August 2008 A great month for Stargazing
August 20th 2008 10:00
This month has been pretty eventful for sky watchers with the return of Venus and Mercury in the night sky (southern hemisphere), including a partial eclipse of the Moon. Mercury and Venus are the only two planets in our solar system not have Moons.
Comet 4P/Faye passes through Pisces unfortunately you wont be able to see it without a telescope.
For the next few evenings you will get the chance to see Venus and Mercury in close proximity.
Because of its close proximity to the Sun, it can only be observed in the sky in the east just before sunrise or in the west just after sunset .Mercury takes around 88 days to orbit the sun to get a glimpse of Mercury you will need to be quick. The best time to see Venus and Mercury is this month ( August southern hemisphere),
just after sunset or around 6:00pm E.A.S.T. Mercury and Venus will remain in close to each other for the rest of this month. Venus is easy to spot low in the west just after sunset if you look to the left of Venus you will see what looks like a dim looking “star” that will be Mercury.
Comet 4P/Faye passes through Pisces unfortunately you wont be able to see it without a telescope.
For the next few evenings you will get the chance to see Venus and Mercury in close proximity.
Because of its close proximity to the Sun, it can only be observed in the sky in the east just before sunrise or in the west just after sunset .Mercury takes around 88 days to orbit the sun to get a glimpse of Mercury you will need to be quick. The best time to see Venus and Mercury is this month ( August southern hemisphere),
Photo of Venus and Mercury Mercury can be seen lower left of Venus
just after sunset or around 6:00pm E.A.S.T. Mercury and Venus will remain in close to each other for the rest of this month. Venus is easy to spot low in the west just after sunset if you look to the left of Venus you will see what looks like a dim looking “star” that will be Mercury.
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