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.