Tomorrow night, Saturn and Comet Lulin will converge in the constellation Leo only 2 degrees apart. Even better, Comet Lulin will also be making its closest approach to Earth--the comet at its best!-- while four of Saturn's moons transit the disk of the ringed planet in view of backyard telescopes. Oh, and the Moon will be New, providing dark skies for anyone who wishes to see the show. The best time to look is around 1 a.m. when the planet-comet combo ascend high in the southern sky. To the unaided eye, Comet Lulin looks like a faint patch of gas floating next to golden Saturn. Point your backyard telescope at that patch and you will see a lovely green comet with a double tail. For more information, visit spaceweather.com and/or read this NASA science article. Hope you have clear skies!
Monday, February 23, 2009
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