scopeman
Posts : 116 Join date : 2011-08-23
| Subject: Jupiter Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:29 am | |
| Had a party Friday evening and when everyone had left thought I'd get my telescope out for a quick quater hour look at the moon. Just before I packed it away I thought I'd point it at a bright star just below and to the left. To my surprise I got my first look at Jupiter and it's moons I was well chuffed! There's quite alot of light pollution round our way wasn't sure I'd see anything. | |
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astrolover
Posts : 95 Join date : 2011-08-23 Age : 35
| Subject: Re: Jupiter Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:37 am | |
| Brilliant, I can't wait to get a good look at it. I didn't get my set up till Jupiter had gone from our skies. I'm really happy it is back. I noticed it a few nights back. | |
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andy 'astrojunkie' Moderator
Posts : 168 Join date : 2011-08-23 Age : 34 Location : Taunton
| Subject: Re: Jupiter Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:46 am | |
| hey, jupiter is an amazing sight to see, its been clearly visible in the sky in the u.k. for about a month, maybe two now, VERY bright Uranus is also visible, to the naked eye its just a greeny-blue smudge only really visible out the corner of your eye, if you got an iphone or and andriod download the google sky map application, really great from star gazers | |
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Clive_D
Posts : 36 Join date : 2011-08-23
| Subject: Re: Jupiter Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:48 am | |
| its a nice view most nights now rising earlier every night | |
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