Mercury will appear at duck in the Southern Hemisphere during late August 2014. The Northern Hemisphere would not have been able to see the planet at the beginning of the month because it was too close to the Sun to observe.
It may be too late tonight, already. Go out right after sunset and look to the southwest; the really bright object is Jupiter. (December 27, 2009)
The star next to Venus is most likely the planet Jupiter. Venus and Jupiter are two of the brightest objects in the night sky and are often visible close to each other. Jupiter will appear as a bright point of light that is usually larger and not twinkling like a star.
If you want to see the planet Jupiter, you have to know where to look -- and when. Jupiter is sometimes not visible at all. I would suggest that you buy a couple of astronomy magazines. They usually have a sky chart giving you a "heads-up" on what to look for over the next couple of months, and where to look for it. Start by learning some of the major constellations. They'll serve as your reference points. Orion, the largest winter constellation visible from the Northern Hemisphere, won't be visible for much longer, so start right away.
If you are in the UK just look to the east of your location on any clear evening over the next two weeks, at about 10 degrees above the horizon, and the bright stationary object in the dark sky is the planet Jupiter, and with a decent pair of binoculars you can even see the four Galilean moons in orbit around Jupiter.
As I write this on August 25, 2012, Mars and Saturn are clearly visible just above the western horizon at sunset. Venus is the "Morning Star", and is the brightest thing in the sky in the eastern sky just before dawn. Jupiter rises about 1AM, and is visible until dawn. Mercury is tougher; it's currently too close to the Sun to be visible and is headed to a "superior conjunction" when Mercury will be on the other side of the Sun from us in mid-September. It will remain too close to the Sun to be visible until the end of October. By Halloween, you should have a chance to see Mercury low in the western sky just after sunset.
Jupiter nor Saturn were "discovered". They are visible with the naked eye and thus were known about since humans first looked up into the night sky.
None .. You Dont have Any Signs For A Few weeks Or Months
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Venus, then Earth, then Mars.
Since there are only twelve months per year in the Gregorian calendar, the next such date is January 1st, 2101.
It may be too late tonight, already. Go out right after sunset and look to the southwest; the really bright object is Jupiter. (December 27, 2009)
The two brightest stars near the Moon are usually the planets Venus and Jupiter. Venus is often referred to as the "evening star" when it is visible after sunset, and Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
The two planets next to Jupiter are Saturn and Mars. Saturn is located immediately next to Jupiter, followed by Mars.
It's complicated... If (say) Venus is visible in a certain month, that doesn't mean it will be visible the next year in the same month - since the movements of the other planets are not synchronized with Earth's movement.
24/7 except for eating and brushing for the first 12 months after braces and then every night for the next twelve months
The star next to Venus is most likely the planet Jupiter. Venus and Jupiter are two of the brightest objects in the night sky and are often visible close to each other. Jupiter will appear as a bright point of light that is usually larger and not twinkling like a star.
If you want to see the planet Jupiter, you have to know where to look -- and when. Jupiter is sometimes not visible at all. I would suggest that you buy a couple of astronomy magazines. They usually have a sky chart giving you a "heads-up" on what to look for over the next couple of months, and where to look for it. Start by learning some of the major constellations. They'll serve as your reference points. Orion, the largest winter constellation visible from the Northern Hemisphere, won't be visible for much longer, so start right away.