Re: Hailstones

Sleepalot <sleepalot07@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

JohnnyNotReal@Don'tBother.com wrote:

No, it's just unfortunately named.

I despair sometimes.

No, you were right: Mars was next to Venus, and Jupiter was near the
Moon.

I only saw one planet in the eastern sky - I assume it was Venus which is
always easy to see at dawn and dusk low to the horizon and that Mars was
the one I didn't see as it's not as bright and might have been lost in the
bluing-up sky. I think I guessed that one right. The other really bright
object was near the moon, just where the plot showed Jupiter which I
thought was Mars.

Johnny-not-astronomy-wise

Ah right, I fired up my astronomy program (Skyglobe) and I see what's
happening. You only just missed seeing Mars as it was near the horizon
when you looked.

If you were to look out at 5am each morning for the next four weeks,
you'd see Venus rise a little higher each day, with Mars in hot
pursuit. By mid June, Mars will catch Venus.

Oh and Mercury might be visible too (same area of sky, near the
horizon).

For three days, Venus
will appear to turn and move directly at Mars, and thereafter descend
back towards the horizon, while Mars continues to rise higher each
day. Venus will be visible until september.

(or October.)

You can watch Jupiter track across the sky until september,

Sorry, Jupiter until Jan 2010 (by which time it'll be appearing just
after sunset).

and Mars until february.

Sorry, Mars until September 2010 (by which time it'll be appearing
just after sunset).

[Planet-watching is easier, the nearer the Equator you are, as at
northern latitudes, the Sun rises at a shallower angle.]

How's it going, Johnny? Have you seen Mars yet?

.

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