What are those 2 celestial objects near the moon now?

[Muse]

They are very bright and very near each other (subtend a small arc, IOW), and not far from the moon. I figure them for planets, probably Venus and Mars (Mars being the less bright red one). Is that what they are?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Muse
They are very bright and very near each other (subtend a small arc, IOW), and not far from the moon. I figure them for planets, probably Venus and Mars (Mars being the less bright red one). Is that what they are?

Venus, Jupiter.

 

[Farang]

Jupiter http://features.csmonitor.com/...er-and-the-moon-oh-my/

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Muse
They are very bright and very near each other (subtend a small arc, IOW), and not far from the moon. I figure them for planets, probably Venus and Mars (Mars being the less bright red one). Is that what they are?

Venus, Jupiter.

So, Jupiter is the red, less bright one?

 

[Ika]

Too bad the picture is shopped, that'd be REALLY impressive.

 

[Synomenon]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=38&threadid=2252454

I hope GA doesn't see this thread or you're going to get a mouthful from him. 😛

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=38&threadid=2252454

I hope GA doesn't see this thread or you're going to get a mouthful from him. 😛

So far so good.

Originally posted by: Aflac
Too bad the picture is shopped, that'd be REALLY impressive.

Tonight is supposed to be even more impressive, with all 3 objects (including the moon) being really close together. One of the planets will be covered up by the moon for a while. I won't be able to see it most likely -- it's been completely overcast here all day.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Muse
They are very bright and very near each other (subtend a small arc, IOW), and not far from the moon. I figure them for planets, probably Venus and Mars (Mars being the less bright red one). Is that what they are?

Venus, Jupiter.

So, Jupiter is the red, less bright one?

The redness is probably in your head 🙂 When you thought it might be Mars your brain filled in that little blank. The redness (really more brown) of Jupiter would not be visible to the unaided human eye.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=38&threadid=2252454

I hope GA doesn't see this thread or you're going to get a mouthful from him. 😛

No way, it always make me joyful when people who otherwise aren't interested in astronomy notice something in the sky 🙂

 

[DomS]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Muse
They are very bright and very near each other (subtend a small arc, IOW), and not far from the moon. I figure them for planets, probably Venus and Mars (Mars being the less bright red one). Is that what they are?

Venus, Jupiter.

So, Jupiter is the red, less bright one?

The redness is probably in your head 🙂 When you thought it might be Mars your brain filled in that little blank. The redness (really more brown) of Jupiter would not be visible to the unaided human eye.

I wish the eyepiece on my telescope wasn't out of order currently. I want to look at it.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Got any binoculars DomS? You'll have a marvelous view of Jupiter and her moons next to Venus' lovely white disc.

 

[JasonSix78]

Just seen them a few minutes ago (east coast). Very cool. Wish I had a telescope.

 

[walrus]

It's hard to visualize, Venus is between us and the sun, while Jupiter is farther away, yet they appear to be together.

 

[Descartes]

I put my smaller 6" reflector on it last night at low power, and despite being insanely bright (no filter for this scope) it's a nice site. Too damn cold to sit around trying to get a decent picture though. It actually looks better through my 20x80 binocs.