Re: Potluck follow-up - planets

Posted by Bret B on May 31, 2013, 10:29 am, in reply to "Re: Potluck follow-up"
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Some of us were looking at the planets low in the northwestern sky last night at the bonfire. We saw 3 lights in a line, but I wasn't sure that one of them was Mercury becaue it is usually closer to the sun and harder to spot. Well, I was wrong: we were seeing Mercury above, then much brighter Venus in the middle, then dimmer Jupiter below. Here's the illustration from Sky & Telescope (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance?pos=left): It was a bonus addition to the fun bonfire gathering: thanks to Rick & June & Daniel and everyione else for a great time!

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