury & Uranus at conjunction 1.6 deg
Apr 17 - New Moon
Apr 22 - peak of Lyrids Meteor Shower (Apr 16-25)
Apr 29 - Mars & Uranus at conjunction 0.7 deg

May 05 - peak of Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower (Apr 21 - May 12)
May 17 - New Moon

Jun 01 - Mercury at greatest elongation 23 deg east of Sun (evening)
Jun 05 - Jupiter at opposition
Jun 08 - Venus at greatest elongation 45 deg east of Sun (evening)
Jun 15 - New Moon
Jun 15 - peak of June Lyrids Meteor Shower (Jun 10-21)
Jun 30 - Saturn & Venus at conjunction 0.7 deg

Jul 14 - New Moon
Jul 20 - Mercury at greatest elongation 20 deg west of Sun (morning)

Aug 12 - peak of Perseids Meteor Shower (Jul 23 - Aug 22)
Aug 13 - New Moon
Aug 13 - Neptune at opposition
Aug 28 - Total Lunar Eclipse (afternoon 4.30pm onwards)

Sep 01 - Saturn & Regulus at conjunction 0.8 deg
Sep 04 - Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri
Sep 09 - Uranus at opposition
Sep 11 - New Moon
Sep 29 - Mercury at greatest elongation 26 deg east of Sun (evening)

Oct 11 - New Moon
Oct 21 - peak of Orionids Meteor Shower (Oct 15-29)
Oct 28 - Venus at greatest elongation 46 deg west of Sun (morning)

Nov 10 - New Moon
Nov 17 - peak of Leonids Meteor Shower (Nov 13-20)
Nov 08 - Mercury at greatest elongation 19 deg west of Sun (morning)
Nov 30 - Lunar occultation of Regulus

Dec 10 - New Moon
Dec 13 - peak of Geminids Meteor Shower (Dec 6-19)
Dec 24 - Mars at opposition
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Thanks RichardII.
I have made this into a sticky for reference.
cheers

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