Nice Morning Sight on Oct. 13, 2009

Plan to get up early on the morning of October 13, 2009 for a great view in the eastern horizon. About 6:30am CST in the Central United States if you look to the east you should see Venus and Saturn only a half-degree apart in the morning sky. Below them Mercury will be rising above the horizon. Plan to get up and get to your favorite spot from which you have a clear view of the Eastern horizon and enjoy this dance of the planets.

Post your comments if you got to observe this.

Mercury and Saturn getting all up ons... Sept 22 in AM

If you go out in North America before sun rise on Sept. 22, 2009 and look to the East just a few seconds before sunrise. Just a little above the eastern horizon you should see the planets Mercury and Saturn appearing only 3/10ths of a degree apart. This might be difficult to see as they are not very far from the sun. I you have a flat horizon to the east of where you are you might want to give it a try.

Saturn without rings until September?

If you are a fan of viewing Saturn then you might want to note that it's rings will be tilted edge-on to the Earth from August 10, 2009 to September 4, 2009, making them impossible to see even with a telescope. You are lucky to witness such a rare event such as this alignment with earth and the rings as it only occurs every 14 to 15 years.