Thursday, February 2, 2012

If I were to look outside for the constellation of Sagittarius...what direction would I try to find it in?

north, south, east, west?If I were to look outside for the constellation of Sagittarius...what direction would I try to find it in?If you go out about an hour after sunset tonight (or anytime in the next month), you will see two planets (bright and white "stars") in the sky.



One is Venus, very low to the West, and setting at about that time (it sets roughly an hour after sunset). Venus is presently in Scorpio.



Jupiter is a bit higher. It is unmistakable, being the brightest thing in that area of the sky. An hour after sunset, it is roughly southwest for observers in temperate latitudes of North America. It is North West (or even West) if you are in Australia.



The bulk of Sagittarius (including the "teapot" asterism) is just to the west of Jupiter (to the right of Jupiter if you live in North America).



If I were to look outside for the constellation of Sagittarius...what direction would I try to find it in?
Where do you live? What time are you looking?If I were to look outside for the constellation of Sagittarius...what direction would I try to find it in?Southwest!If I were to look outside for the constellation of Sagittarius...what direction would I try to find it in?
If you're in the Northern hemisphere, it's mostly south. The declination is -25 degrees. So if you live north of 65 degrees North, you don't even get to see it's center. You have to live 25 degrees south of the equator to have it overhead (east and west). And south of that, it can appear in the North.

If I were to look outside for the constellation of Sagittarius...what direction would I try to find it in?http://www.howellwx.com/sky_chart.htmIf I were to look outside for the constellation of Sagittarius...what direction would I try to find it in?
In the northern hemisphere look southwest in evening twilight. It will be gone by 8:00 pm in most places.
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