Posted on 04/11/2015 4:04:12 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: In the coming days, Venus shines near the western horizon at sunset. To find Earth's sister planet in twilight skies just look for the brilliant evening star. Tonight very close to the Pleiades star cluster, Venus dominates this springtime night skyscape taken only a few days ago near the town of Lich in central Germany. Also known as the Seven Sisters, the stars of the compact Pleiades cluster appear above Venus in this picture. The budding tree branches to its left frame bright star Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus the Bull, and the V-shaped Hyades star cluster.
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[Credit and Copyright: Babak Tafreshi (TWAN)]
Note the Pleiades nearby!
There is no Big One today.
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Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire. At your desire.
Venus is a fickle mistress.
She’s on the mountaintop, and burning like a silver flame.
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and the Hyades.
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Songs that the Hyades shall sing,
Where flap the tatters of the King,
Must die unheard in
Dim Carcosa.
if it’s so bright and shiny at night, how can anybody sleep there??
That’s pretty neat. Thanks! Been learning a little about the stars with some younger folks here. Eventually, the knowledge might be good as an extra land nav tool while watching the funny magnetic declination show.
A good start for those interested:
Find the Big Dipper.
Find the two stars of the end of the dipper farthest from the handle.
Follow an imaginary straight line through those two stars from bottom to top, in that direction.
That line from bottom through top of the end of the dipper points to a somewhat bright star not very far from the dipper—maybe somewhere between 20 and 35 degrees (only a quick rough guess here).
That’s Polaris: the North Star. That’s geographical north, or pretty close. Line it up vertically with a landmark on the ground. Magnetic north will be in a different direction for most of us, with the direction depending on where we are.
Have fun.
Two words — Orvandel’s Toe. ;’)
Well, it appears that Orvandel’s Toe wasn’t regarded as being very important—dim star next to Mizar in the overly long Bear’s tail. ;-)
Thanks. Fun stuff.
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