[AstroNet] Astro News

[Samir]

Just to inform you,
Jupiter is visible as the brightest object in the Eastern evening sky and slowly climbs to overhead at 12am.

We are not having a show for this event as the skies are so unpredictable. We also hope our regular sky shows can start in October.

A small correction - "same day" should read "same week" in the previous email. Equinox & Full moon are more than 24 hours after the oppositions. Anyone catching any good photo shots are welcome to share them with us.

Samir :)

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----- Original Message -----
From: Samir <samir at iucaa.ernet.in>
Sent: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:46:37 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Astro News

Dear All,

You must have heard of the Closest Encounter with Jupiter today / tomorrow until 2022...
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/15sep_jupiter/
But there's more to ponder and see in the sky tomorrow. Do wonder how nice a coincidence it is to have the Opposition of Jupiter, Opposition of Uranus, Opposition of Moon i.e. Full Moon & The Autumnal Equinox on the same day!

Make the evening exceiting by going to a high place & experiencing the Moonrise :)
If you have a cloudy sky... enjoy this beautiful informative image!

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100918.html


Samir :)