17 Dec
2009
17 Dec
'09
8:30 a.m.
At about 5:25 PM local time tonight (Thur) Neptune and Jupiter should be able to be imaged in the same frame about 14 degrees west of the meridian, and about 35 minutes apart from each other. Mercury should be visible at that time low in the west. After the 7th of December the sun starts setting later (about 5:02PM tonight) but the sun won’t start rising earlier until after about the 7th of January that puts the shortest day of the year right in between the 2 events. Also, if we have clear skies, you may catch the new moon just ahead of Mercury. The moon will set about 6:11 PM and Mercury at 6:25PM Should be able to catch these events before you freeze you moons off ;-)