shootnstarz
Master
If you're up and about around midnight go outside and look to the south. You will see 4 fairly bright objects around 60 - 70 degrees above the horizon.
From left to right you will see Mars, Saturn, Antares and Jupiter. Mars is currently very close to Earth, hasn't been this close since 2003. Antares, a very large red giant star, is the heart of Scorpio and is expected to explode in a supernova in the next million years, it's already in it's dying throws as it's swollen to immense size.
Jupiter is always splendid in a telescope and Saturn's rings are close to maximum declination making it a beautiful target as well. Saturn is always a crowd pleaser at public stargazes, you can tell when somebody sees it for their first time by the ooohs, ahhhs and wows, even been accused of having a picture inside my telescope.
For a free astronomy program download "Stellarium", when set up to your time and location you can cruise the night sky and see what's up there to see that particular time.
RH
From left to right you will see Mars, Saturn, Antares and Jupiter. Mars is currently very close to Earth, hasn't been this close since 2003. Antares, a very large red giant star, is the heart of Scorpio and is expected to explode in a supernova in the next million years, it's already in it's dying throws as it's swollen to immense size.
Jupiter is always splendid in a telescope and Saturn's rings are close to maximum declination making it a beautiful target as well. Saturn is always a crowd pleaser at public stargazes, you can tell when somebody sees it for their first time by the ooohs, ahhhs and wows, even been accused of having a picture inside my telescope.
For a free astronomy program download "Stellarium", when set up to your time and location you can cruise the night sky and see what's up there to see that particular time.
RH