Dawn spacecraft leaves asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres flies

The Dawn spacecraft is on its method to become the first spacecraft that orbited two remote celestial bodies of the solar system and studied. Dawn is on 5 September after over one year orbit around Vesta and leave this in 2.5 years to fly to the dwarf planet Ceres. Even these celestial bodies should examine Dawn at close range. The probe is expected in February 2015 in Ceres. Dawn launched on 27 September 2007. The end of the mission is scheduled for July 2015.

The high solar activity is manifested by numerous sunspots

Planets

Mars honored us only briefly in the evening sky. He's in the evening to see just for an hour in the West South West. Mars is 1.2 Size bright and is located in the constellation Virgo.

The Ring Planet Saturn adopted soon by the evening sky. He can only be seen for an hour in the West South West (set at 21 ½ clock). Saturn (0.8 size) Located in the constellation Virgo. Saturn has an angular distance (elongation on) from the sun of 44 °.

The Sun in September 2012

On 22 September is around 16:49 EST, the astronomical start of autumn. The sunset is the end of September an hour earlier than the first of the month - to 19 ¼ clock. Also in the morning, it is much longer dark: The sunrise is delayed until after 7 clocks.

The sundial reflects the true solar time, which can be determined from the position of the sun in our sky by direct measurements.