This should be a good show Magic
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This should be a good show Magic
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20110509/sc_space/mercuryvenusmarsjupiterconvergeinnightsky
During this month of May, four bright planets will engage in a fascinating dance with each other in the morning sky.
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter will be involved in a series of conjunctions, joined at the end of the month by a very thin, waning crescent moon. We could even refer to this as a "celestial summit meeting," or more precisely, a series of summit meetings during May 2011.
Twice during May three planets will converge to form a "trio."
According to Belgian calculator Jean Meeus, a trio is when three planets fit within a circle with a minimum diameter of 5 degrees. Such a limit was one that Meeus chose more or less arbitrarily, but as he notes, "We have to make a choice."
On Wednesday (May 11), Mercury, Venus and Jupiter will converge within 2.05-degrees of each other, followed just 10 days later by another trio, this time formed by Mercury, Venus and Mars, which will crowd within a 2.13-degree circle. Then late in the month, on three successive mornings, May 29th, 30th, and 31st, the waning crescent moon will arrive, sweeping past Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury stretched out across the eastern sky from upper right to lower left
During this month of May, four bright planets will engage in a fascinating dance with each other in the morning sky.
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter will be involved in a series of conjunctions, joined at the end of the month by a very thin, waning crescent moon. We could even refer to this as a "celestial summit meeting," or more precisely, a series of summit meetings during May 2011.
Twice during May three planets will converge to form a "trio."
According to Belgian calculator Jean Meeus, a trio is when three planets fit within a circle with a minimum diameter of 5 degrees. Such a limit was one that Meeus chose more or less arbitrarily, but as he notes, "We have to make a choice."
On Wednesday (May 11), Mercury, Venus and Jupiter will converge within 2.05-degrees of each other, followed just 10 days later by another trio, this time formed by Mercury, Venus and Mars, which will crowd within a 2.13-degree circle. Then late in the month, on three successive mornings, May 29th, 30th, and 31st, the waning crescent moon will arrive, sweeping past Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury stretched out across the eastern sky from upper right to lower left
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Re: This should be a good show Magic
Yeah that will be something I hope to get outside and look at if I could finally have these clouds go NORTH where they belong
If it is clear I will turn the lights off to make it as dark as it can be and maybe get me cheap telescope out
Right now it is a typical partly cloudy day here
Ok my pain pill has taken affect so I better get to work around here
If it is clear I will turn the lights off to make it as dark as it can be and maybe get me cheap telescope out
Right now it is a typical partly cloudy day here
Ok my pain pill has taken affect so I better get to work around here
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Re: This should be a good show Magic
Sucks for me, its getting light out at 5:15am, so all Im seeing is Saturn on the eastern horizion.
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Re: This should be a good show Magic
cravnravn wrote:Sucks for me, its getting light out at 5:15am, so all Im seeing is Saturn on the eastern horizion.
Yeah it didn't clear up here today until after the sun came up so all I saw was clouds here.
So today is sun and frickin' cold wind and rain is supposed to return tomorrow
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