Tag: venus
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Ramblings though the West Australian Night Sky 31st August to 6th September 2024
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in SkyBy a very sociable 7pm on Wednesday, find a clear West to East horizon vantage point, it could be the beach, the scarp or goldfields paddock. With the kids or grandchildren in tow, you should have no problem finding the brilliant bule white orb or the planet Venus, sitting 10 deg. above the West horizon.…
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A Wander through the West Australian Night Sky 24th to 30th August 2024
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in SkyAnother month closes out. A Month is defined as an interval of time that is linked to the Moon’s motion around the Earth; the word Moon and Month are cognates, yes, one may have to look it up unless you are a teacher Yeah teachers. This week, the Moon starts rising in the ENE by…
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Musing through the West Australian Night Sky 17th to 23rd August 2024
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in SkyBy 6:15pm the majestic red glow from our star, the Sun, will harbor the piercing blue-white light from the 2nd inner planet Venus. Unmistakable, it sits 15 deg. above the WNW vista; humans first landed, sort of, in 1970 courtesy of the Cold War and the space race. By 8pm, flip ones mince pies to…
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A meander through the West Australian Night Sky 10th to 16th August 2024
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in SkyJust a reminder on how to measure 10 degrees in the night sky. A clenched upright fist held at arm’s length is 10 degrees, with a little imagination and a steady hand, stack them atop each other for multiples of 10 degrees; it doesn’t work if you have been drinking. Starting this week’s viewing tomorrow…
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Rambling through the West Australia Night Sky 3rd to 9th August 2024.
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in SkyAfter receiving a great mobile phone photo of Mercury from an avid reader (Lance – It calls it my little blue article), I challenge others to try this, especially on Tuesday just after sunset (say 6.15pm and after) when our two most inner planets, Venus and Mercury are visited by the slender crescent Moon; look…
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The Gardens of West Australian Night Sky 27th July to 2nd August 2024
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in SkyWe’ve discussed the origin of our Solar System planetary ring formation, but what about its moon’s? Outside the general theory of formation from gas and dust circling around planets in the early solar system, some moons are unusual; see how I use the term ‘moon’ with a small ‘m’, but a capital “M” for our…
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The Gardens of the West Australian Night Sky 20th to 26th July 2024
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in SkyIt might still be cold and crisp outside, but head to an elevated spot with fish and chips (or pizza, or burgers ….) by 6pm. While its available just after sunset and before it sets, look 5 deg. above the WNW to sight Venus, it should be obvious being the brightest planet and comparable to…
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The Gardens of the West Australia Night Sky 13th to 19th July 2024
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in SkyMore recently, all the planetary action has been restricted to the mornings, for a change this week we start with evening observing and my favorite planet (apart from Pluto), Mercury. And again, ditch the daily drudge routine after work, grab the kids or grandkids, some warm clothing, and swing by to a local a takeaway…
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The Gardens of the WA Night Sky 8th to 14th June 2024
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in SkyWell, we’ve lost the eastern skies planet Mercury to superior conjunction (Mercury-Sun-Earth) which means as an inferior planet it will reappear again in the evening skies next month and this apparition will be a corker, so get set for it. With the evening skies still wanting of early or late planet observing opportunities, the earliest…
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The Gardens of the Night Sky 27th April to 3rd May 2024
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in SkyThe mornings are a veritable planetary feast, maybe head out with breakfast and cuppa to herald in the Dawn or ……. Drag the kids or grandchildren out of bed at 5.45am and look slightly north of due east and just under 10 deg. to find the planet Mercury, which in binoculars, will look like a…
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