The Full Moon of February 1st appears about 11 degrees above the ringed planet Saturn. On the next night, the just-past Full Moon is only about 1 degree from the planet.
(Shown for mid-Northern latitudes about an hour after sunset.)
Scheduled air date: 2007 Jan 22-28
The Full Moon of February 1st appears about 11 degrees above the ringed planet
Saturn. On the next night, the just-past Full Moon is only about 1 degree from
the planet.
(Shown for mid-Northern latitudes about an hour after
sunset.)
During the last few days of January and first week of February, the closest
planets to our Sun—Mercury and Venus—appear as "evening stars" shortly after
sunset in the west.
(Shown for mid-Northern latitudes about an hour after
sunset.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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