Welcome to this issue of Qué tal. Here you will find useful observing information
about the visible planets, our Moon and other
moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial.
Among
these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern
or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout. Animated
images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital
motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects or apparent
and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular
features include plotting the monthly positions of the visible planets
using heliocentric coordinates; following moon phases; conjunctions; the sun's
apparent motion and the Earth's real motion along the ecliptic.
This month most of the planet viewing action shifts to the morning skies as Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter all reappear on the
west side of the Sun joining Venus for some spectacular viewing. Keep an eye on the planets as they are all heading toward some close
conjunctions with each other early next month. By about the 25th four planets will be in a nearly straight line paralell with the ecliptic
in the pre sunrise skies.
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