lute@abnjh.UUCP (J. Collymore) (11/27/84)
I was wondering if someone could tell me what two planets have been quite bright over the western horizon, at about 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. the past 10-14 days. One of them (the brighter) I believe is Venus. The other I'm not sure about and would lke to know. Their position has been changing quite rapidly. When I first noticed them their approximate relative positios were: * * The lower planet being the brighter of the two. As of last night, at about 5:30 p.m. EST their positions were: * * Can someone please tell me what I am looking at? Thank you. Jim Collymore
rl@moe.UUCP (Roger Levy) (11/28/84)
The brighter one is Venus, the other is Jupiter.
johnston@spp1.UUCP (11/29/84)
> I was wondering if someone could tell me what two planets have been quite > bright over the western horizon, at about 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. the past 10-14 > days. One of them (the brighter) I believe is Venus. The other I'm not > sure about and would lke to know. Their position has been changing quite > rapidly. The brighter one is Venus. It's travelling from the back side of the sun to our side and so it appears to be travelling eastward each day as it swings out. After a while, as it goes between the earth and sun on its way to becoming the morning star, it will start to move westward back toward the sunset. The other planet is Jupiter. It has been very slowly progressing westward through the year. Its progress appears slow due its distance from earth. Further up in the sky appears Mars and you can actually detect its red color. Its not as bright as the planets but on par with the average star. Mars is also moving west but even slower than Jupiter. In fact Mars and Jupiter were together in early October. And, though I haven't been in a good position to see it, Mercury should be visible immediately after sunset if you have an unobstructed horizon since it is very close to the sun (always is). Therefore, it is possible without aid of a telescope to see 5 planets at sunset time. Mike Johnston
jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto <jcp>) (11/29/84)
At the present time, Mercury is visible fairly brightly very near the horizon after Sunset. -JCP-
jdb@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf) (11/30/84)
> I was wondering if someone could tell me what two planets have been quite > bright over the western horizon, at about 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. the past 10-14 > days. One of them (the brighter) I believe is Venus. A cigar for that man! The other is Jupiter. -- Dr Memory ...{amd,cbosgd,ihnp4}!qubix!jdb
canopus@amdahl.UUCP (Flaming Asteroid) (11/30/84)
> I was wondering if someone could tell me what two planets have been quite > bright over the western horizon, at about 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. [...]14 The brighter of the two is Venus. The other is Jupiter. -- Frank Dibbell (408-746-6493) ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!canopus [The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of my employer, or myself, for that matter]
jackh@zehntel.UUCP (jack hagerty) (12/04/84)
> > The brighter one is Venus. > > The other planet is Jupiter. > > Further up in the sky appears Mars... > > And, though I haven't been in a good position to see it, Mercury should be > visible immediately after sunset.. > > Therefore, it is possible without aid of a telescope to see 5 planets at > sunset time. > > Mike Johnston Five planets? Maybe Mike includes looking down at his feet! :-) Jack Hagerty, Zehntle Inc. ...!ihnp4!zehntel!jackh
johnston@spp1.UUCP (12/07/84)
> > > > The brighter one is Venus. > > > > The other planet is Jupiter. > > > > Further up in the sky appears Mars... > > > > And, though I haven't been in a good position to see it, Mercury should be > > visible immediately after sunset.. > > > > Therefore, it is possible without aid of a telescope to see 5 planets at > > sunset time. > > > > Mike Johnston > > Five planets? Maybe Mike includes looking down at his feet! :-) > > Jack Hagerty, Zehntle Inc. > ...!ihnp4!zehntel!jackh I knew somone would figure it out. Mike