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07/13/11 – Ephemeris – The bright planets visible this week

July 13, 2011

Wednesday, July 13th.  Today the sun will be up for 15 hours and 16 minutes, setting at 9:26.   The moon, 2 days before full, will set at 5:29 tomorrow morning.  Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:10.

It’s Wednesday and time again to take a look at the whereabouts of the bright planets.  The ringed planet Saturn will be visible in the west southwest as it gets dark.   It’s near the bright star Spica to its left.  Spica has a blue tinge, while Saturn is yellowish. It will set at 12:55 a.m.   Saturn is a wonderful sight is a telescope with its rings.  The shadows of the rings on the planet and planet on the rings are now near their maximum extent.  We are now slowly seeing Saturn slip into evening twilight.  We have about another month of good viewing of Saturn before its image deteriorates by being too low in the sky.  Jupiter will rise at 1:40 a.m. in the east. Mars will rise at 3:33 in the east northeast.

* Times are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan.  They may be different for your location.

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