Astro event of the Week, August 12-18, 2008: See a Triple Conjunction!
August 11, 2008 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events
Alas, 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 [...]
