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  1. Robert Watcher

    Sunset - Moonrise

    Looking to the west, the sun sunk below the horizon around 8:16pm. Turning 180 degrees and waiting until around 9:00pm, the Blue/Sturgeon moon rose from the East - following Saturn, then Jupiter. Neptune followed in the arc, but was not visible to the human eye.
  2. Tim Rucci

    Converging planets...

    I was wondering of it might be possible to photograph the converging planets, since lots of folks are talking about it now. I guess the only way to find out is to give it a try. Knowing there is not a lens big enough to capture any detail in objects that far away, I tried stacking both a 2x...
  3. Robert Watcher

    Bright light in my window

    The moon was shining brightly into our bedroom window at 1:30 this morning. I could clearly see Jupiter to the right of the moon. Looking above and to the left of the moon, was another identifiable planet. Taking out my skytracker, I realized that was Saturn. Loaded up my camera with 70-300...
  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...
  5. D

    The coolest way for NASA to spend my taxes, the back side of Saturn!

    The small dot in the rings on the left side is earth!
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