September Planets
Only three bright planets can be seen in September since Mars and Jupiter will be too close to the Sun to be noticed.
Mercury sets around 7.20 p.m. on September 1, at 8.30 p.m. on September 15 and at 8.35 p.m. on September 30.
The brilliant Venus is also In the evening sky, setting at 7.15 p.m. on September 1, at 8.30 p.m. on September 15 and at 8.50 p.m. on September 30. The ringed planet, Saturn, is drawing towards opposition on October 15 and is thus visible for most of the night. During September it will be
the only bright planet visible in the midnight sky. On September 1, it rises at 9.40 p.m., on September 15, at 8.50 p.m. and on September 30, at 7.30 p.m. On the evening of September 27, the bright red star Antares will be seen very close to the Moon. It will actually be occulted by the Moon for observers in Australia whilst New Zealand watchers will just miss seeing an occultation. The evening of September 24 will provide a most interesting sight in the western sky when the Moon, Venus, Mercury and the bright star Spica can all be seen fairly close to one another.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31772, 31 August 1968, Page 19
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