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08/24/11 – Ephemeris – The bright planets visible this week

August 24, 2011

Wednesday, August 24th.  The sun rises at 6:55.  It’ll be up for 13 hours and 38 minutes, setting at 8:33.   The moon, 3 days past last quarter, will rise at 2:47 tomorrow morning.

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 in evening twilight.   It’s near the bright star Spica to its left.  Spica has a blue tinge, while Saturn is yellowish. It will set at 10:17 p.m.   Saturn is a wonderful sight is a telescope with its rings.  We are seeing Saturn in evening twilight now.  Its image is being deteriorated by the earth’s atmosphere being low in the sky.  Jupiter will rise at 11:04 p.m. in the east northeast and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries now.  Mars will rise at 2:48 a.m also in the east northeast and is now passing through the constellation Gemini the twins.  Venus, now in the evening sky, is too close to the sun to be seen.

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

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