Posted on 03/06/2012 9:15:48 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Explanation: You don't have to be on Reunion Island to see this week's planetary conjunction. Only if you want to see this picturesque seascape as well. To see the conjunction from just about anywhere in the world, look to the west after sunset. The first planet you may notice is Venus, the brightest object in the western sky. Above Venus, the second brightest object is Jupiter. The hardest planet to spot is Mercury, which is visible only briefly after sunset as a faint dot just above the horizon. Picturesque rocks leading out from Reunion Island to the Indian Ocean populate the foreground of the above picture. Taken last week, the distant planets Venus and Jupiter were joined by a bright crescent Moon, which has now moved away.
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[Credit & Copyright: Luc Perrot]
Looks different on my side of the planet. Is Mars out as well?
Is Mercury in this photo? If so, I’ll be darned if I see it. I can only remember seeing it a few times and in my previous life I spent a lot of time studying the sky at morning and evening twilight.
bad link on the pic...
Mars is out but it is on the other side of the sky, rising at sunset.
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