.NOW... ONLY A FEW SHOWERS REMAINED OVER THE FAR WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH FROM THE LAKE TOXAWAY AND HIGHLANDS NORTH CAROLINA AREA TOWARD WALHALLA AND CLEMSON. A BRIEF RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. HIDE
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Dan's Starry Skies by Dan Caton
Latest Update: July 17, 2008
The full Moon near Saturn just after dark on Thursday the 17th
The bright Moon will dominate our skies through the weekend but Jupiter is still the target of choice for evening viewing. It rises in the southeast early evening and is highest about midnight, although it won't get very high in the southern sky. Even binoculars will show the bright moons of Jupiter, with 1 to 4 of them being visible depending on whether one or more are directly ahead or behind the planet. The Moon is shown here when full on the 17th and will slide farther east each night through the weekend.
A wider view of the sky with Jupiter, and with the Moon as on the 17th
