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Old 02-23-2012, 07:55 AM   #1417
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Venus is very bright in the SW this month, and Jupiter is quite bright too, higher in the south.

Sirius is the brightest star in our sky (other than the sun). "Twinkly" has to do with our atmospheric conditions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius
A very easy to understand description of the planetary motions and where they are in the sky right now...very interesting read.

http://profmattstrassler.com/article...uty-in-motion/
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