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  1. Sta

    Stahlrost Well-Known Member

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    Great view of Jupiter and Saturn tonight, just look slightly to the east of due south. Jupiter very bright, Saturn further to the left and not nearly so bright. Fascinating!
     
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    I only found out what they were a few weeks ago. I woke up and there were two incredibly bright stars in the sky looking south. I never even knew you could see them with the naked eye but they've been amazing with every clear night. Fascinating.
     
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    If I'm in my back garden, which way is south?
     
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    It's clouded over here now, so they've disappeared :D
     
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    Just to the right of Jupiter.
     
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    You sure it ain't the ball akinfenwa thumped from the spot back in 2006
     
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    It’s 180degrees opposite from the north:p
     
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    Got it. Thanks.

    Amazing! Jupiter is a lot bigger than I expected, and as bright as my neighbours security light.

    Hang about...
     
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    Ditto.
     
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    Not the best quality, Saturn on the left, Jupiter on the right. My phone camera has distorted the planets so much that I've now founded the Flat Saturn Society.

    20200820_213013.jpg
     
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    Use binoculars and you will see up to four moons of Jupiter. Saturn needs at least a small telescope to see the rings. If you look over the east you'll see a bright red star rising - this is Mars - on it's way to a close approach to the Earth this October.
     
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    Yep, saw those, very faint and impossible to photograph. Never seen them before.
     
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    What magnification binocs do you have?
    Mine are 10 x 50 Olympus.
    Do you use a tripod?
     
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    10 x 50s are fine - even 7 x 50s will do the job. Shouldn't need a tripod for light 10x binos, but any higher and things can get shaky. If it wasn't for Jupiter's glare the moons would be naked eye objects from a dark place.
     
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    Thought that read Glazers....thought it was about Man Utd owners...maybe the third party...they want move over to the right side of the Pennines and do a ground share...
     
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    It was a lousy night here last night. Will they still be out and in the same position tonight?
     
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    Yep, same position for a while yet.
     
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    They've been there for weeks it seems.
    You certainly can't miss them.
     
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