Just for fun I fired up Stellarium to see what the night sky might look like in California (That's where you are?)
Here's a screen capture looking more or less west just as Jupiter is about to set. http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/venus-jupiter.jpg Seems plausible with what you're seeing. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 02:52:04 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > In a message dated 12/6/2008 11:37:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi Marnie > > I wonder if these objects are Venus and Jupiter. They are reasonably > close together at present and can be very bright. > > Jupiter sets first leaving Venus, the brighter one, alone and very low > on the horizon, much like your second image. > > Not an expert on these things, though....... > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ============= > Could be. May be. I've never ever seen Venus so BIG and so BRIGHT > before, > though. Wonder why it is now? > > Still going to try to get a better pic. (Help, anyone have advice about > that?) > > Later, Marnie :-) > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) > > -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
