We have a few astronomers here, and a lot of people who appreciate nature in general!
So tonight and tomorrow, look up!
Venus - that bright, bright "star" in the west (right after sunset) will be smack-dab in the middle of The Seven Sisters, aka the Pleiades, aka M45.
You can see with naked eye. Binoculars are better. You don't need some giant telescope.
It's close tonight, even better tomorrow. Binocs with a large objective lens, i.e. exit lens, are best. 7x50mm, as opposed to 7x35 (though if that's what you got, use them!)
The Pleiades really pop in a pair of binoculars, and Venus is scorchingly bright.
Comet Atlas is coming later this month, so if you don't have decent binoculars, you might buy some.
"Keep Looking Up," as Jack Horkeimer used to say.
AA
So tonight and tomorrow, look up!
Venus - that bright, bright "star" in the west (right after sunset) will be smack-dab in the middle of The Seven Sisters, aka the Pleiades, aka M45.
You can see with naked eye. Binoculars are better. You don't need some giant telescope.
It's close tonight, even better tomorrow. Binocs with a large objective lens, i.e. exit lens, are best. 7x50mm, as opposed to 7x35 (though if that's what you got, use them!)
The Pleiades really pop in a pair of binoculars, and Venus is scorchingly bright.
Comet Atlas is coming later this month, so if you don't have decent binoculars, you might buy some.
"Keep Looking Up," as Jack Horkeimer used to say.
AA