Ridgeland, SC Weather

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Planetary trio

When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. Venus, Saturn, and Mars have converged to form a triangle in the sky after sunset. The trio will remain in this triangular formation for many nights to come, only the angles will change. Keep an eye out just after sunset!

 

 

Map of western sky Aug. 2, 2010

 

Map credit: Spaceweather.com