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Blobrana

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Date: Sep 9 09:55 2005

RE: Sunset Sept. 6th	Permalink

Shortly after sunset on September 6th, sky gazers around the world were treated to a lovely crescent Moon in western skies - joined by bright planets Venus and Jupiter. In this colourful telephoto view from near Quebec City, Canada the Moon is nestled just above the wide St. Lawrence River. Lights on the horizon are along the river's southern shore. Expand (49kb, 1024 x 768) Also known as the evening star, Venus is at the upper left and Jupiter at the upper right, while another prominent celestial beacon, Spica, can be seen shining through the twilight below Venus. Spica, actually a very close pair of hot blue stars some 260 light-years away, is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. __________________

Blobrana

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Date: Aug 26 14:50 2005

Venus and Jupiter	Permalink

On the evening of Sept. 1, the two planets, Venus and Jupiter, will come very close together low in the western evening sky; the two planets will be within just 1.5 degrees of each other. Venus has been low in the evening twilight all summer, now at last it is starting to climb higher above the west-southwest horizon during dusk. The planet sets 1½ hours after sunset. Jupiter has also been low in the west-southwest at dusk all during July and August. In early August it was setting about an hour after the sky became fully dark, but now, the planet sets around the end of evening twilight. Jupiter continues to move eastward in the constellation Virgo, and getting closer to the bluish star Spica; the gap between them on August 31 will about 6 degrees. Venus will also pass by the 1st-magnitude star Spica on the 6th of September. __________________

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