Back to Article List From the August 2007 issue Glenn Chaple’s observing basics: Angular distances and colors August 2007: Learn how to measure the sky you see and find colorful double star. By Glenn Chaple | Published: August 1, 2007 “The new comet will be 30 degrees above the western horizon at sunset.” “Venus is 1½ degrees from the Moon tonight.”
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