[AZ-Observing] Re: Jupiter and Mercury Conjunction In West
- From: Chris Schur <comets133@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:19:03 -0700 (PDT)
Tom, thanks for the heads up - I saw the pair perfectly between clouds last
night up here in Payson. Nice photo op!
Clear Skies,
Chris
Schur's Web Portal: http://www.schursastrophotography.com
--- On Tue, 3/15/11, Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Jupiter and Mercury Conjunction In West
To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, evac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 6:39 PM
Jupiter and Mercury will make their closest approach tonight, when they are
separated by about 2 degrees. It looks like the best view will happen between
7:00 and 7:20. My planetarium software shows Jupiter on the left at magnitude
-2.1and Mercury on the right at magnitude -0.9. Since the pair is located due
west, you can typically look straight down your street at a low horizon in
Phoenix.
Tom
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