Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Venus, the Beehive, and the celestial hockey stick
Venus, Saturn, the Beehive, Regulus, Procyon and Sirius lines up above the western evening sky at around 6:30 pm (click to enlarge).Venus was on the edge of the Beehive cluster tonight, tomorrow night it is in the heart of the beehive. An attractive sight, but best viewed with binoculars.
As well, while you are out looking at Venus in the Beehive, there is a farily broad but interesting line up of bright stars and planets. Sirius, Procyon and Venus are in roughly a straight line, forming the handle of the hockey stick. Up to the right, Saturn and Regulus form the blade. Okay so it's not the Pleiades, but it is an nice formation. Also, while looking at Venus, turn around 180 degress, se that bright object, that is Jupiter. Jupiter and Venus are now alomst directly opposite each other, making the evening sky a very nice sight indeed.
Labels: Jupiter, Observational Astronomy, Venus
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 9:55 pm 
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