Venus is surprisingly high in the sky right now.
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Tonight: Conjunction between Venus and Jupiter, less than half a degree apart in the…
http://urbanastronomer.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-great-conjunction.html
Tonight: Conjunction between Venus and Jupiter, less than half a degree apart in the sky — closer than the diameter of a full moon. Look to the west this evening after sunset fades.
If you have a clear view to the west, check out how close Venus and
If you have a clear view to the west, check out how close Venus and Jupiter are in the sky.
Oooh….Can I bring myself to wake up at 5am on Monday? (Probably not. Chances
http://urbanastronomer.blogspot.com/2014/08/jupiter-venus-conjunction-closest.html
Oooh….Can I bring myself to wake up at 5am on Monday? (Probably not. Chances are it'll be overcast anyway. But it sounds awesome…)
Gotta love when someone freaks out over something that’s been CHANGED OMG! when it’s actually normal & they just hadn’t noticed.
Gotta love when someone freaks out over something that’s been CHANGED OMG! when it’s actually normal & they just hadn’t noticed.
For example: “President A skipped out on event B for the first time EVER!” even though presidents C,D, and E skipped it regularly…
Or “What is that light in the sky! OMG!” Um, it’s Venus, it’s been there all month…
The airplane contrail off of the Calif. coast that people mistook for a missile launch a couple of years back…
Every time there’s a major earthquake and suddenly people are watching+reporting every tiny quake so it looks like the frequency is going up
Or those Youtube videos where the narrator was sure something had been done to water because you NEVER saw rainbows in sprinklers before?
“Doctor, will I be able to play the violin after the operation?” “Absolutely.” “Wonderful, I never could before!”
SDO’s Ultra-high Definition View of 2012 Venus Transit
SDO’s Ultra-high Definition View of 2012 Venus Transit – 304 Angstrom by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr.
All I can say is: WOW!
Wasted 15 min trying to get a picture of Venus in the Pleides.
Wasted 15 min trying to get a picture of Venus in the Pleides. Camera kept insisting on autofocusing on the sky. In “star trails” mode. What camera with this many settings doesn’t have an infinite focus option?
The Moon and Venus, Monday night. Plus Jupiter in the taller photo. 2 Photos – View album
The Moon and Venus, Monday night. Plus Jupiter in the taller photo.
Wayne comments on Google+: wow Jupiter really shows! Just wish I could see that signature red spot though.
Why Venus looks so much brighter than Jupiter.
Why Venus looks so much brighter than Jupiter. (This is something I don’t usually think about, but over the past month, with the two planets in the same area of the sky, I’ve really noticed it.)
Originally shared by Philip Plait (The Bad Astronomer):
Venus still blazes Jupiter, but 10 times as bright
Venus and Jupiter are still near each other in the sky, and will be for the next few days. Just go outside after sunset and face west; you can hardly miss them!
Venus is the brighter of the two by a long shot. That might seem weird; after all, Venus is about the same size as Earth, but Jupiter is over 11 times wider (and 140 times the area)! So why is Venus brighter?
Math! At least, math + geometry + science. Let me show you…
Jupiter and Venus still blaze in the west
[Image credit: Robert Blasius at fotografie.robert-blasius.de as part of Astronomers Without Borders]
Photo of last night’s closest approach between Jupiter and Venus.
Photo of last night’s closest approach between Jupiter and Venus. Jupiter is bright, but as you can see here, Venus is a lot brighter.
Edit: Apparently tonight is the closet approach. I could swear I’d read that it was Monday. Looks like I’ll be taking another photo tonight.
If you have a clear view of the western sky after sunset, go out and look sometime this weekend. Venus and Jupiter are getting really close (visually), and will reach their closest alignment on Monday.
If you have a clear view of the western sky after sunset, go out and look sometime this weekend. Venus and Jupiter are getting really close (visually), and will reach their closest alignment on Monday.
I’m amazed at how high above the horizon Venus is these days.
I’m amazed at how high above the horizon Venus is these days. And with Jupiter so close to it in the sky, you can really see how much brighter Venus is.
Next clear day I’m going to have to try spotting Venus in daylight again. I should’ve tried a few days ago when I could use the moon as a guide.
Today, I watched a lunar eclipse, sunrise, and sunset. Probably a first.
Today, I watched a lunar eclipse, sunrise, and sunset. Probably a first.
Venus & Jupiter just popped into view. It would’ve been nice to add Mercury too, but it’s below the horizon.
Also: I really should’ve brought gloves.
If I’d thought about it, I could have gone back to the spot where I watched the sunrise this morning to catch the moonrise for full symmetry. Oh, well.
Lia BrownCool! I don’t think it was visible here…and it was so cold last night I wouldn’t have had much patience anyway…
Dec 10, 2011, 7:38 PM
Kelson VibberYeah, I think you might have been able to see the beginning of it in your area, but not much else.
Dec 10, 2011, 11:06 PM
Wendi HeckathornWhere did you watch it at?
Dec 11, 2011, 2:10 AM
Kelson VibberI watched most of the eclipse from home (well, across the street), then went down to an area of Redondo Beach where a street runs along a bluff above the beach (Esplanade & Avenue A). I tried to watch the moon set while eclipsed, but the sky was too light by then to really see it at that point, so I drove over to an east-facing hill to watch the sunrise. I came back to Esplanade at the end of the day to watch the sunset.
Dec 11, 2011, 11:25 PM
Wendi HeckathornThat’s awesome! I’m bummed I missed it, but I did enjoy seeing the beautiful full moon. Thanks for sharing the gorgeouspics you took. 🙂
Dec 12, 2011, 12:36 AM