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09/07/11 – Ephemeris – The bright planets visible this week

September 7, 2011

Wednesday, September 7th.  The sun will rise at 7:11.  It’ll be up for 12 hours and 56 minutes, setting at 8:08.   The moon, 3 days past first quarter, will set at 3:23 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 barely 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 9:25 p.m.   Because 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 10:10 p.m. in the east northeast and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries now.  Mars will rise at 2:36 a.m also in the east northeast and is now passing through the constellation Gemini the twins.  Mercury is briefly visible now from about half an hour after its rising in the east at 5:43 until about 20 minutes before sunrise.

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

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