Jupiter and Mercury in the Evening Twilight

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Astrocomet
Joined: 01 May 2006
Posts: 245
Location: Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Posted: 01 Thu Jan, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject:
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Grey cloud these past 2 days from my location here in suffolk-can't even see the Crescent Moon with Venus let alone Jupiter and Mercury-I fear it may be too late if this continues and they will probably be consumed by the evening Twilight before I get to see these 2....

Astrocomet
Joined: 01 May 2006
Posts: 245
Location: Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Posted: 02 Fri Jan, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:
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Luvly and clear this evening looking out to the South West after the Sun had set around 16.03 U.T and lighting up time occurring half and hour later at 16.33 U.T and around that time I could pick out the small bland yellow disc of Jupiter low in the South South West and the small white pin prick of Mercury just along from it and a little higher up low in the yellow orange glow of the cold evening twilight about half an hour before they both disappeared over the Horizon into dark cloud and haze.

Venus and the Crescent Moon higher up in the South was unmissable and unmistakable-looking like a glittering white Diamond against a dark blue sky.

A fantastic view of them and I was very pleased to have seen them after making the effort to get to a clear Southern Horizon at the back of the Village Church where I live and well worth being out in the cold to see them-very pleased...
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