Spectacular Double-Double Conjunction Treat- August 18th (Dawn).

[Suzy]

Jupiter & Venus join together as a tight duo in our sky.
This will be quite low, so you will need a good eastern horizon for this.

The article below doesn't mention that Jupiter's Moons, Ganymede and Callisto appear very close together as well, almost looking as tho they're touching. A double double of treats!

Go check your sky programme- it looks really really cooooool! :stargaze:

http://www.universetoday.com/113679/a-spectacular-dawn-conjunction-of-venus-and-jupiter-set-for-august-18th/

This event is posted on our fb page if you'd like to share the joy.

We're supposed to be having a really wet weekend here in Brisbane so here's hoping it clears in time. :question:

[mithrandir]

Suzy the date is wrong in the title. It should be the 18th. Just after they rise Venus and Jupiter will be ~25 arcmin apart.

That's several degrees below my horizon. They don't clear the trees until ~08:40.

[Suzy]

Ooops! Thanks Andrew. I got the northern hem & southern hem dates mixed up and throw in that it's in the early morning (written in the IIS calender as 18th) threw me for a loop!
Edited. :)

[astroron]

At 06:00 on the 18th the two planets will be 25 arc minutes apart and 8° above my horizon if it were flat. ;)
The article is mainly for northern hemisphere observers and is using universal time. 04:00 UT is 14:00 here in Queensland.
Cheers:thumbsup:

[gaa_ian]

Just a quick shot with an iphone, grabbed on the way to work this morning (yep I start work at 6am !) Photo is cropped and contrast enhanced to better show the planets against the brightening Sky.

[Liz]

A few of mine from this morning - was a beautiful sight as they rose above the sea.

[OzStarGazer]

Beautiful! Lucky you. 100% cloud cover and rain here.... :(

[Allan]

I took this on the way into LA this morning. It was a beautiful sight, but the iPad doesn't do it justice.

[Liz]

Cool Allan. :thumbsup: