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Article: The ‘Christmas Star’: once-in-lifetime conjunction of Jupiter

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    #1
    Posted Mon 21 Dec, 2020 1:51 PM
    You can view the article at https://ufplanets.com/news.php?1375-...Jupiter-Saturn
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    #2
    Posted Mon 21 Dec, 2020 3:46 PM  –  Last edited by Solace; Mon 21 Dec, 2020 5:47 PM.
    Amazing article Pedigo! I'm gonna see if I can borrow a telescope and get a good look at the conjunction. Lets hope the weather doesn't interfere!
    Mentioned User Morris Can you arrange good weather in advance please? Wink
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    Posted Mon 21 Dec, 2020 5:13 PM
    That's a really great article there Pedigo. I always find stuff related to space fascinating and I've been following this one for a bit.
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    #4
    Posted Mon 21 Dec, 2020 6:37 PM
    Originally Posted by Solace
    Amazing article Pedigo! I'm gonna see if I can borrow a telescope and get a good look at the conjunction. Lets hope the weather doesn't interfere!
    Mentioned User Morris Can you arrange good weather in advance please? Wink
    It's not looking good for you, Solace! Sorry. Better luck in 2080! Jupiter and Saturn will still be hanging out around each other for a little bit, so take a look on the first clear evening that you get.

    Cheers!
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    Posted Tue 22 Dec, 2020 12:09 AM
    Not the greatest photo of the event as it was with a phone looking into a telescope but you can make out Saturn, Jupiter, and four of Jupiter’s moons... maybe is 400 years, I’ll get a better camera/telescope setup.

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    Posted Tue 22 Dec, 2020 5:15 PM
    Originally Posted by Pedigo
    Not the greatest photo of the event as it was with a phone looking into a telescope but you can make out Saturn, Jupiter, and four of Jupiter’s moons... maybe is 400 years, I’ll get a better camera/telescope setup.
    That turned out way better than my pic last night of it, but I was rushing to take it as I was fixing supper for my family at the time. Usually my luck with these events can be summed up like this....

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    Posted Tue 22 Dec, 2020 5:46 PM
    As is usually the case here it has been lovely sunny weather during the days and a crap cloudy mess every single night!

    In fact tonight it is actually clear but there's one single bank of cloud covering both planets!!!

    Argh!!!!
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    Posted Tue 22 Dec, 2020 7:22 PM  –  Last edited by Aleaic; Wed 23 Dec, 2020 12:16 AM.
    Originally Posted by darthnovawave
    That turned out way better than my pic last night of it, but I was rushing to take it as I was fixing supper for my family at the time. Usually my luck with these events can be summed up like this....

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    Just in time for a Montana white Christmas here today. Le joy. :/

    EDIT: And then it all about melted. Atleast it's still cloudy. :/
    http://ufplanets.com/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=4503&dateline=1378254664
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    Posted Tue 22 Dec, 2020 7:38 PM
    Not my images. Credit given when known.

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    That is an truly interesting and fascinating article. I love it
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    Posted Fri 25 Dec, 2020 12:47 AM
    I definitely need to be work on my astrophotography game.

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