Saturn and Spica shine brightly in western sky

By Mike Shanahan
Bishop Museum

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 28, 2011

~~<p>At the start of September, look for Saturn at dusk (7:30 p.m.) about 10 degrees above the western horizon — about the width of a fist held at arm's length.</p>
<p>Saturn shines at 0.9 magnitude, similar to a bright star. In fact, it's almost exactly as bright as Spica, the star shining to its left. Spica and Saturn are like eyes gazing at us low in the west.</p>
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At the start of September, look for Saturn at dusk (7:30 p.m.) about 10 degrees above the western horizon — about the width of a fist held at arm's length.

Saturn shines at 0.9 magnitude, similar to a bright star. In fact, it's almost exactly as bright as Spica, the star shining to its left. Spica and Saturn are like eyes gazing at us low in the west. Login for more...