the planets as they appear on today's date (updates continuously each day)

This shows what the current sky looks like. The southern horizon is at the bottom. Directly overhead is located in the middle of the diagram.
current night sky over Los Angeles, CA
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Friday, February 29, 2008

Required Textbook

The astronomy class will be using the textbook 'Astronomy Today 6E' by Eric Chaisson. You can find information about it here: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,3110,0132400855,00.html
ISBN-10: 0132400855 ISBN-13: 9780132400855