Feb. 6,1980
Tryon Daily Bulletin, Wed.,
The Cosmic Reporter
“Finding the Planets
in February”
By Tim Linder
Five of the nine planets can be
seen during February. All of
these planets can be seen in the
early and late evening sky.
Here’s where to look for the
planets this month:
MERCURY can best be seen
between February 10th and 25th.
Look for Mercury low in the west
soon after sunset. Mercury will
be farthest from the sun (18
degrees ion the 19th so this will be
the best date to look for it.
VENUS is the very bright
“star” high in the southwest at
sunset. Venus is so bright
(magnitude -3.5) that it is
sometimes mistaken for a UFO.
Presently Venus is at just over
half full phase. On February 19th
the moon will be near both Venus
and Mercury. This should be a
beautiful sight in the western sky.
MARS is now in the constella
tion of Leo and is of magnitude
-0.9. Mars rises soon after sunset
and is visible for the rest of the
night. On February 25th Mars
will make it’s closest approach of
the year to the Earth. At this time
Mars will be 100 million
kilometers (161 million miles)
away from the Earth.
JUPITER is now at magnitude
-2 and is in the constellation of
Leo. Jupiter is at ppposition on
February 24th therefore it rises
in the east as the sun sets in the
west. With the aid of a telescope
at low power you will be able to
see Jupiter’s four brightest
moons (Io, Callisto, Ganymede,
and Europa).
SATURN rises in the east about
3 hours after sunset. The
magnitude of Saturn is 1 and it is
now in the constellation of Virgo.
Presently Saturn’s rings are
edge-on as seen from the Earth
and they are not visible. With the
aid of a telescope you may be
able to see Saturns brightest
moon, Titan.
That’s it for this week, HAPPY
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Thursday, February 7
6:00 or 7:30 p.m. for another
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Four-Course Dinner
Baked Virginia Ham and Candied Yams, or Broiled
Chicken andBrown Rice, Both with Hot Biscuits, in
two seatings of one hundred each, with Spiritual
Background Music.
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the Garrison Chapel Congregation, all proceeds
beyond food and promotion costs will benefit the
Polk County Heart Fund
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