08-20-2016, 04:27 PM
ElysianWort wrote:
"I'm not sure if any of you caught it last night with that brilliant almost full moon but there's a triangle being formed between Mercury, Jupiter and Venus. It was in the southern part of the sky yesterday around 8p.m. It's really quite brilliant with the different colors of the planets shining in that geometric pattern. There are a few other stars right outside the triangle too. I think it's right near scorpius or at least that's what the Star Chart told me.[...]"
Mars and Saturn are currently close in the sky to Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius. They can be seen toward the SSW in the evening. Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter are visible close to the western horizon just after sunset, but certainly not visible from Puna.
ETA EW's words.
"I'm not sure if any of you caught it last night with that brilliant almost full moon but there's a triangle being formed between Mercury, Jupiter and Venus. It was in the southern part of the sky yesterday around 8p.m. It's really quite brilliant with the different colors of the planets shining in that geometric pattern. There are a few other stars right outside the triangle too. I think it's right near scorpius or at least that's what the Star Chart told me.[...]"
Mars and Saturn are currently close in the sky to Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius. They can be seen toward the SSW in the evening. Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter are visible close to the western horizon just after sunset, but certainly not visible from Puna.
ETA EW's words.