Tonight: Star of Bethlehem Viewing

[Fijimn]

Venus and Jupiter will be at their closest conjunction since 3-2 B.C. and could be the explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, however, a supernova could also explain. In any event, really cool viewing

http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2015/06/star-of-bethlehem-conjunction-of-venus-and-jupiter-next-week/

 

[FSUTribe76]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[jaxnole77]

It was very interesting viewing and as clear as could be about 9:00 EDT (right after the WWC game ended).

 

[Fijimn]

We had too much cloud cover, but someone post this picture

 

[fsu1jreed]

Venus and Jupiter will be at their closest conjunction since 3-2 B.C. and could be the explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, however, a supernova could also explain. In any event, really cool viewing

http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2015/06/star-of-bethlehem-conjunction-of-venus-and-jupiter-next-week/

Actually this is wrong. Last August last August they were closer (1° then to 2° now), but you had to wake up early in the morning to see it. And this season of 'The Universe' (just a couple of weeks ago no less)covered the "Star of Bethlehem' and no one knows what it actually was

Conjunctions such as these happen all the time between these two planets (last August for example).

In fact, such conjunctions, or close pairings, of these two planets are not particularly rare. The orbit of Venus is tipped just 3.4° with respect to Earth's, Jupiter even less at 1.3°. So these close conjunctions are destined to occur. For example, the two appeared slightly closer together (though not as high up) before dawn last August 18th, and they'll be separated by about 1° before dawn on the morning of October 26th. - See more at:http://www.skyandtelescope.com/.../venus-and-jupiter.../...

 

[Fijimn]

"The June 30 conjunction will be 1.15, 0.65, 0.33, 0.55, and 0.98 degrees, respectively, on June 28, 29, 30, and July 1, 2, all at about 32 degrees above the horizon at sunset in Houston. Hence, any of these five nights will be better than the best of most other conjunctions. For reference, the size of the full Moon on the sky is 0.50 degrees."

So, suck it, smart guy

 

[fsu1jreed]

"The June 30 conjunction will be 1.15, 0.65, 0.33, 0.55, and 0.98 degrees, respectively, on June 28, 29, 30, and July 1, 2, all at about 32 degrees above the horizon at sunset in Houston. Hence, any of these five nights will be better than the best of most other conjunctions. For reference, the size of the full Moon on the sky is 0.50 degrees."

So, suck it, smart guy

I stand corrected...........a facebook friend posted this last night, but that site didn't break down the numbers like yours just did.