Five planets visible tonight
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A For the first time in over a decade, people can catch a glimpse of five of the planets in the solar system, over the course of one night.
A Bit more detail http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-1732...
A Bit more detail http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-1732...
TheHeretic said:
y2blade said:
I can see Mars, Jupiter and Venus here.
is that what you meant or are you in a different part of the world to me?
I'm all the way over here... <Waves> is that what you meant or are you in a different part of the world to me?
Jupiter and Venus are just dipping below the horizon, and I can't see them cos there is a big bloody hill in the way.
I saw (I think) two planets fairly close to each other last night.. any idea what I saw. The one on the right looked slightly larger and brighter than the other...
(I'm aware that's not a lot to go on, but I'm not much of an astronomer!)
(I'm aware that's not a lot to go on, but I'm not much of an astronomer!)
Edited by balders118 on Sunday 11th March 18:32
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