Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Solar System . ... Planets . ... This bizarrely shrunken planetary system was found by NASAтАЩs Kepler mission, hence the parent star has been named Kepler-11. ... Planetary scientist and Kepler science team member Jack Lissauer said ?These six planets are mixtures of rock and gases, possibly including water.тАЭ €аNone of these strange new worlds are likely to be home to any form of life; their surface conditions are simply too extreme. ...

Armagh, 2nd May 2002. Saturn and Mars are at the top left, Venus is the very bright object and Mercury appears through the clouds. ... All five planets visible to ancient astronomers can now be seen in alignment in the western sky. ... Next is Venus, the brightest planet or "Evening Star", followed by Mars, a much fainter red planet, then Saturn (near the red star Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus), and finally, slightly higher in the sky, the largest planet Jupiter. ...

... An overexposed crescent moon dominates the celestial scene, but the bright "star" just below and to its right is Saturn while further below Saturn is a close pairing of brilliant Jupiter and a fainter, yellowish Mars . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: Jupiter - Mars - planet - Saturn - Moon - clouds - planetary alignment . Publications with words: Jupiter - Mars - planet - Saturn - Moon - clouds - planetary alignment . ... Mars in View . ...

Moon, Planets And Aurora, Oh My! Articles | ... Moon | ... How often do we see several planets and the Moon together? ... Then I look northeast and see more red through all the light pollution of Washington, D.C. I snapped this 15 second photo. ... What started out as a father son photographic safari for rare planet conjunctions turned into a spectacular night of memories. ... Aha, I see some red light near Orion. ... A Very Rare Red Aurora in Northern Virginia, . ... www.astronomy.net . ...

... A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System . by Bill Arnett . The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. ... T o explore the solar system offline, visit The Nine Planets Bookstore . ... O verview of the Solar System . ... U ranus . ... The Nine Planets Bookstore : explore the solar system offline . ... Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 by William A. Arnett ; last updated: 1999 May 19 . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Star Atlas . ... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... The planet has extreme temperature swings and perhaps active lava flows. ... A digital supplement to Astronomy magazine. ... Join TravelQuest International with Astronomy and Discover magazines on one of three great tour options surrounding this celestial spectacle . ... Astronomy Magazine . ...