STEREO HI1 Transits - Planets and some bright objects for the next year

Good day.

Here is a new listing of bright objects that will appear in the STEREO spacecraft's HI1 instruments over the next 12 months.
This list is similar to the SOHO spacecraft's Sungrazer list of object transits in the C3 FOV:
[link to sungrazer.nrl.navy.mil]
There is no similar site for the STEREO spacecraft so this and my other planetary listing is provided to GLPers for your edification.
Please read the Notes concerning the upcoming appearance of the earth in the HI1 images.
STEREO Daily Image url: [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]


Notes:
As always, Dates/Times are approximate to ~ 12 hrs.
The appearance/disappearance is based on treating the object as a point source and determining when the centre of the object enters/leaves the FOV.
Therefore, extended objects (planets, star clusters) will have their edges appear earlier and disappear later than the shown times.


Note regarding Earth appearance -
Earth will appear in the FOV of the instruments as listed below (This is for the centre of the Earth as explained above).
The Earth will be quite bright (~Mag -2) and will therefore produce 'flares' as it approaches the edge of the instrument's FOV just as Venus and Jupiter produce.
I've noted at the start of each spacecraft's listing the dates which may exhibit Earth Flares due to the Earth being out of the FOV and causing internal reflections in the instrument.
This is just my educated guess as predicting reflections is a little more involved than I wish to get in this endeavor.
Examples of Jupiter "Flares" that should be similar to the upcoming Earth "Flares" can be found at the end of this post.

The only reason I'm taking the time to do a cursory determination of these flares is because the kOOks have an history of calling these flares: "Plasma jets", "CMEs", "Explosions", "ZOMG!!!!!", or some such ding-battery.
The STEREO scientists won't do much about it since they are sane and will ignore it and still acquire their data.
Kooks and woo-woos can start revving your engines to run in circles squealing and waving your hands over your heads like little girls.
It used to be amusing. Now it is just irritating and pathetic that grown adults act like 8 year old little girls who've been told a scary story.
I expect nonstop RubeTube vids from uneducated rubes who've had their development stunted since the 3rd grade.

Now, on with the data.

STEREO-A HI1:
Earth Flares from the left:
17Aug 2012 - 07Oct 2012
18Feb 2013 - 06Mar 2013

07/03/2012 16:00 - 08/27/2012 01:00 : Mercury R>L then reverse to L>R

07/08/2012 04:00 - 07/27/2012 08:00 : Antares (aka - Heavy Mass Object/PX/Nibiru) L>R

From 07/09/2012 through 08/17/2012 the bright Milky Way is visible

11/09/2012 15:00 - 12/18/2012 23:00 : Mercury R>L then reverse to L>R

12/13/2012 20:00 - 12/27/2012 10:00 : Venus L>R

12/18/2012 23:00 - 01/07/2013 03:00 : Pleiades (aka - Heavy Mass Object/PX/Nibiru) L>R

12/27/2012 18:00 - 01/21/2013 09:00 : Jupiter L>R

12/28/2012 14:00 - 01/16/2013 17:00 : Aldebaran L>R

01/09/2013 19:00 - 01/28/2013 20:00 : Alnath (Beta Tauri) L>R

01/25/2013 13:00 - 02/13/2013 13:00 : Alhena (Gamma Gem) L>R

02/04/2013 23:00 - 02/24/2013 00:00 : Castor (May be just out of FOV at top)

02/07/2013 23:00 - 02/26/2013 21:00 : Pollux L>R

02/21/2013 08:00 - 03/12/2013 09:00 : M44 Beehive Cluster (aka - Heavy Mass Object/PX/Nibiru) L>R

02/24/2013 13:00 - 03/18/2013 21:00 : Mercury R>L

03/14/2013 16:00 - 04/02/2013 14:00 : Regulus L>R

04/03/2013 - 12/30/2014 : Earth L>R
**Note: Earth moves so slowly in the FOV that in April, 2012 it takes over 30 days for it to move just 1°.
These dates are for the centre-point of the Earth. It will appear to have entered many days before this due to edge refraction.***

04/17/2013 04:00 - 04/29/2013 21:00 : Mercury L>R

05/04/2013 21:00 - 05/23/2013 21:00 : Spica L>R

05/16/2013 17:00 - 06/07/2013 08:00 : Saturn L>R

06/17/2013 16:00 - 07/06/2013 20:00 : Antares (aka - Heavy Mass Object/PX/Nibiru) L>R

06/24/2013 18:00 - 08/15/2013 09:00 : Mercury R>L On 07/25 Merc is directly below Earth. Reverses on 08/01 to L>R. On 08/05 21:00 Merc occults Earth.

