22 August 2014

What's in the Sky this Weekend?

If you get up early enough, in the pre-dawn eastern sky, you will be able to see Venus, Jupiter, and the crescent moon relatively close together in the sky.

Both Venus and Jupiter will be to the left of the Moon, with Venus being the brighter of the two objects.


Also, there is Comet Jacques, a magnitude 5.66 comet in the constellation Cassiopeia, a W shaped (or M shaped) constellation in the northern sky.  It should be pretty easy to see with a good pair of binoculars.  Just look for the fuzzy object with a bluish-green hue.

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