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roamer65

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11. I got a window of clear weather in MI yesterday evening.
Mon Dec 21, 2020, 10:23 AM
Dec 2020

It was cool to see them together without having to move the telescope. Figured I’d better grab the opportunity, since it’s gonna be cloudy rest of week.

Last time anyone could see this event was the year 1226.

TY for this.. it is exciting! Short simulation Cha Dec 2020 #1
Interesting BainsBane Dec 2020 #2
You're Welcome! Cha Dec 2020 #5
I went out and took a peek last night. Hugin Dec 2020 #3
How high from the horizon was it, roughly in degrees? KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2020 #4
I'm somewhat south of you. Hugin Dec 2020 #9
Thanks, Hugin. We'll give it a shot tonight if it's clear. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2020 #13
I would have given it to you in mils, but, I can't count that high. Hugin Dec 2020 #14
If you go to the time/date web site you can plug in your area and see a graphic of where it will mitch96 Dec 2020 #16
+1 Hugin Dec 2020 #18
Thats awesome! Thx, clear sky, yay Baclava Dec 2020 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author mitch96 Dec 2020 #17
I'll have my 10" dobsonian scope set up to watch! cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #6
You're way ahead of me BainsBane Dec 2020 #7
They are pretty easy to find with the naked eye...Jupiter is the brightest thing cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #8
Okay, I'll give that a try BainsBane Dec 2020 #10
Is that the time when the conjunction is the brightest or the tightest? Hugin Dec 2020 #12
Should be brightest and tightest cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #23
I'm out of luck BainsBane Dec 2020 #32
There is a slight haze here. Hugin Dec 2020 #33
I am a bit West of you MuseRider Dec 2020 #15
Yes and they are bright enough that light pollution shouldn't matter. cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #25
I got a window of clear weather in MI yesterday evening. roamer65 Dec 2020 #11
For practical comparison, the apparent size of the moon and Sun from Earth is 0.5 degrees JHB Dec 2020 #19
What's amazing to me BainsBane Dec 2020 #20
In the words of Douglas Adams, "Space is big, really big." JHB Dec 2020 #22
Correct and I think the last time it happened this close...some 400 years ago, cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #27
I wish I could see it spinbaby Dec 2020 #21
It might not be the same as being there - but I suspect there will be live feeds online Lucinda Dec 2020 #26
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Dec 2020 #24
Signs and portents! Earthquakes, volcanoes, its all cracking open!!! Cthulhu Rising! Baclava Dec 2020 #28
Dogs and cats, living together! JHB Dec 2020 #29
Oh u jest, but if that big slab of Hawaii cracks off into the sea in this latest eruption... Baclava Dec 2020 #30
Nearly time for best visibility in the eastern states. Hortensis Dec 2020 #31
I can now see them clearly from South Florida. Saturn is at the 2:00 position from Jupiter. Towlie Dec 2020 #34
From my area in NYS, Saturn is usually at the 11:00 position from Jupiter. mtnsnake Dec 2020 #45
I don't believe there's such a place where Saturn is "usually" in some position relative to Jupiter. Towlie Dec 2020 #50
That could very well be mtnsnake Dec 2020 #51
Who lives to be 800-years-old? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #36
My husband just told me about this! We're picking our R B Garr Dec 2020 #37
Good luck! BainsBane Dec 2020 #38
Thanks! He has the Sky View* app and was just showing me R B Garr Dec 2020 #44
Bummer! ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #39
I've got a solution for that BainsBane Dec 2020 #40
Cool! ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #42
very cool. The Snitch Dec 2020 #41
My son called to remind me and I got out just in time to see it before it set behind the trees. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2020 #43
One of the best shows ever about Jupiter & the planets is a Nova show called "The Planets: Jupiter" mtnsnake Dec 2020 #46
I'll look for that BainsBane Dec 2020 #47
It's below the horizon MontanaMama Dec 2020 #48
kick Dawson Leery Dec 2020 #49
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