Same thing with the Milky Way as described above after 07/08/2012 Antares.





STEREO-B HI1:
Earth Flare from the Right:
09Oct 2012 - 03Nov 2012
02Dec 2012 - 07Dec 2012

06/14/2012 20:00 - 08/31/2012 03:00 : Venus R>L

07/17/2012 12:00 - 08/13/2012 14:00 : Mercury R>L
(Note - On 06Aug 2012 Mercury will pass very close below Venus. It may look as if the planets have merged. ZOMG!!!)

09/23/2012 23:00 - 10/17/2012 14:00 : Pleiades (aka - Heavy Mass Object/PX/Nibiru) L>R

10/01/2012 19:00 - 11/01/2012 19:00 : Jupiter L>R

10/05/2012 16:00 - 10/28/2012 18:00 : Aldebaran L>R

10/10/2012 03:00 - 11/24/2012 13:00 : Mercury L>R then reverses to R>L on 31Oct. (Dim>Bright)

10/20/2012 08:00 - 11/12/2012 14:00 : Alnath (Beta Tauri) L>R

11/08/2012 11:00 - 12/01/2012 23:00 : Alhena (Gamma Gem) L>R

11/21/2012 12:00 - 12/15/2012 05:00 : Castor L>R (May be just out of FOV at top)

11/25/2012 00:00 - 12/18/2012 11:00 : Pollux L>R

12/11/2012 09:00 - 01/03/2013 23:00 : M44 Beehive Cluster L>R (aka - Heavy Mass Object/PX/Nibiru)

12/17/2012 - 12/28/2014 : Earth R>L
(Note - The same exposition as for Earth in STEREO-A)

01/06/2013 18:00 - 01/29/2013 18:00 : Regulus L>R
(Note - On 26Jan 2013 Regulus passes very close over Earth. It may look as if the planets have merged. ZOMG!!!)

02/05/2012 04:00 - 03/13/2013 04:00 : Mercury L>R then reverses to R>L on 19Feb. (Dim>Bright)

03/08/2013 14:00 - 03/30/2013 01:00 : Spica L>R

03/23/2013 01:00 - 04/15/2013 23:00 : Saturn L>R

04/25/2013 21:00 - 05/16/2013 04:00 : Antares (aka - Heavy Mass Object/PX/Nibiru) L>R

Milky Way follows Antares as per STEREO-A above.

05/20/2013 21:00 - 07/21/2013 10:00 : Mercury L>R then reverses to R>L on 10June at very right-hand edge of FOV. (Dim>Bright)

06/01/2013 00:00 - 06/13/2013 09:00 : Venus L>R



EXAMPLES OF JUPITER FLARES:
There seems to be two flares from bright objects centred on 1° and 4.4° out-of-FOV.
AHEAD Jupiter Flares:
1st Flare Start - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]
1st Flare Middle - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]
1st Flare End - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]

2nd Flare Start - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]
2nd Flare Middle - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]
2nd Flare End - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]


BEHIND Jupiter Flares:
1st Flare Start - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]
1st Flare Middle - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]
1st Flare End - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]

2nd Flare Start - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]
2nd Flare Middle - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]
2nd Flare End - [link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]


As with the last few year's lists, this should point out that all is well in the heavens and objects continue to move in their clockwork fashion as standard science predicts.
No Nibiru for you, again.

You PXers and Pole Shifters and End Times Wackos should maybe get a new hobby other than staring at spacecraft images that you don't understand in the hopes of finding a 'new' planet.
Like, maybe, learning how to identify the standard, known planets first. Then the more common bright stars and clusters and asterisms and nebula.
Ya think?

I know it's too much to ask so we'll be getting breathless threads about a "new object" or "anomaly" from someone who cannot even identify Venus for God's sake.

Have fun.


R.
kOOks lie. Constantly. It's part of the job description.