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Mars, Venus, Moon Conjuction on Tuesday

posted by mrpg on Tuesday January 31 2017, @09:48AM   
from the the-cosmic-ballet-goes-on dept.

takyon informs us of a conjunction:

You won't have to get out your telescopes to see Mars, Venus and the moon put on a show, Jan. 31.

The three celestial objects will be exceptionally close to each other on Tuesday night in a rare celestial treat called a conjunction.

[...] Kief says the best time to watch the conjunction is after sunset, starting at 8 p.m. PT. [Editor's Note: UTC-8]

He says to identify Venus, look for the glowing object that has a red and yellow tinge to it. Venus will shine slightly brighter than Mars, since it's closer to the Earth. Mars has an orange and red tinge to it.

And remember, if the celestial object you're looking at twinkles, it's probably not a planet.

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• Re:It's cloudyRe:It's cloudy (Score: 3, Touché) by takyon on Tuesday January 31 2017, @12:35PM

  by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday January 31 2017, @12:35PM (#461159) Journal

  It was good enough for Stonehenge.

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• Re:It's cloudyRe:It's cloudy (Score: 2) by Unixnut on Tuesday January 31 2017, @01:41PM

  by Unixnut (5779) on Tuesday January 31 2017, @01:41PM (#461182)

  Well, that is climate change for you. Maybe the weather was clearer back then :-)

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  • Re:It's cloudy(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday January 31 2017, @03:24PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) on Tuesday January 31 2017, @03:24PM (#461249) Journal

    I read something about that once. I think England had about fifteen to twenty clear days EVERY YEAR back then. It was amazing.

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