Sunday, April 23, 2006
The ISS, Venus, Mercury and the Moon (25th-27th April)
The eastern morning sky at 5.20 am ACST. Similar views will be seen at equivalent local times elswhere (click for larger image).The next few days will be busy ones. On the morning of the 25th (Tuesday, ANZAC day) Venus and the Moon will be close together. For Adeladieans, on this morning the ISS will pass close to Mercury at 6:13 am ACST, at magnitude 2.3 the ISS will be hard to spot, but interesting none the less. Later that night, Callisto will be at maximum distance from Jupiter, and theoretically visible to the unaided eye (see here for spotting details). On the morning of the 26th (Wedensday) the Moon will be close to Mercury. On the morning of the 27th (Thursday) The ISS will pass between Venus and Mercury in most states. Adelaide 5:23 am, Brisbane 4:20 am, Melbourne 5:52, Sydney 5:52, and Hobart 5:56 am. More up to date predictions (the path of the ISS can change substantially over time), and specific predictions for your location can be found in my flares section on Southern Skywatch.
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 8:03 pm 
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