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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2012 18:22:46 GMT -5
Oh wow, too early for me.
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Post by princess on Jul 10, 2012 2:12:13 GMT -5
i believe it was around "am" at night...but yah it carried on till the next day. (but we still enjoyed it)
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Post by AhkneeKitteen on Jul 10, 2012 14:13:46 GMT -5
Alrighty, I'm a bit late here, but no harm, no foul.
Mars and Saturn are out in the west right as night falls. Mercury was visible the first week of the month, but has fallen into the glow of the sunset. Venus and Jupiter are out before dawn, to the east.
Mars and Saturn are still dimming, while Venus and Jupiter are become ever brighter - the latter two are still seen below the Pleiades star cluster, part of the Taurus constellation, with the star Aldebaran shining below Venus. Venus is set to reach its brightest around the middle of this month. The 14-16 will be a good time to view the waning crescent moon with these.
The 23-25 will be a good time to view Mars, Saturn, Spica and the waxing crescent moon together.
There will be a meteor shower late this month, the 28-29th, but can be seen throughout late July if you're lucky. As the Delta Aquarids favor the southen hemisphere and the tropics of the northern hemisphere, spotting this shower may be difficult.
In other news, there've been quite a few sunspots and solar flares this year so far. Dark Kingdom on the rise, anyone?
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Post by princess on Jul 10, 2012 16:12:21 GMT -5
i so can't wait to see it, i'm gonna tell my sister about it too (if she dunno about it that is)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2012 20:54:21 GMT -5
Ooh, a meteor shower? Neat.
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Post by princess on Jul 12, 2012 1:58:08 GMT -5
...i would like to laydown on the grass and stare at the sky
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2012 13:20:40 GMT -5
It's a shame that we're not part of the southern hemisphere, otherwise that meteor shower would be fantastic.
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Post by princess on Jul 15, 2012 18:17:07 GMT -5
we saw meteor shower kinda recently (i have to think of what time was it when that happened i have to ask my sister but i know for sure it was recently *embarrassed*) i...i love it *eyes moving like sailormoon eyes*
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2012 0:56:32 GMT -5
Were there lots of them?
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Post by princess on Jul 18, 2012 2:18:46 GMT -5
3 or 4, something like that...although it was just that amount...we still enjoyed it *smiles*
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2012 15:21:25 GMT -5
Aw, that seems nice.
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Post by princess on Jul 20, 2012 1:15:38 GMT -5
i know right? =)
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Post by AhkneeKitteen on Dec 1, 2012 17:12:40 GMT -5
Aaaalright, let's revive this topic. - Jupiter will be the closest to us for the next two days than it will be until 2012, so take a gander and admire.
- A backyard telescope will allow you to see Jupiter's four largest moons throughout December - these being Europa, Io, Callisto, and Ganymede. You can also catch Saturn's rings!
- With Jupiter in opposition to the sun, it provides a great marker for picking out The Pleiades and the Taurus constellation, which it will hover in front of. Keep an eye in the east as the sun sets in the west.
- Southeast, at dawn, will be three planets (and the moon, if you look at the right time):
(I hope puush is up soon seeing a giant failed image load box is sad)
- Mars hovers near-forgotten in the southwest horizon after sunset; it might require some hunting to find.
- Night of December 14 to dawn of the 15 will be the Geminids meteor shower, the last of 2012, which averages 50 meteors/hour. That time of the month also gives us a new moon, meaning a nice dark sky to see them. You can turn your eye to the sky as early as 9-10 p.m. to catch them (yes, local time). The best time to watch will probably be around 1-3 a.m.
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Post by princess on Dec 4, 2012 2:10:33 GMT -5
eee! i'm telling my sister! *facepalm* ^.^
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2012 3:22:29 GMT -5
Ooh, another meteor shower? Yay!
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