Archive for October 16th, 2009
Friday, October 16th, 2009
Planets:
8:30 PM … Jupiter will be in the South at about 30° It will e unmistakably bright.
6:00 AM … The crescent Moon will rise in the Southeast at about 30°
6:00 AM … Mars will rise in the Southeast at about 65° above the horizon. Look for the reddish planet. At about 2:00 AM, Mars will be in the East.
6:00 AM … Venus, the morning star, will be rising brightly in the East at about 10° above the horizon. It will be getting light out but it will still be very visible. Just above Venus, Saturn will almost merge with Venus. Following, low on the horizon, Mercury will disappear in the light of the sunrise.
Stars and Constellations:
8:00 PM … The Big Dipper will be North Northwest (NNW) between 20°and 30°. If you follow the arc of the handle of the Big Dipper, you will come o a bright star, Arcturus.
8:00 PM… Arcturus will be a bright star just above the horizon in the West.
8:00 PM … Vega, a very bright star, will be visible most of the night high in the sky. Look up and to the West at about 65°.
8:30 PM… Cassiopeia (makes a big “W”) will be in the Northeast at about 50° above the horizon. The “W” will be on it’s side.
Current Events:
8:30 PM… Find the Summer Triangle. Vega, Deneb and Altari. Look straight overhead you will see Deneb. Vega will be below Deneb to the south. Altair will be in the South Southwest at about 55°. Together they form a triangle.