1996 Stargazers’ Calendar
Feb. 11-19: Last chance to see Saturn with rings edge-on.
Feb. 21: Young crescent moon pairs with planet Venus.
March 31: Venus very high and bright in west.
April 3: Lunar eclipse.
June 1: First full moon of month.
June 14: Year’s earliest sunrise.
June 30: Blue moon.
Aug. 12: Perseid meteor shower begins; visible several nights.
Sept. 26: Second lunar eclipse.
Nov. 17: Leonid meteor shower peaks.
Dec. 13: Annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.
Late December: Comet Hale-Bopp appears.