Astronomy Alert!
Gentle stargazer,
Unfortunately we here in southern Germany are looking at snowfall and overcast skies around sunset today, meaning we'll miss the occultation of Venus by the moon and their conjunction with the planet, Jupiter. For those in North America, there will be no occultation, but the conjunction should still be worth a look. Go out and look to the southwest at sunset. Venus is the bright planet near the moon's edge, Jupiter is above the pair and slightly to the right.
Here's a video I created in Starry Night Pro Plus 6, showing the occultation as we could have seen it from Fürth, if it weren't snowing! The time starts at 16:00 CEST, and advances at 300x normal.
Unfortunately we here in southern Germany are looking at snowfall and overcast skies around sunset today, meaning we'll miss the occultation of Venus by the moon and their conjunction with the planet, Jupiter. For those in North America, there will be no occultation, but the conjunction should still be worth a look. Go out and look to the southwest at sunset. Venus is the bright planet near the moon's edge, Jupiter is above the pair and slightly to the right.
Here's a video I created in Starry Night Pro Plus 6, showing the occultation as we could have seen it from Fürth, if it weren't snowing! The time starts at 16:00 CEST, and advances at 300x normal.
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-Lynn