Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:26 pm  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17324826 I've managed to work out 3 tonight.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17324826 I've managed to work out 3 tonight.

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:39 pm  

Got the telescope out of the loft yesterday. So will see what cloud cover is like later.

[Sadfish]

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:54 pm  

2 very close together last night, 1 very bright, guess its Venus and Mercury??

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:09 pm  

Sadfish wrote:

2 very close together last night, 1 very bright, guess its Venus and Mercury??

Venus and Jupiter , Venus been the brighter of the two looking west , Mars is also visible looking east . Saturn should be visible from about 10ish near the moon.

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:15 pm  

B0NES wrote: Venus and Jupiter , Venus been the brighter of the two looking west , Mars is also visible looking east . Saturn should be visible from about 10ish near the moon. Yes, Jupiter and Venus showing well, as they have been doing for days now. Are you sure it's not Jupiter that isn't the bright one though? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/spac ... -2012.html Mars also showing well. Saturn too low at present. What's the 5th?

B0NES wrote: Venus and Jupiter , Venus been the brighter of the two looking west , Mars is also visible looking east . Saturn should be visible from about 10ish near the moon. Yes, Jupiter and Venus showing well, as they have been doing for days now. Are you sure it's not Jupiter that isn't the bright one though? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/spac ... -2012.html Mars also showing well. Saturn too low at present. What's the 5th?

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:18 pm  

Mercury will be the hardest to see as its faint and you can only see it at sunset, it will set at around 6pm. In the west where it sets, it will be slightly above the sun and to the left so just after the sun has dipped below the horizon you might get a glimpse of it if it's very clear.

The two bright ones close together are Venus (the brighter one) and Jupiter, these will set in the West like the sun and set around 8pm ish.

Around 8ish when Venus and Jupiter are setting you will be able to see Mars across in the south east, this will be in the south about 11pm. Fairly bright and reddish tinge.

Saturn doesn't rise (in the south east) till about 10pm, tonight (March 11) it will be pretty close to the Moon so its easiest to pick out tonight. After tonight it will not be directly close to the moon but you will still see it in the south east - south from 10pm till around sunrise.

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:33 pm  

I am confused over Venus and Jupiter. Venus is supposed to be the brightest but the one to the right as you look is much bigger and brighter and per the Telegraph map seems to be Jupiter?

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:36 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

Mercury will be the hardest to see as its faint and you can only see it at sunset, it will set at around 6pm. In the west where it sets, it will be slightly above the sun and to the left so just after the sun has dipped below the horizon you might get a glimpse of it if it's very clear.

The two bright ones close together are Venus (the brighter one) and Jupiter, these will set in the West like the sun and set around 8pm ish.

Around 8ish when Venus and Jupiter are setting you will be able to see Mars across in the south east, this will be in the south about 11pm. Fairly bright and reddish tinge.

Saturn doesn't rise (in the south east) till about 10pm, tonight (March 11) it will be pretty close to the Moon so its easiest to pick out tonight. After tonight it will not be directly close to the moon but you will still see it in the south east - south from 10pm till around sunrise.

I tried to catch Mercury but never had a chance to . Just to built up were I live , You need to be able to see the horizon for at least a glimmer of hope.

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:38 pm  

Dally wrote:

I am confused over Venus and Jupiter. Venus is supposed to be the brightest but the one to the right as you look is much bigger and brighter and per the Telegraph map seems to be Jupiter?

Venus is supposed to be 10 times brighter .

Re: Five Planets : Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:55 pm  

Just took this:




Bit of a rough one as they are just above roof height now. Still confused - any ideas?