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Well it's not EXTREEEEEEME, but tonight and over the next few days there's a great opportunity to see Mercury, Venus, and Saturn very close together in the western sky after sunset:
Three Planets Bunch Up in Twilight
Check it out if you can- it'll be pretty low so make sure you've got a nice clear view to the west-northwest (away from the city if you can swing it). The first chart shown is for tonight 45 minutes after sunset (around 9:15pm here in Austin). Mercury is a good challenge- I've been stargazing for about 30 years now and I've only managed to see him a handful of times. He keeps pretty close to the Sun (then again, I've also done the vast bulk of my star gazing from cities). You have to know just where to look, and the charts help- as well as there being other really bright things like Venus to use to guide you.
Three Planets Bunch Up in Twilight
Check it out if you can- it'll be pretty low so make sure you've got a nice clear view to the west-northwest (away from the city if you can swing it). The first chart shown is for tonight 45 minutes after sunset (around 9:15pm here in Austin). Mercury is a good challenge- I've been stargazing for about 30 years now and I've only managed to see him a handful of times. He keeps pretty close to the Sun (then again, I've also done the vast bulk of my star gazing from cities). You have to know just where to look, and the charts help- as well as there being other really bright things like Venus to use to guide you.
