Jupiter Saturn Conjunction, Giant planets that pass in the night |
Jupiter Saturn Conjunction, Giant planets that pass in the night |
Dec 22 2020, 05:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2530 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 321 |
I assume that anybody here has heard about this by now. It's still a worthwhile sight in the evenings to come. I got photos of it on the three nights of closest approach, and by mixing in a long exposure for Saturn's moons (counterclockwise: Rhea, Tethys, Dione, Titan) with various exposures for other bodies, I got this photo with ten solar system bodies. A dim random star sidled alongside Ganymede.
Here is my best image, and an animation of the trio. |
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Dec 22 2020, 04:59 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 17-April 08 From: Okemos, MI, USA Member No.: 4097 |
A dim random star sidled alongside Ganymede. I also saw that star in my shots of the event, and it turns out to be a bit more interesting than just a random star. It's HIP 99314, and it was occulted by both Ganymede and Jupiter on the night of Dec 20-21: http://www.harvestmoonorchard.com/astro/oc...14_summary.html |
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