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The Moon and Jupiter get close..., Anyone else watching..?
Stu
post Aug 26 2010, 10:29 PM
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Very nice conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter visible tonight... Putting the miserable memories of the 2010 NLC season behind me I hiked up to Kendal Castle again, and it was definitely worth it...

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And with the Kepler FOV almost overhead, and the ISS gliding across a third of the sky, it was quite a memorable half hour... smile.gif


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- Stu   The Moon and Jupiter get close...   Aug 26 2010, 10:29 PM
- - volcanopele   No telescope I'm afraid. But I will definitel...   Aug 26 2010, 10:34 PM
- - Astro0   Even my wife decided to come and have a look at Ju...   Aug 26 2010, 11:01 PM
- - ilbasso   I tried to get a good photo of the Moon and Jupite...   Aug 27 2010, 04:02 AM
- - bkellysky   QUOTE I tried to get a good photo of the Moon and ...   Aug 28 2010, 07:00 PM

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