Venus and Jupiter in Morning Skies

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:47 am

Rule over Passion.

It's almost the embodyment of the Chariot. I'd be impressed if Mars was there as well.

But is not Venus the brighter?

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:25 am

ya, Venus is the brighter

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:02 am

Denny wrote:ya, Venus is the brighter

Yep, even I spotted that. Jupiter is so dull.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:13 am

I spotted this pair on the way into work yesterday: very pretty indeed

Silvano · Post by **Silvano** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:47 am

I wonder: Saturn was not mentioned. O. K. it's not so bright but still in the picture, or am I wrong?

Silvano

Caroluna · Post by **Caroluna** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:04 pm

feeling artsy today--

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:21 pm

Silvano wrote:I wonder: Saturn was not mentioned. O. K. it's not so bright but still in the picture, or am I wrong?

Saturn is rising at sunset currently.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:24 pm

Caroluna wrote:feeling artsy today--

getting the hang o' it, eh!

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:35 pm

Silvano wrote:I wonder: Saturn was not mentioned. O. K. it's not so bright but still in the picture, or am I wrong?

Silvano

Saturn is in another part of the sky at present, about 125 degrees away from Jupiter.

It looks like the next Saturn/Jupiter conjunction will be in 2020. It takes Saturn 30 years to go around the sun once, Jupiter, 12 years.

Venus completes a 360 degree transit once per year, more or less. Because it's an inferior planet, between us and the Sun, Venus is never seen far from the Sun. Venus will be in conjunction with each of the exterior planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) on average about once per year.

Best wishes,
Jerry

Silvano · Post by **Silvano** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:04 am

Denny wrote: Saturn is rising at sunset currently.

Yes this is true. I misinterpreted completely the aperture of the foto. What I beleaved to be Saturn is probably Antares

Jerry wrote: Saturn is in another part of the sky at present, about 125 degrees away from Jupiter.

It looks like the next Saturn/Jupiter conjunction will be in 2020. It takes Saturn 30 years to go around the sun once, Jupiter, 12 years.

Venus completes a 360 degree transit once per year, more or less. Because it's an inferior planet, between us and the Sun, Venus is never seen far from the Sun. Venus will be in conjunction with each of the exterior planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) on average about once per year.

Best wishes,
Jerry

Thanks Jerry, very well explained!

Silvano

falkbeer · Post by **falkbeer** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:37 am

Jerry Freeman wrote: Venus completes a 360 degree transit once per year, more or less. Because it's an inferior planet, between us and the Sun, Venus is never seen far from the Sun. Venus will be in conjunction with each of the exterior planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) on average about once per year.

Best wishes,
Jerry

Venus completes her orbit around the sun in 225 days.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:45 am

it seems like a year to Venus....

Ronbo · Post by **Ronbo** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:50 am

Denny wrote:it seems like a year to Venus....

I am waiting for Jerry to catch hell from the PC crowd for calling Venus an "inferior" planet to ours. Even though the context is right.

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:00 pm

falkbeer wrote:
Jerry Freeman wrote: Venus completes a 360 degree transit once per year, more or less. Because it's an inferior planet, between us and the Sun, Venus is never seen far from the Sun. Venus will be in conjunction with each of the exterior planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) on average about once per year.

Best wishes,
Jerry
Venus completes her orbit arund the sun in 225 days.

But the Earth orbits both Venus and the sun in 365 days. It's not simply a matter of looking at how long it takes Venus to go around the sun to count how long it takes Venus to transit 365 degrees in Earth's sky.

Best wishes,
Jerry