What was in the sky last night

By: Bob King September 29, Jupiter and Saturn shine in the south-southeast at dusk, Venus low in the southwest. They're all close to the ecliptic, so a straight line from Jupiter through Saturn points almost exactly to Venus. Don't believe it? Stretch a string tightly between your hands wide apart, hold it up to the three planets, and see for yourself!

By: Alan MacRobert September 24, The waxing gibbous Moon shines with Jupiter and Saturn on its way to full. And as summer turns to fall, Deneb replaces Vega as the zenith star after dusk.

By: Alan MacRobert September 17, Spice up your fall observing with a dash of Pallas and nibble of Neptune. Both planet and asteroid are easy to spot in a small telescope. By: Bob King September 15, An amateur astronomer has discovered a possible new impact flash in Jupiter's equatorial region. Observers may yet see the dark impact scar. By: Bob King September 14, The evening Moon steps eastward over Scorpius as it waxes through first quarter. All four giant planets await your telescope in early to late evening.

By: Alan MacRobert September 10, Spica glimmers demurely under showy Venus in the western twilight. Try for Mercury way down to their lower right.

Jupiter and Saturn dominate the evening south. By: Alan MacRobert September 3, If you like mixing comets with the quietude of observing in the small hours, September opens with five fuzzy vagabonds just waiting for a visit. The event will occur between August 1 and 2.

Where will Saturn be visible? Will it be visible from naked eye? What if someone misses watching Saturn on these days? Topics saturn planet saturn. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter.

Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin. Sign Up. Edit Profile. Subscribe Now. Your Subscription Plan Cancel Subscription. Home India News Entertainment. They are silent and do not have flashing lights. Although visible comets with their spectacular tails, are quite rare and you would be wise to look up the next expected visit, they do leave a large quantity of space debris in their wake.

When the Earth passes through these debris fields, we see meteors or shooting stars as these bits of dust burn up in our atmosphere. Occasionally a larger object smashes through the atmosphere and hits the Earth. This is a meteorite and will have come from an asteroid. Let our practical astronomy guides, approved by Royal Observatory astronomers, help you navigate the night sky. Accessible astronomy guides Let our practical astronomy guides, approved by Royal Observatory astronomers, help you navigate the night sky.

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