RogerH Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hi Folks keep an eye in the Eastern/ South Eastern skies at night from now on and watch as two planets collide into each other Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 (Scottish accent) Colliding planets? We're doomed - doomed I tell ye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Stupid boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony_C Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Interesting stuff Roger. On a similar theme - In fact, not at all! - few years ago a Chinese shipping company appeared called ‘Titan’ and the fleet of ships were named ‘Titan Jupiter’, ‘Saturn’ etc you get the picture.... However, we used to giggle and giggle when "Titan Uranus.. Titan Uranus" used to come across the airwaves.. Serious message and all we could ever do was snigger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alfrom Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Thank you Roger for the reminder. I read about this in a mag when I bought my new telescope a few weeks ago and forgot to put the event in my diary. All that is now needed is a clear sky - something that we haven't had for a long while now. . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 I was thinking of hiring the Aracebo radio telescope to break through our cloud layer - bu99er Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, RogerH said: I was thinking of hiring the Aracebo radio telescope to break through our cloud layer - bu99er Roger You`ll struggle to do that Roger as its broken! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_Observatory Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 In quite a spectacular and offensive way. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 My apologies for a quite unintentional duplication, Roger! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 The more people that see it the better. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2long Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 My little telescope (a “Halleyscope” that is itself a bit vintage) is just strong enough to show Jupiter’s moons and Saturn’s rings - a lovely pairing of the two planets. Cheers Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 I have a nice Nikon fieldscope (bird watching) That picks out the Jupiter moons OK. I also have some very nice Hi-Fi headphones so I can hear the rings of Saturn. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Very nice, Roger! Better than the sound of the next planet outwards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Richardtr3a Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 The advice seems to be that it will be visible in the South west. Is that correct ? Thanks Richard & B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Hi Richard, scan the sky from SE to SW fairly low. I couldn't see it last night but there was a little bit of cloud. Sat/Sun look good as the sky should be clear. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 The thin crescent of a near New Moon may be a guide. The Conjuncting planets should be about a Moon's width to the right, up or down, depending on the date, as the Moon is moving past them in our sky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alfrom Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Currently they are VERY close to the horizon so atmospheric distortion is unhelpful, however and fortunately right now the high cloud did not intrude too much, but there is a low band of thick cloud that offers just an occasional glimpse from the back garden. Managed to see the pair of them plus a couple of moons, don't know which. My telescope doesn't show the Saturn rings but I guess they are near vertical from Earth at the moment (intuitively, that sounds 90 deg wrong). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Could only see them from the bedroom window as they are quite low. I wonder if I will see it again Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 My late uncle was proud to have seen Halley's Comet, twice, in 1910 and 1986. Not many can say that, with visits 76 years apart. But Great Conjunctions happen every 20 years - it's just that in this one they are especially close in our view. The next is in April 2040. So, Long Life, Roger! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2long Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 iPhone 6E effort, but the naked eye is better. Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Did You sneak up behind that elephant to get him in shot Dan? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Hi Dan, I am only a little bit jealous. It was raining and cloudy last night in West London The previous night was clear but they were still a thumb apart. 1 hour ago, Hamish said: Did You sneak up behind that elephant to get him in shot Dan? Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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