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Old 22-10-2007, 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons View Post

Jupiter from sunset to early morning
Not quite.

Sunset to about 7.30pm, before it gets too low toward the west for reasonable viewing.

Jupiter's past its best for this year...but never fear...it all comes around again fairly soon.

As Ken says, Mars is on the rise and we're all looking forward to it being at its best in late December.

If you are keen, set your alarm for before dawn and have a look to the east for Venus and Saturn.

As already suggested, download Stellarium. It's free and is very handy.

Also, pick up an astro mag or two at your local newsagent. They have very good monthly maps and info for where to find stuff.

And welcome
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