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08/03/11 – Ephemeris – The bright planets for this week

August 3, 2011

Wednesday, August 3rd.  The sun rises at 6:30.  It’ll be up for 14 hours and 34 minutes, setting at 9:05.   The moon, 3 days before first quarter, will set at 10:47 this evening.

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 11:35 p.m.   Saturn is a wonderful sight is a telescope with its rings.  We are now slowly seeing Saturn slip into evening twilight.  We have a couple of more weeks of good viewing of Saturn before its image deteriorates by being too low in the sky.  Jupiter will rise at 12:24 a.m. in the east northeast and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries now.  Mars will rise at 3:08 also in the east northeast and is now entering the constellation Gemini the twins at Castor’s foot.

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

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