Re:Night Sky Map and Planets Visible Tonight
by em-bee on Monday December 13, 2021 @09:20AM
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i have been observing the planets line up for a few weeks now. i never noticed before. yesterday i tried your suggestion, and yes, i could really sense where i was on earth in relation to the other planets and stars.
suddenly it became obvious how the latitude is calculated based on the position of stars
obviously as the outer planets are slower to move around the sun, so they are going to stay in that position for some time to come. pluto is there too, if you have the telescope to see it.
venus joined the group a few weeks ago, mercury caught up this week and mars will follow in january and somehow they all seem to be staying in the neighborhood until next summer.
so if i interpret this right, there should soon be an opportunity to see all our planets at once.
suddenly it became obvious how the latitude is calculated based on the position of stars
obviously as the outer planets are slower to move around the sun, so they are going to stay in that position for some time to come. pluto is there too, if you have the telescope to see it.
venus joined the group a few weeks ago, mercury caught up this week and mars will follow in january and somehow they all seem to be staying in the neighborhood until next summer.
so if i interpret this right, there should soon be an opportunity to see all our planets at once.