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Metal Chicken Started conversation Nov 9, 2011
Outside there's a bright full moon. Nearby that is the bright spot of planet Jupiter. If you look at that with binoculars, you should be able to see the 4 Galilean moons of Jupiter all quite close to the planet. All of this makes a pretty conjunction in the night sky.
Or it would do if the ing clouds would clear away.
I like stargazing and now we're moving towards winter skies I recognise the constellations better. The other night I spotted the Pleiedes and Orion taking back their seasonal ownership of the night skies. No chance of seeing anything tonight, although I do admit that if the clouds disappeared the moonlight would drown out most other celestial delights.
A couple of weeks ago there was a sudden unexpected burst of an aurora reaching down to the British Isles. I received an email from Aurorawatch telling me to go and look outside. Well I would have done but we had total cloud cover that night.
Recently there was a promising meteor shower in the news, but I couldn't scan the skies for shooting stars because all I could see were clouds.
Astronomy can be a very frustrating hobby when the weather won't cooperate.
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Agapanthus Posted Nov 9, 2011
I got to see the Moon and Jupiter from central London, they were both so bright. Even with no binoculars, Jupiter still looked slightly oval, which delighted me. I can see Jupiter's moons! Well, I can see where they ARE, which isn't bad going for street-lit inner city.
Sorry.
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Metal Chicken Posted Nov 10, 2011
Feeling happier today as it stayed clear long enough for me to get a good look at the Earth's moon as well as spotting a couple of Jupiter's moons through my binnies.
MC
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