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Calling all armchair astronomers: The "Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2006" is now available at the Information Services Department's Publications Sales Unit, the Lands Department's Kowloon Map Publications Centre and the Hong Kong Observatory Resource Centre, for $16 a copy.
This handy almanac graphically illustrates the times of meridian passage, rising and setting of the planets. It also boasts star maps of the four quarters of 2006, duration of twilight, and details of equinoxes, solstices and eclipses.
Calendar information, observation of meteor streams and planetary phenomena as well as climatological information of Hong Kong and selected cities for each month are also included.
This bilingual booklet also contains the traditional Chinese Calendar and times of daily sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, high and low tides, arranged month by month.
The Hong Kong Observatory Resource Centre is located at Units 2304-2309, 23/F Miramar Tower, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Call 2926 8250 if you have questions.
The book can also be ordered online at http://bookstore.esdlife.com. For questions on how to use this service, call 2537 1910.
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