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Planets visible
Rare
Celestial Event in March and April: Five Naked-eye Planets Visible in the Sky
Every several years all five of the naked-eye
planets can be seen in the sky at the same time. The best time to view this gathering of
planets is right after sunset between March 22 and April 2, 2004. This won't happen again
until 2008, so try to catch a glimpse! For the complete
story, visit http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/19mar_planets.htm
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Nature News Service gives these instructions to
view the rare display from the Northern Hemisphere: Face south shortly after dusk. Jupiter
lies to the east, below the constellation of Leo. Saturn is next to Gemini in the south,
Mars and Venus straddle the Pleiades in the west, and Mercury lies below them, close to
the horizon. The brightest star-like point in the dusk sky is Venus, which will appear
white. Mercury and Jupiter will also be white, but fainter than Venus. Mars is orange-red,
and Saturn will look pale yellow.
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Mercury over Schenectady
For more images of
the planets over Schenectady, please visit
www.astrophys-assist.com/astrophot/032804planets.htm |
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| For more information and images, visit www.spaceweather.com What's the weather forecast? Visit http://www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=schenectady+ny
What's the chance that it will be clear? Visit the Clear Sky Clock at http://cleardarksky.com/c/AlbanyNYkey.html
For current weather satellite imagery, visit http://www.goes.noaa.gov/
For information on TheSky astronomy software (used to create
sky maps below) visit Software Bisque at www.bisque.com |
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