Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site inuxe.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!inuxe!rrm From: rrm@inuxe.UUCP (Ron Meyer) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: planets visible this month Message-ID: <665@inuxe.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 10:16:40 EST Article-I.D.: inuxe.665 Posted: Wed Nov 28 10:16:40 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Nov-84 04:23:16 EST Organization: AT&T Consumer Products Div., Indianapolis Lines: 24 In reply to Jim Collymore's question on the objects he has been observing, I'll post the answers on the net so anyone else who has been wondering the same thing can also benefit. Jim, you are correct in your guess on the brightest planet being Venus. Other than the sun and moon, it is the brightest object you will see in the sky. Unless of course, a spectacular supernova happens to appear sometime. The other object near venus is jupiter. If you have a set of binoculars (or a telescope would be better) you may be able to see some of jupiters moon's, but you need to hold the binocs. very steady to see them. With a telescope however, the moons are very easy to see as well as detail in the planets atmospheric bands. Also if one happens to look to the east along the eclipitic, you will notice a red object which is also fairly bright (maybe about 1 or 2 magnitudes dimmer than jupiter). This happens to be the planet Mars. If you have a telescope and most importantly, a steady atmosphere, you may be able to see detail on this planet as well. Ron Meyer inuxe!rrm Secretary-Indiana Astronomical Soc.