Monday, November 10, 2008

Clouds! :(

Partially clouded out. We set up around 5:15pm and stayed until about 7:30pm. By then, the clouds were getting pretty thick, so we packed it in.

Ironically, things got substantially clearer late at night. But we were long gone by the time that happened.

December 6 is the next likely OTA sidewalk event in Monrovia. Jupter will be lower next month than this month, while Venus will be higher.

In fact, if you follow follow these planets over the next month, you'll see Jupiter (currently visible to the south-southwest after sunset) and Venus (currently in the west-southwest) appear to approach, then pass each other. Each night, Jupiter will be a little lower in the sky, while Venus will be a little higher. At the end of November, they'll appear very close to each other. By early December, Venus will be to the upper left of Jupiter.

During December, Jupiter will keep dropping towards the sun, while Venus will keep getting higher and brighter in the evening sky.

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