[NatureNS] Alignment of Moon Planets and Star

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sherman,

great shot!

remember mine from last year?

http://picasaweb.google.com/mattbaker/SanDiego/photo#5081000361157503714

-m



On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Sherman Williams <shermw@xcountry.tv> wrote:

>
> July 5th evening, I captured this photo from a roadside looking west, near
> Truro.  It shows the Crescent Moon forming a line along the ecliptic with
> the star Regulus and the planets Mars and Saturn.   The ecliptic is the path
> the Sun, Moon and Planets follow against the star background.    Regulus is
> the main star in the constellation LEO the Lion.  The Sun passes this point
> August 22nd.
> Link to photo http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html
>
> This evening (July 8th) I observed Saturn and Mars again above the west
> (now no evenly spaced with Regulus as on the 5th;  Mars has moved within
> 2-Moon-diameters of Saturn, the crescent Moon is well east of that
>  position. Next three evenings Mars will pass east of Saturn.   A challenge
> to find, 12 degrees above the bright west horizon even at 10 p.m. Binoculars
> a big help.
>
> Sherman
>
>
>

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sherman,<br><br>great shot!<br><br>remember mine from last year?<br><br>http://picasaweb.google.com/mattbaker/SanDiego/photo#5081000361157503714<br>
<br>-m<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Sherman Williams &lt;shermw@xcountry.tv&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<br>July 5th evening, I captured this photo from a roadside looking west, near Truro. &nbsp;It shows the Crescent Moon forming a line along the ecliptic with the star Regulus and the planets Mars and Saturn. &nbsp; The ecliptic is the path the Sun, Moon and Planets follow against the star background. &nbsp; &nbsp;Regulus is the main star in the constellation LEO the Lion. &nbsp;The Sun passes this point August 22nd. &nbsp;<div>
<br></div><div>Link to photo&nbsp;http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html<br><div><br></div><div>This evening (July 8th)&nbsp;I observed Saturn and Mars again above the west (now no evenly spaced with Regulus as on the 5th; &nbsp;Mars has moved within 2-Moon-diameters of Saturn, the crescent Moon is well east of that &nbsp;position. Next three evenings Mars will pass east of Saturn. &nbsp; A challenge to find, 12 degrees above the bright west horizon even at 10 p.m. Binoculars a big help.<div>
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Sherman</div><br></span> </div><br></div></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br>

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