I can see the great conjuncture (light, saturn, moon, Mars)
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I just went outside and looked at 'the great conjuncture', the alignment of Jupiter and Saturn. 5 min ago, it was in the low SW sky and very distinct; I mean if your skies are clear, you'll see something like never before. Easily and not mistakeable. Pretty cool ...
Ok, this is my post from SouthCarolina section. and I am located near Augusta, GA. on a beautiful starry evening.
Glad you were able to see it. There are certain advantages to living in the sticks, aren't there? I stepped out on the back deck yesterday and there it was. No fuss, no bother, no driving to a dark spot away from city lights. Saw some of Jupiter's moons through the telescope and was a little surprised that Saturn seemed as distant as it did. I'm used to easily being able to see the rings.
Celestial events tend to keep our short lives a little more humble and give us perspective. The fluff and nonsense of daily lives, news feeds, and politics would distract us, while planets rumble along, hardly noticing the mayflies that flit in and out of existence.
So I wasn't able to see the conjunction due to clouds on Monday evening. I know that is when they were supposed to be right on top of each other.
I went out Tuesday evening and wasn't sure if I saw the conjunction or not. I was trying to use one of those night sky apps to tell me where Jupiter/Saturn were, and every 10 seconds it would tell me they were in a different direction. Something was wrong with the compass on my phone, and I couldn't use the Moon as a reference because the clouds were blocking it.
I did see a couple of bright dots above a tree in the southwest direction, that were very close to each other. Were Jupiter and Saturn still very close Tuesday night? I just want to know if that was the conjunction or not.
I saw the same last night slcity, and yes I believe it was the two planets. I missed the conjunction because of the cloud cover on Monday, but just after sunset you could see them close together. I've been able to watch them move across the sky all summer.
So I wasn't able to see the conjunction due to clouds on Monday evening. I know that is when they were supposed to be right on top of each other.
I went out Tuesday evening and wasn't sure if I saw the conjunction or not. I was trying to use one of those night sky apps to tell me where Jupiter/Saturn were, and every 10 seconds it would tell me they were in a different direction. Something was wrong with the compass on my phone, and I couldn't use the Moon as a reference because the clouds were blocking it.
I did see a couple of bright dots above a tree in the southwest direction, that were very close to each other. Were Jupiter and Saturn still very close Tuesday night? I just want to know if that was the conjunction or not.
Yes, that was them. They were indeed close to each other still... and a bit further tonight... a bit further tomorrow... etc. That means you also could have seen them close together in the days before Monday... it's just that Monday was the night they were closest.
Thanks, I hope I saw them. I went out again tonight and there were too many clouds in the way.
When I saw them, they weren't close to the horizon, since they were above a nearby tree. Are they supposed to be very close to the horizon all evening? The night sky app showed them very near the horizon.
Thanks, I hope I saw them. I went out again tonight and there were too many clouds in the way.
When I saw them, they weren't close to the horizon, since they were above a nearby tree. Are they supposed to be very close to the horizon all evening? The night sky app showed them very near the horizon.
It depends on what time you went out. They'll be higher above the horizon, the earlier it is.
Jupiter will be easy to find; it'll be the brightest thing in the sky besides the moon. Saturn is more faint, and these days easiest to find because of its proximity to Jupiter. Mars is also up there and still quite bright, not too far from the moon.
I'm glad some above got the word right; conjunction, instead of conjuncture (#4 and #5).
Meh, I'm a word nerd, and I like contuncture as a neologism. Seeking out a great conjunction in the sky had me looking for interstellar ampersands.
Conjuncture combines conjunction and conjecture, which fits, as some claim or suggest this as the star of Bethlehem.
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