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Three Planets in Twilight [Observe Tonight]
Sky and Telescope ^
| June 27, 2005
| Alan M. MacRobert
Posted on 06/25/2005 5:13:10 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
Three Planets in Twilight
Catch Venus, Mercury, and Saturn glimmering close together low in twilight this week. Check about 45 minutes after sundown and look WNW.
Tonight's view:
A view two night's hence:
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mercury; saturn; venus
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Try to identify Mercury. It's a naked eye challenge.
To: Zuben Elgenubi
Still six weeks from the first hint of twilight.
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:14:36 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty)
To: Zuben Elgenubi
Mosquito's have been so bad I haven't had the scope out all spring.
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:15:30 PM PDT
by
satchmodog9
(Murder and weather are our only news)
To: RightWhale
Heck yeah. It's light all day for you, ain't it?
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:16:18 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.)
To: Zuben Elgenubi
I'm no astronomer, but I've never seen red X's in the sky before :P
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:17:33 PM PDT
by
Textide
To: Zuben Elgenubi
Would love to try but the weather here is bad bad. We are having problems with cumulatively local observationally undesirable displays.
Hopefully it will be clear tomorrow.
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:18:56 PM PDT
by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: b4its2late
I wouldn't know what time it is without the stock market opening and closing, nor what day it is. Sure can't tell by the neighbors' comings and goings either. Everybody seems to be up all the time.
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:19:00 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty)
To: Textide
I did!!! It was in the Leonid shower in '99 :P
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:20:10 PM PDT
by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: Textide
Maybe these will show up....(all rights to the original website)
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:21:05 PM PDT
by
Textide
To: Hot Tabasco; Dog Gone; eccentric; nuconvert; LasVegasMac; Larry Lucido; sushiman; Ladysmith; ...
Better weather tonight fer sure. Sushhiman, how did the view look in Japan?
To: RightWhale
LOL! That's got to drive you insane, but I'm sure when it is dark, you are equally insane... LOL! Well, at least you are in balance.
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:22:01 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.)
To: Zuben Elgenubi
Unfortunately the sky was overcast last night ( raining today ) so couldn't see a thing . It's supposed to rain through tomorrow , so looks like Tuesday will be the earliet I'll be able to get a view .
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:24:37 PM PDT
by
sushiman
To: RightWhale
Here on the east coast it is 8:25 and still light out....sun is down though... 87 degrees.
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:24:46 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.)
To: RightWhale
You must be high north.
LINK to last night's discussion.
To: Zuben Elgenubi
Oooh! Thanks, we have a clear sky tonight!
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:27:17 PM PDT
by
Ladysmith
((NRA) Wisconsin Hunter Shootings: If you want on/off the WI Hunters ping list, please let me know.)
To: b4its2late
When the sun comes back in March and the temperature rises above 20 below and you can actually feel the heat of the sun on your nose, a feeling of general optimism for the future of the world overcomes you even though the car won't start.
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:27:32 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty)
To: Zuben Elgenubi
North! To Alaska!
North, the Rush is on!
Watch the intercept of Comet Tempel for us would you?
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:31:23 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty)
To: Zuben Elgenubi
I managed to glimpse Mercury with the naked eye Wednesday evening, but overlooked Saturn. Saturn is currently a few tenths of a magnitude fainter than Mercury.
It is mostly cloudy here this evening. Sigh.
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posted on
06/25/2005 5:31:24 PM PDT
by
ngc6656
To: Ladysmith
There's a few more nice nights to observe Mercury. Some people go through their whole lives and not observe Mercury. Good luck to you. Also try to see the comet near Spica in the constellation Virgo. You;'ll need binoculars, tho.
To: ngc6656
Yeah, Saturn is less bright than Mercury. Last night my daughter could see Venus and Mercury but not Saturn. By the way, love your handle. For the rest of the FReepers on this thread, here's a photo of ngc6656
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And a nice catalogue HERE.
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