by Chris Peterson » Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:53 am
yellowbag wrote:this picture is strange. where i live, in southeastern quebec, venus is on the right and jupiter is above and left to venus. is this because this picture is from the idian ocean? please explain anyone.
Currently, Venus is just slightly north of the ecliptic (right of it when you're facing west), and Jupiter is just slightly south of it (left when you're facing west). If you were in southern Florida, you'd see the ecliptic going straight up from the western horizon, overhead, and down to the eastern horizon, so you'd see Venus just to the right of Jupiter. Heading north, the ecliptic would tilt increasingly towards the south (up and left when facing west), so Venus would seem farther to the right of Jupiter. But if you traveled south, the ecliptic would tilt the other way- to the north, or up and right. So you'd start seeing Jupiter to the right of Venus. Of course, no matter where you were, Jupiter would remain east (above) Venus.
[quote="yellowbag"]this picture is strange. where i live, in southeastern quebec, venus is on the right and jupiter is above and left to venus. is this because this picture is from the idian ocean? please explain anyone.[/quote]
Currently, Venus is just slightly north of the ecliptic (right of it when you're facing west), and Jupiter is just slightly south of it (left when you're facing west). If you were in southern Florida, you'd see the ecliptic going straight up from the western horizon, overhead, and down to the eastern horizon, so you'd see Venus just to the right of Jupiter. Heading north, the ecliptic would tilt increasingly towards the south (up and left when facing west), so Venus would seem farther to the right of Jupiter. But if you traveled south, the ecliptic would tilt the other way- to the north, or up and right. So you'd start seeing Jupiter to the right of Venus. Of course, no matter where you were, Jupiter would remain east (above) Venus.