Until February there are four clear planets on the evening sky. Mars shines in the east, Jupiter in the south, Venus and Saturn appear in the west. There is no special date on which the spectacle can best be seen.
This was said by the head of the Vienna working group for Astronomy (WAA), Alexander Pikhard. In the twilight, Venus can be clearly seen in the southwest of Austria. The brightness of the planet will increase until mid -February that it will be recognizable with the naked eye in the afternoon in the day sky.
According to Venus, Jupiter is the second largest planet, he shines brighter than the stars of the winter sky. Mars, which is characterized by his striking reddish color, seems just as clear as Sirius, the brightest solid star on the firmament. The visibility of Saturn ends on February 23 in Austria and Mercury will take its place on 24 February.
Long general visibility
The two distant planets Uranus and Neptune are also heaven in the evening, but they cannot be seen with a fairly eye. “Especially with Venus and Saturn, as well as Mars, Castor and Pollux, the movement of the planets in the air is clear nowadays. Slowly they pass for the much further distant stars while they circling around the sun, such as our earth, “Alexander said pick hard of the Vienna working group for astronomy.
It is not so rare that four or all five clear planets can be seen at the same time in the evening or tomorrow. “However, Mercury almost always plays a role and the duration of common visibility is only a few weeks.”
Source: Krone
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