Great view tonight of Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter fanning out from the nearly full moon. Antares and Spica playing supporting roles.
If you have decent lenses, you can clearly see 3 or 4 moons of Jupiter.
Supermoon. 
Probably not going to be able to see it at its peak this evening, but last night was pretty impressive.
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Probably not going to be able to see it at its peak this evening, but last night was pretty impressive.
PH
From the suburbs of NJ, it was okay. The moon was definitely brighter. I'm sure if I were on tropical island, the supermoon would have been more impressive.
Definitely bigger the closer it is to the horizon. Tonight is supposed to be the closest the moon will come to us, but we have clouds/rain forecast.
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The moon was really beautiful when I walked the dog this morning around 5 AM.
The moon is so big and so close (hasn't been this close since 1948 when Dewey beat Truman).
Here is a NASA article about the 'supermoon' http://www.space.com/34714-sup...osest-full-moon.html
The moon is so big and so close (hasn't been this close since 1948 when Dewey beat Truman).
Here is a NASA article about the 'supermoon' http://www.space.com/34714-sup...osest-full-moon.html
that was definitely a big ass moon
To my surprise, the skies cleared in Seattle, so the moon was shining over our deck. I wish I could report this as a life changing event, but I guess the stars were not aligned.
East Coasters. Late notice, but a very visible flyby by the International Space Station begins at 5:34 tonight. Coming from the South West.
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Pretty cool to see something traveling 17,000 miles an hour that's 250+ miles above us flying by. With people in it. Pretty cool.
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Pretty cool to see something traveling 17,000 miles an hour that's 250+ miles above us flying by. With people in it. Pretty cool.
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your speed is wrong
dont you know the earth is flat?
17k miles per hour would have meant the space station would have went by too fast for you to see.
The ISS is often visible. Click here for a website that gives you the information.
In addition learn how to spot Iridium flares. You can point to a clear spot in the sky and say watch--a spot in the sky will quickly brighten to almost 100 times brighter than Venus and then will quickly fade and disappear.
In addition learn how to spot Iridium flares. You can point to a clear spot in the sky and say watch--a spot in the sky will quickly brighten to almost 100 times brighter than Venus and then will quickly fade and disappear.
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your speed is wrong
Negative. Five or so miles a second. Altitude, brother.
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quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
The ISS is often visible.
Not so much here, at least for us Easterners. The combination of approach angle, lack of clouds and darkness was a fairly rare confluence here.
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quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
The ISS is often visible.
Not so much here, at least for us Easterners. The combination of approach angle, lack of clouds and darkness was a fairly rare confluence here.
PH
Great you made the effort. A lot of people don't realize there is a bunch you can see from city or other not ideal locations.
Less and less as light pollution scrubs the stars from our skies.
And, no effort at all. I grabbed my wineglass opened the garage door, looked to the SW and watched for 5 minutes. It was a little chilly...
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And, no effort at all. I grabbed my wineglass opened the garage door, looked to the SW and watched for 5 minutes. It was a little chilly...
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Tonight, the first and only supermoon of 2017.
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The New Horizons fly-by of Ultima Thule: 😎
Brian May’s song to mark the event: 🤮
The first launch of NASA Astronauts from US soil in almost 10 years is coming up next Wednesday, weather permitting. Godspeed gentlemen.
I think that politicizing this flight for any reason is stupid. Let's wish them a safe journey and return home.
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Anybody catch of glimpse of comet atlas before it burned? It gave off a luminescent green tail.
a second comet SWAN was passing by but I haven't yet been able to catch it
@g-man posted:Anybody catch of glimpse of comet atlas before it burned? It gave off a luminescent green tail.
a second comet SWAN was passing by but I haven't yet been able to catch it
I'm a little confused about what you're reporting. Comet Atlas, at its brightest, was mag 7 which is beyond naked eye visibility. Did you view it through binoculars? If so, very impressed. Also it didn't burn (this never happens to a comet), it broke up. Swan is currently too low for most to see.
matter of fact, i have a 10" newtonian telescope. One of my few splurge being stranded at home purchases.
and fair point about comets. They do not undergo combustion and are simply shedding material through space.
