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  1. Robert Watcher

    PLANET PARADES 2022 - Four Planets aligned in the Morning Sky

    I’ve been waiting for this morning of April 18’th between 5:40 and 6:02 AM, for the last month. We have not had a clear sky in the morning forever - so was so please that this morning it was good enough to be able to see this view of the 4 planets not only in a line beside each other, but this...
  2. Robert Watcher

    Identifying Planets tonight

    I have never identified Mercury in the sky, so I was excited to find out that right now the Inner Planets Mars, Mercury and Venus would be visible in an arc in the evening sky and that over the next few days the sliver crescent moon will be following this arc and passing by each one of them. The...
  3. Robert Watcher

    Peering into the dark

    Taken in the dark. No moon, cloudy sky, isolated from the city. 1) Facing NW - Power transmission line to eternity - corn field lit by car lights 2) 180 degrees facing SW - grain field featuring Saturn and Jupiter
  4. Robert Watcher

    Planet Gazing Last Night

    A fun night last night. I finally have recognized Saturn in the skies - first picture with the moon. It was so high in the sky sitting just to the right of the moon. (how I would love to have peeked through a long telescope with this clear view) Leaving the mall the night before, there was a...
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