[MIham] Venus and the Pleiades

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

TNX Frank! I enjoy these posts greatly.


Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
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From: "Frank" <frank at mountcalvarygreenville.org>
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Subject: [MIham] Venus and the Pleiades


> Space Weather news for April 8, 2007
> http://spaceweather.com
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> VENUS & THE PLEIADES: Venus and the Pleiades are converging for a close
> encounter on Wednesday, April 11th.  At closest approach, the planet and 
> the
> star cluster will be about 2 degrees apart, tight enough to fit behind 
> your
> upturned thumb held at arm's length.  They're an odd couple.  Venus is
> extravagantly bright while the Pleiades are faint and delicate, yet 
> together
> they make a pretty ensemble suitable for photography, binoculars or simple
> naked-eye viewing. Watch the western sky after sunset in the nights ahead 
> to
> see them drawing together.
>
> BAFFLING BANDS:  Also featured on today's edition of spaceweather.com are
> photos of dark bands in Venus' atmosphere.  These features were first
> observed in detail by the Mariner 10 spacecraft in the 1970s and they have
> baffled astronomers ever since.  Amateur astronomers with 
> properly-filtered
> backyard telescopes can monitor the mysterious bands for themselves, and
> indeed this is a good week to do it.
>
> Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information, photos and sky maps.
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