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Slightly off the flying subject, but in a follow up message: -----Original Message----- From: G. Craig Gundy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's a list of the planets visible in June: Mercury: Western sky at dusk, beginning late June Venus: Western sky at dusk Mars: Found in the constellation Pisces Jupiter: Found in the constellation Virgo Saturn: Found in the constellation Gemini More specifically on Venus: On 8 June, Venus was half a fist (6 degrees) below the moon. It's almost surely the one that Wayne was referring to. Also, there's an impressive configuration of Venus, Saturn, and Mercury coming. Here's a report from http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/SkyWatchersDiary/Diary.html If you haven't noticed the evening planets Venus, Saturn, and Mercury in a while, catch them at your first opportunity. They span merely 10 degrees (a fist width), sitting low in the west-northwest during dusk. Mercury, the lowest of the three, sets about 1 1/2 hours after sunset, so don't wait too late to observe. The planets pull closer all week long, and appear only 1.5 degrees apart this Saturday, the 25th. You won't want to miss the impressive choreography of this planetary trio. On Jun 16, 2005, at 6:41 AM, Darick Gundy wrote: > If it's the brightest star in the night sky, it's probably Venus. > Venus has a perpetual thick cloud cover which is highly reflective and > although not the closest planet, it is the brightest object in the > night sky (not counting the moon of course) when visible to the > northern hemisphere. > I'll confirm that with my brother who is an amateur astronomer. > > Darick > > From: Wayne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Celestial Navigation: > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- Fellow Coupers:: > > I wonder what the bright Planet just to the left of the Moon is? > > Time is 11:34 PM EDT 6/15/05 > > I know we are supposed to have a big Mars display this Summer, but I > thought that was in August. > > D. Wayne Woollard CPBE > > o=iii=<() > ====================================================================== > ======== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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