JAMES: YOU CAN FIND THE PLANETS VENUS, SATURN,
AND MARS IN THE EVENING SKY.
DEAN: AND JUPITER AND MERCURY IN THE MORNING
SKY THIS WEEK.
DEAN: WE HAVE OUR SKY SET TO OCTOBER 8TH JUST
AFTER SUNSET.
AND EVEN BEFORE IT GETS COMPLETELY DARK, YOU
CAN SEE OUR FIRST PLANET OF THE EVENING - VENUS.
JAMES: AS IT GETS LATER AT NIGHT, YOU CAN
EASILY SPOT YELLOW SATURN AND RUBY-RED MARS
OFF TO THE LEFT IN A LINE WITH THE WAXING
CRESCENT MOON.
DEAN: NOW ITS THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 9, AND
THE SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE.
TO SEE JUPITER AND MERCURY, YOU'LL NEED A
CLEAR VIEW TO THE EASTERN HORIZON AND YOU
MIGHT, JUST MIGHT SPY TWO DISTINCT LIGHTS
LOW IN THE EAST.
JAMES: THE FAINTER ONE IS MERCURY AND THE
BRIGHTER ONE IS JUPITER.
AND THEY'LL COME CLOSE TOGETHER ON THE 10TH
AND 11TH INTO A SWEET PRE-DAWN CONJUNCTION.
THE HEAVENS ARE EXCITING TO WITNESS WHEN YOU
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!