Astronomical Diary

October 2008

On October 7, at around 5:00 AM, the Ringed Planet, Saturn will rise in the morning twilight which will shine at magnitude +1.0. It will be located among the background stars of the constellation Leo, the Lion. The planet will be seen 17 degrees from the eastern horizon. On the same date, at around 6:00 PM, Venus and Mars will be located at 20 and 10 degrees above the western horizon and will be shining at magnitude -3.7 and +1.6, respectively. Venus will lie among the background stars of the constellation Libra, the Scales, while Mars will be found in the constellation of Virgo, the Virgin.

Hurricane Omar gains strength near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Hurricane Omar strengthened on Wednesday as it bore down on Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, threatening to bring torrential rains that could trigger dangerous floods and mudslides. The 15th tropical cyclone of a busy Atlantic hurricane season formed north of the Dutch island of Curacao on Tuesday, immediately disrupting oil operations in Venezuela and later at a refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. National Hurricane Center predicte

Hurricane Omar gathers force in northeastern Caribbean

1 hour, 20 minutes ago MIAMI (AFP) - Hurricane Omar was churning toward the Virgin islands Wednesday gaining strength as authorities issued warnings across much of the northeastern Caribbean. With its center 380 km (235 miles) southwest of St. Croix and about 375 km (235 miles) south-southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the US National Hurricane Center warned at 1500 GMT: "additional strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and Omar should be a Category 2 hurricane by the..more

Hurricane Omar taking aim at Caribbean islands

Hurricane Omar taking aim at Caribbean islands
Hurricane Omar is gaining strength as it moves northeast, a day after drenching islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

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Weather
Issued At: 5:00 p.m., 15 October 2008
Synopsis : At 2 p.m. today, a Shallow Low Pressure Area (SLPA) was estimated at 220 kms Northeast of Northern Cagayan (20.0°N 124.0°E). Easterly wave affecting the eastern section of Mindanao.
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Tropical Cyclone Update
As of today, Wednesday, 15-Oct-2008 20:04:08 PHT no tropical cyclone existing within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Gale Warning
Issued at: 5:00 p.m., Today, 15 October 2008
The surge of northeast monsoon is expected affect the seaboards of Northern Luzon.
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