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Spaced Out Challenge: Five Planets & The Final Countdown[We Politely Request That All Off-Topic or Political Comments Be Directed to the Thread Directly Below This One, Which Will Serve Officially as the Current "Active Conversation" Thread for All Discussions Not Related To This Topic. -- Sincerely, the Fascist MGMT]
![]() Welcome again to the Spaced-Out Challenge. Whether you have a question about a scope, a new astronomical discovery you want to expand on, or just want to kick back and enjoy the cosmos above, come one come all on our weekly journey through space and time. This week, we hold our collective breath as Comet ISON nears its destiny Thanksgiving Day, when it will pass just a million miles above the scorching solar surface. As it has moved out of our sight, a delightful arrangement of the brightest planets greets amateur and expert alike. Read on and I'll show you! Five Planets in One Night Here's where to look this week. Early evening, any night, Venus is high in the Western sky. Through a telescope it appears as a bright crescent. Try various color filters to cut down on the glare. Larger instruments may reveal a cloud feature or two: ![]() After 7pm, Jupiter rises in the constellation Gemini, outshining any star in the sky. It will stick around until dawn, passing high overhead into the west around 6am. Its four moons make a fine grouping in binoculars, and its cloud belts and red spot are visible in small telescopes: ![]() Set your alarms for 530am and trek outside for a triple planet treat. Mars is high overhead in Leo, while Saturn and Mercury make a lovely morning pairing right above the horizon. From here on out, Saturn will rise higher and earlier every evening, as Mercury dips back into the sunlight. Saturn's rings are an indescribably beautiful sight in any telescope: ![]() Latest on ISON ![]() Comet ISON has remained intact and is registering about magnitude 3.5, bright enough for naked eye observation if it wasn't being overwhelmed by the rising sun. Now, we watch our satellite observatories and wait. NASA's Tony Phillips summarizes the three potential fates awaiting this promising visitor: #1 Spontaneous Disintegration before Thanksgiving We all are. As new images of ISON are becoming harder to come by (it is drowning in morning twilight now), here's a surprising shot from yesterday morning, and a few documentaries. ![]() PBS had a great special on Comet ISON last week, tracking it's developments over the year since it's discovery in September 2012: And while we're watching docs, coblogger rdbrewer pointed me to this NOVA one that aired last week, suggesting the possible economic boom SMOD could provide instead of wiping out all of humanity: The full Beginner's Buyer's Guide, our Comet Guide (featuring additional grab-and-go telescopes), and any other edition you're looking for can be found in the master index of all Spaced-Out Challenge threads here, but of course you can always inquire about binoculars, telescopes, and all the rest in the comments. As always, if you have astrophotography, product recommendations, or astronomy news you'd like to see on a future Spaced-Out Challenge, email me at theoneandonlyfinn (at) gmail.com, or tweet me @conartcritic. Until then, clear skies and keep looking up! Next Week: The Winter Hexagon and the Treasures Within | Recent Comments
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