Interesting conjunction via Starry Night

[Carole]

I was playing around with Starry Night last night and looking at various dates and viewing locations.

Further to a recent posting about what the Star of Bethlehem could be, I tried to set it for 25.12.00, but it would only do 1NB or 1AD.  I put the viewing location in Israel and looked in the East and Saturn was prominent at that time.  Of course it doesn't show Supernovae and Novae.

Then I started looking at the positions of Jupiter and Saturn over the next few years, and there will be a very interesting conjunction low in the sky between Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Mars.  I didn't take a note of it as I wasn't sure if any-one would be interested, but I think it was June 2011.  I think it was in the evening sky so not completely dark.

If any-one is interested I'll do the "search again". 

Carole

[Ian]

always good to know of these things Carole. Even if it's to steel ourselves against the inevitable rubbish spouted by the press about the end of the earth...

Are we due any occulations yet? It's been quite a few years now.

[Carole]

sorry, above should read.  1BC or 1AD.