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Date: 04 May 2007 05:17:57
From: Bullseye
Subject: Website with opposition dates of planets?
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Does anyone know a site that lists the best time of year for viewing
planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with maps showing you where
they are?
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Date: 04 May 2007 07:34:17
From: Ed
Subject: Re: Website with opposition dates of planets?
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For Mars, oppostion date is around Christmas this year with Dec. 24th
being closest approach..got this from Todd Gross.
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Date: 04 May 2007 07:39:27
From: Sjouke Burry
Subject: Re: Website with opposition dates of planets?
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Bullseye wrote:
> Does anyone know a site that lists the best time of year for viewing
> planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with maps showing you where
> they are?
Down load "stellarium", it shows a nice true simulation
of the current sky, and make finding things easy.
(Oh and it is free!!!)
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Date: 04 May 2007 05:39:59
From: Chris L Peterson
Subject: Re: Website with opposition dates of planets?
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On Fri, 04 May 2007 05:17:57 GMT, Bullseye <bulls@ei.com > wrote:
>Does anyone know a site that lists the best time of year for viewing
>planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with maps showing you where
>they are?
Here's a nice list:
http://77illinois.homestead.com/files/astro/planets3.html
No maps, but the planets are easy to find, and any planetarium program
will give their positions.
_________________________________________________
Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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Date: 04 May 2007 05:58:37
From: Bullseye
Subject: Re: Website with opposition dates of planets?
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On Fri, 04 May 2007 05:39:59 GMT, Chris L Peterson
<clp@alumni.caltech.edu > wrote:
>On Fri, 04 May 2007 05:17:57 GMT, Bullseye <bulls@ei.com> wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know a site that lists the best time of year for viewing
>>planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with maps showing you where
>>they are?
>
>Here's a nice list:
>
>http://77illinois.homestead.com/files/astro/planets3.html
>
>No maps, but the planets are easy to find, and any planetarium program
>will give their positions.
>
>_________________________________________________
>
>Chris L Peterson
>Cloudbait Observatory
>http://www.cloudbait.com
Thanks guys.
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Date: 03 May 2007 22:24:52
From: Starlord
Subject: Re: Website with opposition dates of planets?
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it would depend on the year as they changer each year, sky & telescope
magazine gives you the dada.
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"Bullseye" <bulls@ei.com > wrote in message
news:kcgl335tbdipmt4jtsgp0hvamev1ujvmif@4ax.com...
> Does anyone know a site that lists the best time of year for viewing
> planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with maps showing you where
> they are?
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Date: 04 May 2007 05:32:38
From: Bullseye
Subject: Re: Website with opposition dates of planets?
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On Thu, 3 May 2007 22:24:52 -0700, "Starlord"
<starlord@sidewalkastronomy.info > wrote:
>it would depend on the year as they changer each year, sky & telescope
>magazine gives you the dada.
dadadada! thanks.
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