Four Planets Visible

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  1. Sta

    Stahlrost Well-Known Member

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    Four planets visible with the naked eye right now. Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn. Wonderful sight. Here's two of them:-

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    Can you see Uranus?
     
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    Only in the mirror.
     
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    I know this a joke but yes its pretty much the best time to see it right now, Earth and Uranus are pretty much as close as they can get. Though you'll need a good pair of binoculars at least and no light pollution.

    https://www.theplanetstoday.com/index.html
     
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    Venus is actually going slightly red now as it sets. And around Jupiter a couple of its moons are visible through binoculars. A great sight this evening.
     
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    Jupiter on the left, Saturn on the right, Earth all around.

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    That's pretty amazing. I saw Jupiter last year from London skies which was a surprise, but to have so many lined up is something pretty special and very humbling, even if its just second hand through the image you've taken.
     
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    Why’s there a bloke stood holding up 2 rakes at the end of your garden?
     
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    Just one of many things that Barnsley has that London and it's surrounding areas don't. A night sky that isn't lit up like a Christmas tree
     
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    You actually get a really good view of the skies from this area, there are quite a few hills, so its quite nestled away from the bright lights of the city, but climb the nearest hill and you get to witness the city skyline including big ben and london eye, as well as the taller buildings.

    I was in the middle of nowhere in south snowdonia in September. Now they were very dark skies.
     
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    About 10 years ago, Mercury, Venus, Mars Jupiter and Saturn were all visible in the sky at the same time just after sunset. It was quite spectacular.
     
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    Couldn't see Earth, might have been looking the wrong way :D
     
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    I looked out of my windows last night, I couldn't even see the trees in your photo never mind the planets... am I looking in the wrong place?
     
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    don’t be silly, you can’t even see London from Barnsley, let alone their stars which are even farrer away!
     
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    Try again tonight with binoculars.
     
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    absolutely blows me away this stuff. just thinking about the size and scale of the universe melts my mind. we're a microscopic speck of dust, and we're managing to completely wreck it.
     
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    It's the fact that when we look up at the night sky, we're essentially looking back in time(sometimes billions of years in some cases). Even the light we see from the Sun is about 8 minutes old by the time it hit's our retinas. Crazy...
     
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    The planets are aligning for Poya , let’s hope it’s a good omen
     
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    its the billions of years bit that blows my mind!
     
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    I'm not very bright when it comes to knowing about stuff like this, despite having a big interest in it. I do have a pair of very good binoculars, purely for viewing the night sky. I've always been interested in getting a telescope, but not sure if it would be worthwhile when you consider light pollution, how much use I'd get from it, and where I'd keep it. Is there anywhere you can go that have good telescopes set up for viewing things like this?
     
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