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Anyone see the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction tonight?

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December 22, 2020, 08:21 AM
TMats
Anyone see the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction tonight?
Yeah, it was underwhelming


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December 22, 2020, 08:36 AM
SOKYSig
Saw it driving home last night. Very clear here in southern Kentucky. Many people out with telescopes, etc. looking.
December 22, 2020, 08:38 AM
Skull Leader
We had fog all night last night.
December 22, 2020, 08:40 AM
Wishbone
No I do not want to see Uranus.
December 22, 2020, 08:44 AM
PHPaul
Nope. Frown Solid cloud cover.



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December 22, 2020, 08:55 AM
Mars_Attacks
We will be out on Burnt Mountain Lookout on 136 North of Dawsonville every clear night this week with both scopes.

We have a 10" Celestron and a 12" Meade.


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December 22, 2020, 09:05 AM
Jimbo Jones
Nice!!!

Whats your setup? Going to upgrade my entry level 90mm refractor/altaz mount.

Have not sent any cash to University Optics in quite a while...except I just saw on the Gore-net that they shut down in 2017... Frown

quote:
Originally posted by henkelphoto:
I got to see and photograph it.



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December 22, 2020, 09:13 AM
MikeinNC
We drove over to a construction area that is higher than our subdivision and we could see it. The Tomminator brought his telescope and once we got it into focus you could definitely see the rings of Saturn and moons around Jupiter. Super cool.


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December 22, 2020, 09:25 AM
jhe888
I had a nice view, but had to see it from work (couldn't get home earlier), so no telescope. Just a binocular view.



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December 22, 2020, 09:26 AM
ggile
I was able to see it. Impressive only in its rarity.


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December 22, 2020, 10:34 AM
Webley Green
Yep, saw it standing on the rear yard deck.
December 22, 2020, 10:57 AM
DoctorSolo
quote:
Originally posted by stkfox:
quote:
Originally posted by henkelphoto:
I got to see and photograph it.


Yep! That’s exactly what I saw through my 6” reflector. Nice pic.


Same here!! Im semi-motivated to build a better telescope now.

Really cool pic!
December 22, 2020, 11:02 AM
whanson_wi
The sky was overcast here, but I'll try again tonight for an "almost" view.


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December 22, 2020, 05:01 PM
rtquig
I looked at them tonight with my spotting scope. Wish my telescope was available. Nothing special with the spotting scope, but I was still excited I got to see them so close together. With Mars, the moon, Jupiter and Saturn in the same sky I consider seeing them pretty cool.


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December 22, 2020, 05:26 PM
hooch
CSS here.
December 22, 2020, 05:31 PM
flashguy
Solid overcast here tonight (22nd). No Joy.

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December 22, 2020, 07:49 PM
dewhorse
The boy and I saw it tonight, with a x60 spotting scope you could see some detail but the mount was not the best so it was shaky.
December 22, 2020, 08:11 PM
henkelphoto
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jimbo Jones:
Nice!!!

Whats your setup? Going to upgrade my entry level 90mm refractor/altaz mount.

Have not sent any cash to University Optics in quite a while...except I just saw on the Gore-net that they shut down in 2017... Frown

[QUOTE]

I was using a Nikon d500 with the 200-500 set at 500mm.


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December 23, 2020, 07:44 AM
satch
If seeing is bad in your area go to, Apod.NASA.gov for a nice picture.
December 23, 2020, 07:59 AM
whanson_wi
The 22nd was clear, and they were easy to spot. Binoculars made the view even better.


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