September Sydney night sky Four Bright Planets To Shine First you need to make sure the compass on your phone is calibrated:
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Four Bright Planets To Shine In The September Night Sky BY CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ERIC ELWELL OHIO What You Need To Know
● September will showcase four bright planets ● Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible at nightfall ● Venus will light up the predawn sky
Several planets will grace the night sky through the month of September. Jupiter and Saturn will be visible starting at dusk in the southern sky. If you notice just one bright object in the sky after sunset, it might be the very bright Jupiter. This planet outshines all the stars, plus it is near another bright planet, Saturn. You cannot miss these two if the skies are clear.
Look first for the brilliant Jupiter in the southern sky. Saturn is the bright object immediately to Jupiter’s east (left). Although Saturn is as bright as the brightest stars in our sky – the ringed planet cannot compete with Jupiter, which outshines Saturn by some 14 times.
Mars rises over your eastern horizon by early-to-mid evening, and is coming up earlier daily, heading for its own opposition on October 13, 2020. At that wondrous time, Mars will ‘pass’ Jupiter as the sky’s fourth-brightest celestial body, after the sun, moon, and the planet Venus.Throughout September watch for Mars to brighten dramatically as Earth closes in on Mars in our shorter orbit around the sun. To find the planetary information go to the following website and select the day you are interested in: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/australia/sydney Finally, there is Venus, which is the brightest planet. This world reached its brightest in the night sky on August 13th.
But do not worry, the planet will remain very bright and beautiful as a morning “star” the rest of this year.
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