Rye Miles #13621 6,853 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 https://nypost.com/2020/12/19/jupiter-saturn-will-appear-side-by-side-for-first-time-in-centuries/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DocWard 5,577 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Living in Ohio and enjoying astronomy, I've learned one thing. If there is an interesting, unique, once in a lifetime astronomical experience, it will be cloudy. 1 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 6,853 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 10 minutes ago, DocWard said: Living in Ohio and enjoying astronomy, I've learned one thing. If there is an interesting, unique, once in a lifetime astronomical experience, it will be cloudy. YUP!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calamity Kris 2,263 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 We've had a lot of fog recently. I hope we get to see it, but I'm doubting it as well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,331 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Syzygy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 25,882 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 54 minutes ago, DocWard said: Living in Ohio and enjoying astronomy, I've learned one thing. If there is an interesting, unique, once in a lifetime astronomical experience, it will be cloudy. It happens everywhere I have lived. Especially here in CA. The “Marine Layer” always rolls in from the sea whenever there’s an astronomical event. Always! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colorado Coffinmaker 3,565 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Ohio and Pennsylvania are close relations. We have the same problem with Astronomical Events. Clouds. Lots of really THICK clouds. I have a nice Telescope. It's covered with Dust. Just too cloudy to use except on evenings when there is nothing to see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 27,567 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: It happens everywhere I have lived. Especially here in CA. The “Marine Layer” always rolls in from the sea whenever there’s an astronomical event. Always! Night and morning low clouds and fog, burning off mid-morning, to become mostly sunny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 13,640 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Forecast here is for clear skys Monday evening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L 2,525 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Saw them last night. You could see them separately with the naked eye, but using binoculars, they both were very distinct. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 16,330 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Clear skies predicted here! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 3,548 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Rain here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trigger Mike 1,096 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 What direction will they be and what time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 13,640 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Trigger Mike said: What direction will they be and what time? From https://www.spaceweather.com/ Edited December 19, 2020 by Sedalia Dave 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 884 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 with a light north wind - should be good viewing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 25,882 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Night and morning low clouds and fog, burning off mid-morning, to become mostly sunny. Yep...perfect conditions for watching night time astronomical events. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 6,025 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Clear skies predicted here! Bob, did you ever get your telescope? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 13,640 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 More info https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/sky-at-a-glance/ Interactive star map https://skyandtelescope.org/interactive-sky-chart/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgavin 1,612 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Forecast for Clear in Sacramento on 12/21... That is the day when Summer is coming! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 6,853 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 12 hours ago, bgavin said: Forecast for Clear in Sacramento on 12/21... That is the day when Summer is coming! You mean WINTER don’t you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgavin 1,612 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Nope. Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Sheridan 4,444 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I've seen a lot of the celestial events that occurred during the summer, but winter is always a bad time here in WA because it's our monsoon season. I last saw the planets a few weeks ago when they were close enough to get in the same shot with my camera, but it looks like I'm SOL tonight because it's been pouring all weekend and will continue for the next several days. Unless of course I hike up to the top of Mt Rainier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 3,548 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Well, it will happen, I am certain, with or without my viewing. I don't have much of a view here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Sheridan 4,444 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 13 hours ago, bgavin said: That is the day when Summer is coming! I like that... think positive!!! But then again, than means come June 21st winter is coming... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgavin 1,612 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Yep. That is absolutely true. This gives hope to those in the hot climates... Here in Sacramento, it gets so hot I caught two Hobbits trying to drop a ring into our pool. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 6,853 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 hours ago, bgavin said: Nope. Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. The first day of winter is Dec 21 the winter solstice. What are you talking about? You said summer ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 6,853 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 17 hours ago, bgavin said: Forecast for Clear in Sacramento on 12/21... That is the day when Summer is coming! Again it’s winter on Dec 21 not summer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 359 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Saw them Saturday but too late as they were right by our street light and already very low on the horizon. Looked last night right at dusk with my 10x binoculars and could clearly see the two dots one larger that the other. Tonight will look again with my 25x Kowa spotting scope on a tripod to hopefully see them better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 622 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 12/19/2020 at 7:59 AM, Rye Miles #13621 said: YUP!! My daughter lived in the Cincy area for 12 years. I don't remember a single sunny day during the winter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Bill Burt 3,309 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Not a cloud in the sky here. The Burt bunch will be heading to the lake in a bit to get a good view. Guess I need to get the telescope out and dust it off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 6,853 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) If course it’s raining here right now and it’s been cloudy all day and into the night. Guess I’ll see a picture of it’ Edited December 21, 2020 by Rye Miles #13621 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 359 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Well it finally got dark enough to see them and with my 25x spotting scope I could barely see the outline of the rings of Saturn, pretty neat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Wheeler 1,551 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 12/19/2020 at 8:48 AM, DocWard said: Living in Ohio and enjoying astronomy, I've learned one thing. If there is an interesting, unique, once in a lifetime astronomical experience, it will be cloudy. And it certainly was in Cincinnati! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DocWard 5,577 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 19 minutes ago, Dutch Wheeler said: And it certainly was in Cincinnati! And Springfield. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgavin 1,612 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 The seeing was a bit wispy, but we did well with my Dad's old Bausch and Lomb binocs. It would have been better if they were tripod mounted, though. The telescope would have brought them in much closer, but the seeing was hazy enough it would have soured any telescope photos. If I'm still here 800 years from now, maybe the seeing will be better... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.