Friday, April 2, 2010

the five planets

Four of the five planets that are visible to the unaided eye are in sight at the same time early this evening. Venus, the "evening star," is low in the west at sunset, with fainter Mercury to its lower right. Orange Mars stands high in the south, with golden Saturn climbing skyward in the east. My favorite, Jupiter, is up in the east just before the Sun tomorrow morning.

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill