FYI: The Planet Jupiter

[cozzicon]

Hi all,

I'm a total nerd....

So as an FYI: it's almost midnight EST. Jupiter, is in one of it's closest approaches to earth in 47 years. It's 594 million km away.

If you step outside around midnight in your time zone, and look up. Jupiter will be the brightest thing in the sky aside form the Moon.

Enjoy. It's a beautiful sight.

 

[cozzicon]

If you need help sighting it... for the next hour or so it is right next to the moon and so bright you cannot miss it.

 

[DaMulta]

I seens it earlier tonight! Thanks for giving everyone else a heads up about it! You can also see Uranus also if you really look.

 

[cozzicon]

You can also see Uranus also if you really look.

I tried... but it hurts my back to bend over that far. I'll have to settle for Jupiter...

 

[blondeambition3]

LOL.... I saw Uranus too... boy is my face red!!!!!!
(just kidding)

 

[SilverBear]

I tried... but it hurts my back to bend over that far.

Squat over a mirror.

 

[Stephaniems]

Was a super bright harvest moon last night also.

 

[blondeambition3]

I believe it was the brightest Moon I've ever witnessed... literally 'hurt' my eyes

 

[imawitch]

I saw Jupiter last nite, I couldnt help but see it as it was bright and so close!!!!!!!!!!!!

eta, i was dancing barefoot by the light of the harvest moon

 

[BigJimW]

Yeah, that was pretty bright. I took the Newtonian reflector scope out and gave it a looksie at about 178x. The moon was a bit bright, so I had to work it so it didn't cause a wash out. Sweet view. Could make out the bands easily.

Saturn is another nice planet to peek at with the scope when it's around. I dig those rings.

 

[cozzicon]

Yeah, that was pretty bright. I took the Newtonian reflector scope out and gave it a looksie at about 178x. The moon was a bit bright, so I had to work it so it didn't cause a wash out. Sweet view. Could make out the bands easily.

Saturn is another nice planet to peek at with the scope when it's around. I dig those rings.

I've always found it amazing, that as one of the planets you can see with the naked eye, that we look at Jupiter just like the ancients did. It has no discoverer. It's community property.

A part of our history- that has been with us for a very long time.

 

[SuZamme]

I've always found it amazing, that as one of the planets you can see with the naked eye, that we look at Jupiter just like the ancients did. It has no discoverer. It's community property.

A part of our history- that has been with us for a very long time.

When I had my commercial photo lab in SoCal, I printed lots of photos for the astronomers at Palomar Observatory. It was great to be able to see what they saw in big prints, especially the eclipses and comets.

 

[5cardstud]

Went out last night after seeing your other post and it was there. I mean there wasn't any cloud cover. Thanks for the heads up, it's a real once in a lifetime event. It looks like the picture too.

 

[classwife]

Awww Geez.....could you please post things like this in a little more advance....whine...I missed it.
Ummm...a pm would be welcome to look out at this day this time .....please ! Thank you !

 

[cozzicon]

Awww Geez.....could you please post things like this in a little more advance....whine...I missed it.
Ummm...a pm would be welcome to look out at this day this time .....please ! Thank you !

The information is probably good for another week

 

[classwife]

Thank You cozz.....just went outside...overcast !!!

 

[The Wiz]

I thought that was that star I bought my wife for her birthday from the ISR! She will be happy to know she owns a whole planet!

Wiz!

 

[BigJimW]

I thought that was that star I bought my wife for her birthday from the ISR! She will be happy to know she owns a whole planet!

Wiz!

Just make sure not to tell her that it's also the biggest gas bag in the entire solar system.

 

[cozzicon]

Just make sure not to tell her that it's also the biggest gas bag in the entire solar system.

Well- that is only if you discount it's super-fluidic hydrogen core. In fact, while water doesn't exist within the gas-fluid system of Jupiter- one might say that it is, indeed, "retaining fluid".

Um... which he might not also want to mention.

 

[classwife]

Oh you guys !!! ROFLMBO !!!