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Post by auntym on Feb 25, 2012 12:16:04 GMT -6
www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/venus-jupiter-moon-align_n_1296600.html?1330110468 Planets Align February 25: Venus, Jupiter, Moon To ConvergeAP MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Stargazers of the world are getting a treat this weekend. On Saturday and again Sunday, Venus, Jupiter and Earth's moon converge for a brilliant night show. Venus and Jupiter already are lining up in the western sky. In mid-February, the two planets were 20 degrees apart from a viewing perspective. The gap narrows to 10 degrees by month's end. A crescent moon joins the show this weekend for a triple combination. The celestial encounter will be visible from around the world at twilight. The moon will appear closer to Venus on Saturday and closer to Jupiter on Sunday. The moon then retreats from view, but Venus and Jupiter keep drawing closer. The two planets will be just 3 degrees apart by mid-March. CONTINUE READING: www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/venus-jupiter-moon-align_n_1296600.html?1330110468
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2012 15:23:11 GMT -6
Last night was beautiful and tonight will be even better ! Also, make sure to look in the eastern sky around 9 - 10 p.m. and you'll see the orange planet Mars rising east of the constellation Leo.
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Post by skywalker on Feb 25, 2012 20:50:20 GMT -6
I was just looking at the Moon and was wondering what all of those planets were doing so close to it. Now I know.
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Post by auntym on Mar 13, 2012 12:18:33 GMT -6
www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-venus-jupiter-20120312,0,1230374.story?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+C2C-InTheNews+%28Feed+-+Coast+to+Coast+-+In+the+News%29 Venus and Jupiter star in closest encounter in yearsBy Michael Muskal March 12, 2012 For many terrestrials, the night sky this week will display the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, two of the brightest lights in western sky. The planets -- named for a father-and-daughter pair in classical Greek mythology -- will appear to be just three degrees apart in the twilight. The planets have been moving closer together for weeks and will be at their apparent closest on Monday and Tuesday evenings, according to astronomers. As any daughter can testify, Venus will be the brighter of the pair. It should be to the right and above Jupiter. The planets will appear close all week in what experts are calling the best such apparent near meeting in years. The sun and the moon are the brightest objects in the sky, usually followed by Venus and Jupiter. CONTINUE READING: www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-venus-jupiter-20120312,0,1230374.story?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+C2C-InTheNews+%28Feed+-+Coast+to+Coast+-+In+the+News%29
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Post by auntym on Mar 14, 2012 12:45:49 GMT -6
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/14/venus-and-jupiter-conjunction-separated-by-just-a-cats-ears_n_1344395.html14 March 2012 Venus And Jupiter Conjunction Separated By Just A Cat's Ears [/size] Feline stargazing, as captured by Richard Fleet As stargazers across the world held their collective breath to witness Jupiter and Venus cuddling up in the night sky, this charming snap shows just how closely the planets appeared to align. Taken in Britain by Richard Fleet, the vice-chairman of Newbury Astronomical Society, the image reveals Jupiter and Venus separated by just the width of a cat’s ears. The spectacle came to be on Monday evening as the planets appeared to creep closer towards each other in what is known as a planetary conjunction. Occurring roughly every 13 months, the phenomena saw the pair appearing to be separated by only a tiny distance when viewed from Earth. Of course the planets are millions of kilometres apart, but nestling beween this pussycat’s ears like some sort of celestial crown, they couldn’t seem closer. Last Monday, Mars made its closest pass of earth in more than two years, and in June Venus will appear to cross in front of the sun from some positions on Earth. TO SEE SLIDESHOW & CONTINUE READING: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/14/venus-and-jupiter-conjunction-separated-by-just-a-cats-ears_n_1344395.html
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2012 19:07:22 GMT -6
I saw Venus and Jupiter just like in this photograph just at dusk last week. It was pretty cool really...
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Post by auntym on Mar 25, 2012 12:53:40 GMT -6
www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/jupiter_venus.htmlTour the Planets: Jupiter and Venus Conjunction Live Chat 03.25.12 8-10 PM EDT This will be the best Venus-Jupiter conjunction for years to come. While bright to the unaided eye, they're even better when seen through a telescope -- and you can share NASA's view. On Sunday, March 25 from 8-10 p.m. EDT -- that's 01:00-3:00 UTC on March 26 -- NASA expert Melissa McGrath will answer your questions about the Venus-Jupiter conjunction via live Web chat. During the chat you can watch a color Ustream view of the planets as they brighten the night skies. Joining the chat is easy. Simply return to this page www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/jupiter_venus.html a few minutes before 8 p.m. EDT on Sunday, March 25. The chat module will appear at the bottom of this page. After you log in, wait for the chat module to be activated, then ask your questions. The Ustream view of Venus and Jupiter will also appear on this page.
