Sunday, July 20, 2008

How to Find the Planets

The easiest way to locate all the planets is to follow Sky & Telescope's directions. Go to This Week's Sky at a Glance, and scroll down to This Week's Planet Roundup.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are bright and easy to spot even from the city. Uranus and Neptune require a telescope and a finder chart. Pluto is still listed for old times' sake and is a challenge to find. You'll need a big scope, dark sky, and detailed star chart.

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