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Astronomy Picture of the Day 4-29-02
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| 4-29-02
| Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell
Posted on 04/28/2002 10:18:06 PM PDT by petuniasevan
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2002 April 29
 
Dusk of the Planets
Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss
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Explanation: A great grouping of planets is now visible to the west just after sunset. Over the next two weeks, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn -- all the planets of the inner Solar System -- can be seen in a single knowing glance. The image on the left captured them all in one frame. Connecting the planetary dots delineates the edge-on ecliptic, the plane in which the planets orbit the Sun. The shot was taken on April 23 near Chatsworth, New Jersey, USA, and even includes scattered light from the Sun and the Moon. Besides the planets, the Pleiades and Hyades open clusters of stars are visible. |
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: constellation; evening; hyades; jupiter; mars; mercury; planet; pleiades; saturn; sky; solarsystem; star; twilight; venus
Today's offering is different; there's no higher-resolution image.
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Unfortunately, the "onmouseover" command is not supported by Freerepublic.com.
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To: petuniasevan
Nice.
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posted on
04/29/2002 2:02:08 AM PDT
by
leadpenny
To: petuniasevan
Wonderful! This cluster has been so great! &;-)
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posted on
04/29/2002 4:44:47 AM PDT
by
2Trievers
To: petuniasevan
Wonderful! This cluster has been so great! &;-)
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posted on
04/29/2002 4:44:48 AM PDT
by
2Trievers
To: 2Trievers
Those space aliens who visited the Dogans--weren't they from the Pleiades? They said something about some star or planet or something up there whose matter was so dense a cubic inch, on earth, would weigh a ton, or something like that. Oh yeah, the Dogans said that the Pleiades were really seven stars...something like that.
To: Savage Beast
Report back to the StarCruiser, Ensign Beast.
Remember your orders: "No fraternizing with the earthlings!"
To: headsonpikes
Did they say the space aliens looked like porposes? Seems like their space suits were full of water. Maybe we should go over there and talk to the Dogans ourselves.
To: Savage Beast
The Subaru forces from the REAL Pleiades insist there are only 6 stars....
... and they turned the porpoise creatures into sashimi.
Stay tuned for bulletins. ;^)
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