Posted on 02/28/2026 12:04:55 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Fans of the western sky after sunset have lately enjoyed this month's remarkable array of bright planets. Witnessed from some locations, on February 18 planet Mercury even appeared to slide behind the Moon, an event known as a lunar occultation. These two snapshots, taken in early evening skies show before and after telescopic views of the rare disappearance of innermost planet behind young Moon. The top panel finds bright Mercury just visible at the northern (right) edge of the earthshine-illuminated lunar disk. In the bottom panel the bright planet has emerged in darker skies beyond the Moon's sunlit crescent. As seen south of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, planet Earth, this lunar occultation of Mercury lasted only about 3 minutes (video). But you can still check out a parade of planets tonight.
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
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Looks like a Moon Pie...
Cheeseburger!
Add an RC Cola and you're good to go.
Cheeseburger with the American Cheese glowing with pride.
But it might be interesting if someone asked AOC her opinion on the matter.
Oh yeah, fond memories of my youth...
“And Jupiter is aligned with Mars...”
Venus and Mars are alright tonight
Ah, but when that clock strikes midnight
And I’m all by myself
I work that combination
On my secret hideaway shelf
And I pull out some Fritos corn chips
Dr. Pepper and an Ole Moon Pie
Then I sit back in glorious expectation
Of a genuine junk food high
Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie
Good reminder - most of the planets will be visible in the night sky tonight (2-28-2026) around 8:00 EST. Hopefully the view won't be obscured by vaporized Mullah.
LOL. We have a LOT of “vaporized mullah” in my part of the country tonight.
We had overcast skies and missed it.
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