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Post by Ahawkeye on Sept 26, 2022 20:19:02 GMT -5
For those star gazers out there....
Jupiter is as close as it has been in 50+ years and as close as it will be in a little over 100 years. A decent pair of binoculars will let you see Jupiter's moons a spotting scope will give you a shot of "the big red spot", a storm on Jupiter that has been there since the dawn of astronomy. Tonight Jupiter is the brightest object in the sky as we have no moon tonight. Happy viewing everyone!
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Post by genesis273 on Sept 26, 2022 21:12:03 GMT -5
Pretty cool
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Post by astronankin on Mar 7, 2024 11:35:56 GMT -5
I got to see Jupiter through my 10" telescope just about a week before and a week after closest approach. I will NEVER FORGET the views of the GRS, the storms, cloud bands, festoons, and the detail levels around the poles. Plenty of details that are typically only obvious in photographs and in big telescopes were literally right there to be seen. And you all know how red the North and South equatorial bands are... They typically appear reddish. They were this time so red they were almost brown. Absolutely jaw dropping. Those views now make Jupiter often appear a little puny now..... at least to me.
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Jupiter
Mar 7, 2024 13:01:31 GMT -5
Post by featherduster on Mar 7, 2024 13:01:31 GMT -5
Rain and clouds in the forecast for the next 3 days.
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Mar 7, 2024 13:04:11 GMT -5
Post by Ahawkeye on Mar 7, 2024 13:04:11 GMT -5
I was glad I got to see it as well looking forward to more things to see this year.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Mar 8, 2024 12:53:50 GMT -5
Rain and clouds in the forecast for the next 3 days. Original post was in September of '22 you're not missing much in the sky right now. At least not that I'm aware of.
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Post by astronankin on Mar 12, 2024 11:30:36 GMT -5
Jupiter's getting low in the evening sky. And the rest of the planets are either morning objects or too faint to be seen with the naked eye.
But for those of you living in the country or at least with a telescope, keep an eye out this fall for Comet C/2023 A1 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. It might be a good one. I've seen estimates in the negative magnitudes so it could be very bright, but it could also be a typical barely naked eye at closest approach comet.
And during the total solar eclipse, and ONLY IN TOTALITY pull out your binoculars to look at the comet that will be just a few degrees from Jupiter.
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Jupiter
Mar 12, 2024 15:09:40 GMT -5
Post by Ahawkeye on Mar 12, 2024 15:09:40 GMT -5
Jupiter's getting low in the evening sky. And the rest of the planets are either morning objects or too faint to be seen with the naked eye. But for those of you living in the country or at least with a telescope, keep an eye out this fall for Comet C/2023 A1 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. It might be a good one. I've seen estimates in the negative magnitudes so it could be very bright, but it could also be a typical barely naked eye at closest approach comet. And during the total solar eclipse, and ONLY IN TOTALITY pull out your binoculars to look at the comet that will be just a few degrees from Jupiter. Where will Jupiter be in the sky that day?
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Post by astronankin on Mar 12, 2024 18:25:59 GMT -5
Should be. It will disappear near and behind the Sun for a few months but then Earth's orbit will bring it back into the night sky in the fall.
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Post by astronankin on Mar 12, 2024 18:27:21 GMT -5
Jupiter's getting low in the evening sky. And the rest of the planets are either morning objects or too faint to be seen with the naked eye. But for those of you living in the country or at least with a telescope, keep an eye out this fall for Comet C/2023 A1 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. It might be a good one. I've seen estimates in the negative magnitudes so it could be very bright, but it could also be a typical barely naked eye at closest approach comet. And during the total solar eclipse, and ONLY IN TOTALITY pull out your binoculars to look at the comet that will be just a few degrees from Jupiter. Where will Jupiter be in the sky that day? Oh duh. You're talking about the solar eclipse day. It will be about 10 degrees east of the Sun. You'll see it. Unmistakably bright and quite yellow.
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