Virtual Star Party - January 12, 2014: The Planetary Show!

By Fraser Cain - January 12, 2014 at 9:01 PM UTC | Observing

Hosts: Fraser Cain(@fcain, @universetoday) and Scott Lewis(@baldastronomer)

Astronomers: David Dickinson(@astroguyz) in Florida Mike Phillips in North Carolina Shahrin Ahmad(@shahgazer) in Malaysia Andrew Dumbleton in England and James McGee

Views: Venus at inferior conjunction Io being occulted by Jupiter the Moon,including near the Chang'e landing site in Mare Iridium the Sun, with sunspot R44 Galaxy M64 tiny Mercury filaments on the Sun Jupiter M51 Whirlpool Galaxy more Moon views, including Tycho crater and finally Mars!

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Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.