sensational sextet.
I had as clear a view as I'll ever have. There are a few nearby places where there are no barren tree branches blocking the way. I was in one of them. My setup consisted of my rummage sale (literally) Edmunds Scientific telescope, suitable for Cub Scouts or Brownies, but really, no one beyond that.
I used to be able to see the four big moons of Jupiter with binoculars, but my eyesight is deteriorating. I need a telescope now. There they were, all lined up. Two were pretty close to each other, on one side of Jupiter, and the other two were spread farther apart and thus more easily discerned, on the other.
The telescope is an ancient 4" DynaScope. It has to be from the fifties. It's pretty close to these two, but not exactly:
I think that seeing the conjuction is going to be my Christmas present this year.
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