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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The high solar activity is manifested by numerous sunspots


Planets
Mars honored us only briefly in the evening sky. He's in the evening to see just for an hour in the West South West. Mars is 1.2 Size bright and is located in the constellation Virgo.

The Ring Planet Saturn adopted soon by the evening sky. He can only be seen for an hour in the West South West (set at 21 ½ clock). Saturn (0.8 size) Located in the constellation Virgo. Saturn has an angular distance (elongation on) from the sun of 44 °.

Jupiter culminates after sunrise. He goes on to 23 ¼ clock in the Northeast. Jupiter (in Taurus) has a brightness of -2.4 on size. Morning at 6 clocks, order of Jupiter's moons: Europe - Io - Jupiter's Ganymede, Calistoga. On Jupiter by 5 ¼ clock of Big Red Spot can be observed.

Venus emerged four hours before sunrise on the Ostnordosten. Our inner planetary neighbor dominates the morning sky from tomorrow Wednesday at 2 ¾ clock. Venus holds (-4.2 size classes bright) to the constellation Cancer. A look through a telescope shows us a bulging disk of Venus.

Moon

The moon rises late on (by 21 ¼ clock). It decreases; its illumination is 81%. But he can still be found after sunrise to 11 clocks in the morning sky. At the highest point of his daily train reaches the moon tomorrow Wednesday at 4 ½ clock (55 ° altitude, in the constellation Aries).








Sun

The sunspots are relative to the surrounding photosphere some cooler areas therefore appear as dark spots on the sun appeared. Currently, a sunspot number of 156 was determined, a high value. Two large sunspot groups covered the sun yesterday. Total 66 spots on the sun were to be seen in nine groups. Attention! With telescope and binocular observations of the sun, you must always use the special guarantees for solar observation approved and suitable lens filter, otherwise an immediate total amaurosis done!

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