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--Boundary_(ID_Jg6qSRcyoE3V0Zj5+TqItA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Each evening VENUS and JUPITER continue to move into conjunction in the southwest. It's a magnificent view, especially in the half hour surrounding 5:30 p.m. Venus is the very bright one. I sent a heads up earlier in the week but for some reason it seems that it did not post to NatureNS (???). I've managed a few photos which can be accessed at http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html or if you are on slow dialup here is a single 60 kb jpg photo view taken Nov 24 http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index_files/1124ven- jup081124-60.jpg The convergence of Jupiter and Venus is about to reach its high point (Nov 28, 29, 30 and Dec 1). Venus will catch up to and pass Jupiter on Nov 30th. The Crescent Moon will join them Dec 1st to make a MAGNIFICENT SIGHT in the evening sky (between 5:15 p.m. and 5: 45 p.m. is a good time to look). The unaided-eye and an unobstructed view (and a clear sky!) are all that is needed to observe the planets. The binocular view is also recommended. Venus is very bright, Jupiter is too, but not quite as bright as Venus. A good chance to see planetary motion. Even though they look like they are near eachother in the sky, In actual spatial arrangement Venus is very close to us, whereas Jupiter is far off in the distance. To phone someone on Venus by cellphone would require about 8 minutes for the message to get there (cellphone messages travel at light speed, i.e. about 300 000 km per sec). To send a cellphone message to someone on Jupiter would require about 47 minutes. Light reflected from Venus is about 8 minutes old when it gets here, the reflected light of Jupiter is 47 minutes old. Moon reflected light is just slightly more than a second old when it reaches us. Astronomers refer to the line-up of planets in the sky as a conjunction. Sherman --Boundary_(ID_Jg6qSRcyoE3V0Zj5+TqItA) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Each evening VENUS and JUPITER = continue to move into conjunction in the southwest. It's a magnificent = view, especially in the half hour surrounding 5:30 p.m. =A0 Venus is the = very bright one. =A0I sent a heads up earlier in the week but for some = reason it seems that it did not post to NatureNS (???). =A0 I've managed = a few photos which can be accessed at=A0<a = href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html">http://web.m= ac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index.html</a><div><br></div><div>or if = you are on slow dialup here is a single=A0<a = href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index_files/1124ven-jup0= 81124-60.jpg">60 kb jpg photo</a>=A0view taken Nov = 24</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index_files/1124ven-jup0= 81124-60.jpg">http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/main_index_files/1124ve= n-jup081124-60.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>The convergence of = Jupiter and Venus is about to reach its high point (Nov 28, 29, =A030 = and Dec 1). =A0Venus will catch up to and pass Jupiter on Nov 30th. =A0The= Crescent Moon will join them Dec 1st to make a MAGNIFICENT SIGHT in the = evening sky (between 5:15 p.m. and 5: 45 p.m. is a good time to look). = The unaided-eye and an unobstructed view (and a clear sky!) are all that = is needed to observe the planets. =A0The binocular view is also = recommended. =A0 Venus is very bright, Jupiter is too, but not quite as = bright as Venus. =A0 =A0A good chance to see planetary = motion.</div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Even though they look like they are near eachother in = the sky, In actual spatial arrangement Venus is very close to us, = whereas Jupiter is far off in the distance. =A0To phone someone on Venus = by cellphone would require about 8 minutes for the message to get there = (cellphone messages travel at light speed, i.e. about 300 000 km per = sec). =A0To send a cellphone message to someone on Jupiter would require = about 47 minutes. =A0Light reflected from Venus is about 8 minutes old = when it gets here, the reflected light of=A0Jupiter=A0is 47 minutes old. = Moon reflected light is just slightly more than a second old when it = reaches us. Astronomers refer to the line-up of planets in the sky as a = conjunction.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Sherman</div></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_Jg6qSRcyoE3V0Zj5+TqItA)--
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