Can I see them tonight?
When and where I can see them?
I live near the equator
2007-07-09 21:22:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
If you are lucky and have a nice, clear western Horizon, you might be able to spot Saturn just as it is beginning to get dark. It is located low in the western horizon, not far from Venus. It sets shortly after 10:30 PM. Saturn has been visible since early spring and is now ready to set and appear again next year. Sorry, you are just a bit late for the best views of Saturn.
Jupiter will be almost due south and easily visible as a bright star about 25 degrees above the Horizon. Mars, as has already been stated will not really be visible until after midnight ( actually, after 2:00 AM ) low in the east.
But if you have a good telescope, Uranus and Neptune will be up a couple of hours before Mars. Their strange blue colours will give them away in your Telescope.
OOPS, I just noticed that you live near the equator. that means that the planets will be quite a bit higher in the sky than they are from my location. I live at 43 degrees north. So, if you live at 10 degrees north, the planets will be about 30 degrees higher in the sky. This is about right for Addis Abbeba in Ethiopia and other locations along that line.
Adolph
2007-07-10 01:24:42 · answer #1 · answered by Adolph K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a book that shows where the stars will be month by month, I'm sure you can find the same thing on line. Sometimes they are there, and sometimes not, but you can see Mars, Venus and Saturn a lot of the time.
Mars is not the evening star as someone said, it's Venus that can be seen in the morning and evening. I've just come back from Kampala, near the equator and could see Venus a lot of the time. A couple of weeks ago it was right next to a beautiful crescent moon - magic!
2007-07-09 21:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by cobra 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jupiter is the most easy one tonight. Look to the south / south-east about two hours after sunset. The brightest object there is Jupiter.
For Saturn you have to hurry right after sunset. Look towards the west. There you see a bright object, this is Venus. In the vicinity of Venus you see the star Regulus above it and planet Saturn to the right of it.
To see Mars you have to wait until 2 hours after midnight to see it as a dim red dot above the eastern horizon.
2007-07-09 22:12:55 · answer #3 · answered by Ernst S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Saturn is just below the brilliant Venus in the west just after sunset, and Jupiter is in the southeast. Mars doesn't rise until about 3 in the morning, but is visible until dawn. Cartes du Ciel is a good free program which will show you their exact positions, but there are many similar planetarium programs.
2007-07-10 02:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jupiter is high in the East at sunset. Venus is high in the West and sunset an Saturn is near it. Mars is high in the East two hours before sunrise.
2007-07-10 01:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about tonight, but I bought a simple telescope from WalMart and could see Saturn and the rings about a year ago.
2007-07-09 21:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think of Jupiter has hydrogen and helium clouds, i'm uncertain. Mars could even have water-vapor clouds below specific circumstances, regardless of the undeniable fact that it generally does not have any form of clouds.
2016-12-14 04:26:27 · answer #7 · answered by lemanski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mars can be seen every morning and evening as a star..
Saturn is seen once a year.
dont know about jupiter...
2007-07-09 21:26:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, and below is a program to help you find them easily when they are around.
2007-07-09 21:26:56 · answer #9 · answered by mike453683 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