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Thanks for those great pics.
You, too, Rocky.
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We took the grand daughter, the good binocs and the spotting scope, not the quality of Mr. Klok's work but still pretty awesome...
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Clear sky and they're a fingernail apart. Gonna go back out in a few minutes when it's a bit darker, but it was a sight to see, for sure.
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Already sunk here. Behind the bluff
Trees and topography
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We had a fair view from here in Arkansas. The Wife and I drove out to the Cemetery just out from town.
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After a series of cloudy nights it cleared off for a good view of the Christmas star tonight.
Wonder if means he's coming back?.Wonder if he'll be pissed?
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Sky isn't clear enough to see any stars tonight.
Only lights in the sky are attached to Airplanes.
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Got a good look at them as I was walking out of the woods from my stand. Cranked my scope up for a better view so yes, I was using my scope as a spotting scope. 😀 Got home and took a walk with my wife to a nearby power line so she could see them.
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Too cloudy here tonight. :-(
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Too many high clouds. We can see the moon through it but nothing else, at least not in the south.
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Blowing snow here. How long are they up in the sky before setting?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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The farther south you are, the longer you can see them before they set. About mid-country (say Denver or so) your viewing window is roughly 45 to 90 minutes after sunset.
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Thankfully it was clear last night. Hard to believe Galileo spotted Jupiter’s moons in 1610 with a 10x telescope. I could barely make them out with 12x binos Pretty cool stuff to watch
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Seafarers actually used the moons of Jupiter for navigation before the invention of the Harrison chronometer. The book ‘Longitude’ by Dava Sobel is a good one.
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It was easier to get away from street lights in 1610.
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Don’t know if we’ll get a clear enough sky to see it this year.
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No sweat, ironbender. You can catch it next time.
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It was easier to get away from street lights in 1610. To the best of my understanding it wasn’t readily visible in 1610 too close too or behind the sun, 1226 was the last good viewing. After several days of clear weather it clouded up yesterday towards sunset. Uvalde 70 miles west of town was only partly cloudy so after sunset I travelled west on Hwy 90. Only had to drive 10 miles out of town before I caught a break in the clouds and saw them. Pulled of the highway and broke out the binocs. So I saw ‘em and don’t have to wait another 400 years. I gotta say tho that I liked the arrangement on Sunday night better, as per that photo linked in the thread, Jupiter below Saturn just looked better. 20+ years ago when Jupiter and Saturn were both in or near to Taurus were were at school using a telescope and I told the students next time that happened I could retire. Well Jupiter is back in Taurus in 2023 but Saturn doesn’t get there ‘till 2028 so I got a ways to go. Next big one to watch for is the North American total eclipse of April 8, 2024. Gonna pass just north of San Antonio.
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RockyRaab: Got to see this last night (December 21st) as the two planets came together.
Had to settle for 12 power binoculars as the wind was howling (35+!) and I did not dare set up my astronomical telescope.
I have seen some of the moons of Jupiter from my yard in the past and it would have been cool to see them again - but the wind was just to miserable.
I hope to live long enough to see the next time they get so close together.
He-he.
Hold into the wind
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