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Post by swamprat on Mar 26, 2012 8:24:26 GMT -6
Venus visible in daytime sky today: Here's how to see it
Written By Geoff Gaherty Published March 26, 2012 Space.com
The planet Venus has been dominating the nighttime sky recently, but did you know it's possible to see the bright world in the daytime? Today (March 26), Venus can be spotted in the afternoon if you know where and when to look.
Venus is quite easy to see in a clear blue daylight sky, if you know exactly where to look, and if you can focus your eyes on it. What makes today's Venus appearance special is that the waxing crescent moon will be right next to Venus in the sky, showing you exactly where to look, and giving your eyes something to focus on.
Here's how to see it:
Go out around 4 p.m. local time on Monday, and position yourself so that the sun is behind a chimney or rooftop to your right. Blocking the sun is always essential if you're looking anywhere close to the sun. WARNING: Never look directly at the sun with your unaided eye or through binoculars or telescopes without special light filters. Severe eye damage can result.
Then face due south, and look two-thirds of the way up the sky towards overhead. If the sky is clear, you should be able to clearly see the crescent moon. Look just above the moon, and you should be able to see Venus as a tiny brilliant pinpoint of light.
Venus is not the only object currently shining bright in the evening and nighttime sky. Tonight, Venus will appear near the moon and Jupiter for the second night in a row in an event that astronomers call a conjunction.
At sunset tonight, Venus will appear in the west just to the right of the crescent moon with Jupiter shining below. In the eastern night sky, Mars is also currently visible at night and is unmistakeable due to its reddish hue.
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Post by auntym on Jul 14, 2012 14:38:50 GMT -6
www.space.com/16583-see-venus-jupiter-moon-saturn-night-sky-webcast.html How to See 3 Planets and the Moon's 'Earthshine' Online Sunday[/color] by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor Date: 13 July 2012 A trio of planets and the crescent moon are poised to put on a dazzling pre-dawn sky show on Sunday (July 15), but if cloudy weather blocks your view, don't fret. You'll be able to watch the celestial sight online, too. The online night sky observing website Slooh Space Camera will provide live views of the moon and bright planets Venus and Jupiter from one telescope on Sunday, with another instrument showing the ringed planet Saturn. The Slooh Space Camera webcast will begin at 12:30 a.m. EDT (0430 GMT) here: www.slooh.com/ To capture all three planets and the moon in the night sky, Slooh Space Camera will make use of telescopes in two parts of the world. Slooh's telescope at the Canary Islands Observatory in Spain will be used to observe Venus, Jupiter and the crescent moon in the eastern sky. In the Canary Islands, the sky will be in its pre-dawn twilight, with the moon only 12 percent illuminated on Sunday morning, Slooh officials said. This should make it possible to see the so-called "earthshine" effect on the moon's darkened portion. Earthshine is an effect caused by sunlight that is reflected onto the moon by Earth, casting the moon's normally darkened areas in a ghostly light. The moon and Jupiter will also put on a separate celestial show early Sunday, as Jupiter appears to slip behind the moon, as viewed from Earth. During the Slooh webcast, Jupiter's icy moon Europa and volcanic moon Io should be visible as they orbit the planet. The bright star Aldebaran will also be visible with Jupiter and Venus, and should appear to the lower right of the moon on Sunday morning. SEE VIDEO & CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/16583-see-venus-jupiter-moon-saturn-night-sky-webcast.html
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2012 9:43:36 GMT -6
It's 10:40 a.m. here Sunday morning. I just went outside and found the planet Venus very close to the moon with my telescope during daylight hrs.. I looked with my eyes also and clearly saw the planet just to the south of the moon within a few degrees*. Unfortunately I looked for Jupiter and couldn't find it. There has been times when I have spotted Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus during daylight hours with a small scope. I'm sort of puzzled wondering why jupiter wasn't close to the moon . It was suppose to be occultated by the moon today but not for North America which should've brought it very close to the moon I would think,,,,,,,, I'm going to have another look see,,,,it's gotta be there !! Yeah,,,it's Sunday morning and I'm bored . ;D
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