Friday, October 30, 2015

Fall 2015

Saturn is visible this fall in September during the evenings in the west, but by late October, it is no longer in view.

In order to see any other planets, you have to get up early in the morning before sunrise. But if you do this, you'll be in for a treat:  three planets are all together in the eastern sky!  Venus (look for the brightest "star" in the sky--that's it!), and near to it, Jupiter (next brightest), followed by Mars (least brightest).

Here is the view in October morning skies. Their positions will change in November and December, but they'll all still be visible in the early morning hours of Fall 2015, right before sunrise.