Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Dec 31, 2005 17:22:01 GMT -6
Planets of 2006
Glad to see the Saturn is regaining it presence in our night skies. A brief summary on the planetary comings and goings for the early part of 2006...
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Venus, Mars and Saturn light the cold, frosty evenings of winter
as the New Year opens up, but 2006 will be hardly a week old when
Venus plunges rapidly down into the sunset. Mars, meanwhile, fades
into the distance.
As warmer weather approaches, Saturn takes over to dominate the
milder evening skies of late winter and early spring, only to be
replaced in turn by Jupiter later in the spring and summer.
Meanwhile, speedy Mercury will pass in front of the Sun in early
November, then joins Mars and Jupiter to form a tight triangle in
the dawn skies of early December.
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In addition, Space.com has a nice Planet round-up guide:
www.space.com/spacewatch/051230_night_sky.html