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14 years 10 months ago #83773
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Tomorrow, Venus and Jupiter will be quite close in the
Dawn and evening sky.
Should be a nice photographig target tonight also with a slender
cerscent Moon above.
I'm also interested to see what they look like and
to imagine them occulting as in the talk I gave last year.
Dawn and evening sky.
Should be a nice photographig target tonight also with a slender
cerscent Moon above.
I'm also interested to see what they look like and
to imagine them occulting as in the talk I gave last year.
My Astrophotography
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From the observing guide, some more info on the conjunction.
Venus and Jupiter are at conjunction mid-month. It is a tricky spot very low in the West just after sunset. PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE SUN HAS SET BEFORE TRYING THIS OBSERVATION. Jupiter is moving back towards the sun, whereas Venus is climbing away from it. On the 14th, the pair are less than three degrees apart. By the next day the gap is less than two degrees and by the 16th, it is less than a degree. Sunset during this period is around 17:30 with around a forty-five minute window to try and observe the pair before they also set.
Venus and Jupiter are at conjunction mid-month. It is a tricky spot very low in the West just after sunset. PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE SUN HAS SET BEFORE TRYING THIS OBSERVATION. Jupiter is moving back towards the sun, whereas Venus is climbing away from it. On the 14th, the pair are less than three degrees apart. By the next day the gap is less than two degrees and by the 16th, it is less than a degree. Sunset during this period is around 17:30 with around a forty-five minute window to try and observe the pair before they also set.
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14 years 10 months ago #83797
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Replied by Frank Ryan on topic Re:Venus & Jupiter conjunction
Lovely sight toningt to see them pairing up.
Observed it through binos, a 70mm refractor and a 10'' SCT.
Very cool indeed.
I was surprsed at just how close they were!
Observed it through binos, a 70mm refractor and a 10'' SCT.
Very cool indeed.
I was surprsed at just how close they were!
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