Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn Nov. 24th just after sunset

[Ed in Houston]

 Jupiter and Saturn will appear to be very close to one another in the southwestern sky just after sunset this evening. You will need a mostly clear sky and view of the SW sky near the horizon down to about 10 degrees altitude to see them.

 

 

 

Sunset this evening for Houston is at 5:23pm local time. I plan to take a look beginning about 15 minutes after that. As it gets darker the planets will appear brighter but lower in the sky and closer to the horizon.

 

Google "sunset (your city)" for the sunset time at your city. Sunset times vary across a particular time zone depending on how far east or west your location is in your time zone.

 

Sunset in Houston tonight is 5:23pm. West of Houston around Austin, the sun will set about 20 minutes later. East of Houston around New Orleans, the sun will set about 20 minutes earlier.

 

This is because the surface of Earth is rotating at about 1000 miles per hour at the equator, slower at other latitudes.

 

 

Ed in Houston

 

[Ed in Houston]

Well I meant to say Jupiter an Venus are at conjunction as shown in the diagram, not Jupiter and Saturn.

Ed in Houston

 

[Darold Petty]

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2 hours ago, Ed in Houston said:

 

This is because the surface of Earth is rotating at about 1000 miles per hour at the equator, slower at other latitudes.

 

 

Ed in Houston

 

 

Ed, this is a detail that the 'flat earth ignoramuses' cite as 'proof' for their idiotic position.   (Wouldn't we be flung off ??)  

[Ed in Houston]

46 minutes ago, Darold Petty said:

T Ed, this is a detail that the 'flat earth ignoramuses' cite as 'proof' for their idiotic position.   (Wouldn't we be flung off ??)  

Well, I am coming down on the side of Newtonian mechanics on this issue.

    Centrifugal force:  F = m * v² / r

V = 1000 mph at the equator = 1467 feet per second

Mass = the weight of a person = 200 pounds

Radius of the Earth = about 4000 miles = 21120000 feet

Entering these three values into the centrifugal force calculator yields about .6 pounds

Being .6 pounds lighter would hardly make you fly off a rotating Earth.

Ed in Houston

 

 

[Ed in Houston]

Here is Venus and Jupiter at conjunction just above my neighbor's house. A few cirrus clouds were present.

 

Ed in Houston

[SHEP]

Thanks for the picture, I was hoping to see it, but, got busy.  Cecile

[Palmarum]

While crossing over the Everglades last evening, I got a great view of Venus and Jupiter with zero light pollution.

Ryan