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by neufer » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:04 pm
http://astrobob.areavoices.com/?blog=78068 wrote:
Venus meets Saturn in a close conjunction tomorrow morning
Astrobob, November 25, 2012
<<Got your coat, hat and gloves? You’re ready then for tomorrow morning’s close conjunction of Venus and Saturn. The two will be just a half a degree or one full moon diameter apart in the southeastern sky at dawn. Look for fainter Saturn below Venus Monday; on Tuesday they’ll be equally close but switch positions. Though tight as two kernels on a cob, you’ll still be able to separate Venus from Saturn with your naked eye.
Telescope users have the pleasure of observing both planets in the same field of view. Venus presents a waxing gibbous disk, while Saturn’s rings are tilted open enough to be obvious even at 30x. Be sure to look for a little “star” floating immediately to the east of Saturn. That’s Titan, its brightest and largest moon.>>
- [list]. King Henry IV, part II > Act II, scene IV
PRINCE HENRY: Saturn and Venus this year in conjunction!
- what says the almanac to that?
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- . Titus Andronicus Act 2, Scene 3
AARON: Madam, though Venus govern your desires,
- Saturn is dominator over mine:
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Art Neuendorffer