Looking West at sunset you can find brilliant Venus and the ringed planet Saturn. Venus is often mistaken for an airplane or weather balloon it’s so bright. Venus also goes through phases as seen from our vantage point and this is easily decernable when viewed through a telescope.
Saturn’s rings are aways a treat to view and often the favorite of those new to observing through a telescope. It’s quickly dipping down sunward so look while you can.
The International Space Station will be making a very nice pass over the Dallas/Fort Worth area beginning at about 9:30 PM tonight. If you can see through the pop up thunderstorms and pull yourself away from either the Ranger’s game OR preseason Cowboy game the ISS will be bright at – 3.5 magnitude. Go out and look up.
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