Astro event of the Week, August 12-18, 2008: See a Triple Conjunction! August 11, 2008
Posted by webmaster in : Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events , add a commentAlas, poor North America! We miss out of both this months’ eclipses! But I give you as an Astro consolation of sorts; a rare triple planetary conjunction!
Looking West, about half an hour after Sunset. (Credit: Stellarium)
On the evening of August, 15th, the planets Mercury, Venus, and Saturn will span an area of less than 2 degrees, a nice binocular view. (more…)