Monday, August 22, 2016
Venus, Mercury and Jupiter 22 August 2016
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| From bottom to top, Venus, Jupiter and (dim) Mercury on the evening of 22 August (Canon IXUS ASA 400, 1 second exposure) at 6:33 pm ACST. Click to embigen. | From bottom to top, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter on the evening of 17 August (Canon IXUS ASA 400, 1 second exposure) at 6:33 pm ACST. Click to embigen. |
Another entry in our Planet Dance, Venus is rising higher, Mercury and Jupiter are dropping lower, and the triangle formed by our trio becomes more acute (see previous shots here, here and here). Venus and Jupiter will continue to move closer, leading up to their spectacular close approach on the 27-29th.
Labels: Jupiter, Mercury, unaided eye, Venus
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 11:06 pm 
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