Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Planets

I am writing this in early March.  Last evening, while I was walking Hoss the Boss, I was thrilled to note that I could see four planets.  Low in the West was Mercury.  Up higher, again in the West, was Jupiter and Venus.  When I turned and faced the East - I could see the rusty colored planet Mars.  Four planets on one walk!  It was awesome.  Be sure and go out on a clear night and look for yourself.

I took the above photo was in late February.  In it, you can see the Pleiades and Taurus the Bull.  The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) are low and center.  Taurus looks like an arrow head pointing downward to the left of the Pleiades.