Space talk: Pons-Brooks comet until April 21

[Lemon Cheesecake]

My camera photo of Jupiter

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[Gingerale]

I don't see the moons but pretty cool to get the stripes

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I think I need to use a tripod on the planets.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Strawberry moon and Saturn shines, too!
Even if you don't immediately notice the moon being unusually small on Friday, one thing you will immediately notice is the bright planet nearby: the "ringed wonder" of the solar system, Saturn.

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Weather permitting, you should be able to readily see Saturn glowing sedately like a very bright yellow-white "star" to the moon's lower right. Right now, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.0, making it a tad brighter than bluish-white Vega and a trifle dimmer compared with orange Arcturus.

Saturn appears so bright in part because it's less than a week away from its opposition to the sun; that moment during a particular apparition when a planet beyond Earth's orbit is passing closest to us.
The rings can be discerned with any telescope using an eyepiece of 30-power or more. Through a 4-inch telescope, employing a magnification of 100-power, the rings can clearly be seen; with a moderately large instrument of 8-inch aperture at 200-power the view is breathtaking, while viewing Saturn through a 12-inch telescope at 300-power is a jaw-dropping experience whether you're seeing it for the first or thousandth time.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/watch-minim ... june-2017/

" the June moon's low trajectory takes it through the lowest part of the atmosphere, its light is attenuated and tends to appear more amber or golden yellow — resembling the color of honey.
"Hence," notes Ottewell, "in June we have the 'Honey Moon.'""

[Watery Star]

Ah so that was more for Thursday evening/Friday morning.

[Gingerale]

I don't have a telescope readily available to use - I wonder if binoculars will work to see Saturn?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I failed, I looked out but the star closest to the moon looked so small I didn't think my camera would get a good image so I didn't even try!

[Gingerale]

I'll have to check out what else - besides the solar eclipse- is coming for the summer months.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

"The end of June brings the return of the Bootids meteor shower. June 9 and the strawberry mini moon and June 21 was the summer solstice (longest day of the year) and today June 24 is a new moon.

you'll be able to glimpse the five brightest naked-eye planets during this month."

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Check out the Mars encounter:
"Mars will inch closer to Earth's atmosphere between 10 p.m. Monday, July 30, and 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 31. The peak moment of closest is at 12:45 p.m. The observatory says the next similar time it will be within the same distance won't be until Sept. 11, 2035."

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Look for the brightest comet of the year this week ... tonight, 12/ 16 it will be the closest to the earth!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... li=BBnbcA1

[Gingerale]

I couldn't see it.

[galled]

It was a bust here too.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

On the clear days it made for some nice star gazing... though the moon was quite bright, even at half capacity.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

2019 astronomy events coming up...first one a super blood wolf moon.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/27/world/fi ... moon-trnd/

"2019 is featuring five eclipses, a rare planet transit, one of the best meteor showers and a super blood wolf moon, but the fun doesn't stop there.
The new year will also bring three supermoons, a blue moon, multiple meteor showers, close approach by the moon and Jupiter and several rocket launches."