Three Planets and a Comet

Are you quiet shopping for that supreme vacation present for an astronomer? In case your evening sky is dim and horizon clear ample, the Solar System can comprise performed your browsing for you. Send them outdoors after sundown to seem three planets and a comet. In this snapshot of the December solstice evening sky from the village of Kirazli, Turkey the brightest celestial beacon is Venus, with regards to the southwestern horizon on the real. Look for left and up to assemble Saturn shining between clouds. Convey that line farther left and up to shimmering Jupiter, the Solar System’s ruling gasoline broad. This one year’s surprise visitor to the inside of Solar System, Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1), is with regards to the horizon too. The comet is fainter but kinds a almost equilateral triangle with planets Venus and Saturn in this explore. After a dramatic brightening in newest days the comet is upright viewed to the unaided judge about, though a superior pair of binoculars is forever a real knowing. Distinguished Submissions to APOD: Planetary Alignment: 2021 December