Jupiter and Saturn

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  1. Sta

    Stahlrost Well-Known Member

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    Fantastic view of them both this evening, as the sky is so clear. Through binoculars I can just make out Saturn's rings. Almost impossible to get a proper photo, but did manage to get the one below. Getting better as it gets darker. Look low down to the south-west...

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    Great stuff.

    Isn't it tomorrow that they're at their brightest?
     
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    can see em brightly enough, but can't see the rings
     
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    Looks like 5 gold rings to me
     
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    Tomorrow they will line up almost exactly, with Saturn behind Jupiter. They're supposed to be at their brightest, but it's not the best forecast, so far. If anyone has any decent binoculars I recommend trying to focus them on Saturn - to see the rings for the first time in my life was magnificent.

    Not long now though before they disappear below the horizon, then we're stuck with Mars. And Venus tomorrow morning if you get up early...
     
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    Venus and Mars are all right tonight

    For any Macca fans out there
     
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    To be fair I can probably only see them because I know they're there anyway. There are also a couple of Jupiter's moons in view.
     
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    Astro-porn..:)
     
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    that is a great picture
     
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    First time they line up since 1625, as frequent as us scoring from a corner
     
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    Jumped the gun a bit; today is the minus 5th day of christmas....
     
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    Fake news. I can see t'mooin and some streetlamps on Poggy Rooad. That's abaht it!
     
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    25 past 4 was not that long ago
     
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    you're talking out of Uranus.
     
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    What magnification are your binoculars?

    I was hoping to get myself a telescope this year but can't seem to get hold of the one I wanted anywhere. Might get some binoculars if I can see Saturn's rings that's enough for me.
     
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    I managed a photo with my new iphone 12 mini and was quite impressed with how good it was

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    thats taken at Frensham common by the way
     
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    telescopes are expensive
     
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    I could just aobut make out saturns rings with a pair of basic 8x bins but needed to lean them on a post to keep them still enough and even then it was more that Saturn looked a bit squashed rather than seeng clear rings. you probably need a proper telescope and tripod to really see them clearly
     
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