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Jupiter’s disk is 50 arcseconds in width on the 15 th. On the 1 st, Jupiter rises at 8:32 p.m., PDT, and on the 30 th at 6:28 p.m., PDT. A telescope capable of magnification of 100x or more will be needed to show the disk and any large surface features. On the 30 th, the disk is 88-percent illuminated and 12 arcseconds in width. On the 1 st, the disk of Mars is 85-percent illuminated and 9.8 arcseconds in width. On the 1 st, the planet rises at 11:30 p.m., PDT, and on the 30 th at 10:22 p.m., PDT. The disk of Venus slowly diminishes in size and becomes more fully illuminated as it travels to the far side of its orbit. Venus is then 99-percent illuminated and 9.8 arcseconds wide. On the 30 th, Venus rises at 6:18 a.m., PDT, and is too close to the sun to be observed. The planet is 97-percent illuminated and ten arcseconds in width. Venus rises at 5:19 a.m., PDT, on the 1 st, and the sun rises at 6:27 a.m., PDT. Do not observe any planet when it appears close to the sun, for the danger to the eyes is great. Mercury is 15-percent illuminated and 8.9 arcseconds in width. On the 30 th, Mercury rises at 5:46 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at 6:47 a.m., PDT.
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The planet passes between the sun and earth and moves to the morning sky on the 23 rd. Mercury is 44-percent illuminated and 7.9 arcseconds in width. Mercury sets at 8:12 p.m., PDT, and the sun sets at 7:19 p.m., PDT, on the 1 st. Here are the events happening in the sky of southern California. This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report for the period between September 1 and September 30, 2022.