Posted on 01/15/2015 4:23:51 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Inner planets Venus and Mercury can never wander far from the Sun in Earth's sky. This week you've probably seen them both gathered near the western horizon just after sunset, a close conjunction of bright celestial beacons in the fading twilight. The pair are framed in this early evening skyview captured on January 13 from the ruins of Szarvasko Castle in northwestern Hungary. Above the silhouette of the landscape's prominent volcanic hill Venus is much the brighter, separated from Mercury by little more than the width of two Full Moons. On Friday, planet Earth's early morning risers will also be treated to a close conjunction, when Saturn meets an old crescent Moon near the southeastern horizon at dawn.
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[Credit and Copyright: Tamas Ladanyi (TWAN) ]
Sitting in the stand of the sports arena
Waiting for the show to begin
Red lights, green lights, strawberry wine
A good friend of mine
follows the stars
Venus and Mars are alright tonight...
okay, not Mars. But that’s what popped. Sorry. ;-)
I’m still trying to get a glimpse of the green comet, but it’s been cloudy. I have seen three shooting stars though.
Venus is a sparkling beauty in that photo. Just lovely.
Thank you, Mr. Civilizations.
“This Conjunction brought to you by the State of Nebraska…”
Some of my local club went out to the railroad that use to run to Ft. Pulaski here in Savannah to catch this and comet Lovejoy.
Mars is up there, taking it’s time to get behind the Sun. Venus and Mercury were beautiful and Lovejoy looks like a basketball in my 20x80 binoculars.
Hoping to get a view through mys cope tomorrow, but, the weather may not cooperate.
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