@g-man posted:matter of fact, i have a 10" newtonian telescope. One of my few splurge being stranded at home purchases.
Wow, it's a reflector? You must have a huge German equatorial mount, unless it's a dobsonian. I have a 10in Meade SCT.
no way, the dobsonians are gigantic.
the 10" orion (i'm more handsome than this guy is though)
I know you live in New York, do you have someplace dark you can take it to? I'm fortunate to have the Anza-Borrego Desert less than 2 hours from here. Not as dark as it used to be, but it's almost always comfortable at night, never need a dew shield (which a reflector never needs) and there are no mosquitoes or other insects.
I was thinking the same — about being able to see through the light pollution in the middle of Long Island. 🤔
Alright smart ass. When you look up do you see any stars? You do? Then clearly the star or the planet is bright enough for you to see through the telescope.
Im not taking out there taking time lapse photos of distant galaxies.
You can make out the major planets like venus, mars and jupiter quite well. Ditto bright comets
Go back to guessing Andremily's blind
Bright comets broseph? I’m no astronomer, but don’t the planets you list get there brightness from the sun’s light at just the right time and angle for people to see with the naked eye. So for comets,traveling at a non-elliptical path, would have to cross the sun’s rays and at a distance to earth so we can see it with the naked eye. 🤔🤔
@doubled posted:Bright comets broseph? I’m no astronomer, but don’t the planets you list get there brightness from the sun’s light at just the right time and angle for people to see with the naked eye. So for comets,traveling at a non-elliptical path, would have to cross the sun’s rays and at a distance to earth so we can see it with the naked eye. 🤔🤔
Lol mr astronomer. You said how can i see various objects in the sky w my telescope.
Not every one has super sight like you mr super nose blind guesser
I like busting your chops because you make fun of my naps in the middle of an offline.
Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
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@doubled posted:I like busting your chops because you make fun of my naps in the middle of an offline.
my next comment woulda been you couldn't stay awake!
@The Old Man posted:Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
which attachment to your telescope to grab those pics and which camera?
absolutely beautiful
Ask the fucktard David Koresh
Thank you. I was never into astrophotography, I'm really into visual observing and an SCT also isn't the best for deep sky photography. This photo was taken not through the telescope, just a camera. And in those days it was of course film and the favorite for film was the Olympus OM-1. You could get a used one pretty cheap. So just a 250mm on a tripod. You can see from the star trailing that it was about 5 minutes.
Your scope has is very fast for it's objective diameter. The focal length my 10in is 2,500mm where you're I think around 1,200. With today's digital equipment there's a lot you could. However the preferred imaging set up these days is either a DLSR or a CCD camera (for the hardcore) attached to an 80mm to 120mm refractor.
I hope you can get to true dark sky locations (at the least with the Milky Way in clear view), your size telescope calls for it.
This is my best shot through my Meade. It pales to what can be done easily today. It's M31, the Orion Nebula, which I hope you've seen in your scope by now.
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my cell phone unforunately does this no justice vs through the lens.
Jupiter with 4 moons
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Are you using a cellphone holder? I think Celestron makes one that's considered very good. Your moons are pretty much circles so I can't figure out what happened to Jupiter.
@The Old Man posted:Are you using a cellphone holder? I think Celestron makes one that's considered very good. Your moons are pretty much circles so I can't figure out what happened to Jupiter.
haha no, I was using my hand and trying to move it around. and a very very very poor job of it . the glares are reflections from the lens to th e camera lens.
Finally got a glimpse of Comet Neowise. Had to use binoculars and it is very low--10 degrees. At present you will need either a clear horizon or an elevated viewing spot. Within the next seven days 20 degrees up and much easier to spot.
I've been hunting for it but it is way too low on the h orizon for me to see it in crowded NY suburbs. Venus doesnt disappoint as the morning star though.
Observed for the last three days as it slowly climbs up in the sky. Still not able to see it without binoculars. My ex-wife could see it faintly while using averted vision after first locating it in the binoculars. I think it's going to be easy by Monday.