Hilmar,
>>Hilmar,
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>>They have been very bright here in Utah.
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>I suppose you mean Venus and Jupiter.
Right. sorry.. I had thought it was Venus & Mars though but apparently it's not..
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>Venus, when visible, is always the brightest "star". Jupiter is the second-brightest most of the time - when Mars is in opposition, he may be slightly brighter than Jupiter, for a relatively short time. AAR, both are brighter than the brightest "fixed-star", Sirius.
I know far too little about this subject but it sure is fun to get the telescope out on a dark night when it's warm and look at the heavens. I took a look at the moon once and about burnt out my eye it was so bright. <s>
Best,
DD
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