The evening sky brings us a trio of planets in a close grouping this week. The bright beacon of light, Venus, shines brightly and moves quickly from night to night, especially by comparison to the slower-moving Mars and Saturn. The image shows the view on Sunday August 8th, so looking at this earlier in the week you will find Venus lower and to the right of the other two planets, and after the 8th you will see Venus glide to the upper left of the two planets. We are witnessing the motion of Venus along its orbit around the Sun, moving much more quickly from our vantage point on Earth than Mars and Saturn. Venus will continue to dominate the evening sky for many weeks to come.
02 August 2010
Trio of Planets
The evening sky brings us a trio of planets in a close grouping this week. The bright beacon of light, Venus, shines brightly and moves quickly from night to night, especially by comparison to the slower-moving Mars and Saturn. The image shows the view on Sunday August 8th, so looking at this earlier in the week you will find Venus lower and to the right of the other two planets, and after the 8th you will see Venus glide to the upper left of the two planets. We are witnessing the motion of Venus along its orbit around the Sun, moving much more quickly from our vantage point on Earth than Mars and Saturn. Venus will continue to dominate the evening sky for many weeks to come.
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This has been a fine show indeed!
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