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Interesting discovery if it pans out.
www.jpl.nasa.gov
Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water, NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer Find
Though the telescopes can’t directly observe the planets’ surfaces, their densities indicate they’re lighter than rock worlds but heavier than gas-dominated ones.
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It looks like we will be able to see all of the planets of our solar system tonight.
All solar system's planets visible in night sky - BBC
Will anyone be observing and possibly taking pictures? It would be great to see them.
All solar system's planets visible in night sky - BBC
Will anyone be observing and possibly taking pictures? It would be great to see them.
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Rubbish, all I see are grey fluffy things in the sky
Would be nice to see, but no clear skies forecast here.
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Only managed to see Jupiter, quite incredible how bright it was. Shame I didn't have binoculars or a telescope then it might have been possible to see Saturn and Mars. As above would be great if anyone has some good footage.
You can usually see Mars and Saturn without a telescope. Mars has a distinctive red colour. Saturn looks like the brightest star in the sky.
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Bit late but I watched the Mars occultation earlier this month and captured this with my phone pointing down the lens:
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Ahh may have been Saturn I saw then, I wasn't sure when I initially looked up at the sky so had a look online on what should be where.
Jupiter can be bright too so you’re probably right. The sky view lite app (free) is good for identifying stars and planets.
We will. Got my telescope out already
Probably won't be taking any pictures though. Will see if I can get any shots worthy of uploading.
Yep. I use that app. Makes life easier. Good app.
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Thx will have a look
Only got to see Jupiter and the Moon in the end. Others not visible or behind other houses.
In both cases I have seen them clearer in the summer.
Froze my fingers off tonight, not felt pain like that in years. The part that hurts is when warming them back up again
In both cases I have seen them clearer in the summer.
Froze my fingers off tonight, not felt pain like that in years. The part that hurts is when warming them back up again
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What planet is close to the moon in the sky at them moment? I could look it up but I'm lazy. Probably jupiter but could be saturn. Its one or the other.
Jupiter.
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It's nice being in the sticks the air is clear and whilst we still have light pollution with a city only 4 miles away it is so much clearer than anywhere else I've lived. I saw the Plieades with my naked eyes for the first time last night had to go in the house and look up what they were and Orion was substantially clearer than I can ever remember seeing it before.
Only times I've had consistently better views of the night sky was when I lived (briefly) in the Snowy Mountains that was ridiculous.
Only times I've had consistently better views of the night sky was when I lived (briefly) in the Snowy Mountains that was ridiculous.
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Earlier this year we went on a stargazing walk at High Force Northumberland. Bortle 3 skies. Just incredible looking up and seeing the Milky Way stretching across the sky!
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Off to Northumberland in a couple of months for a walking holiday with the dogs, staying near Bamburgh. Not really delved into it yet but need to find the best places to stargaze.
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