“Christmas Star”(Jupiter and Saturn)

[jhellwig]

I managed to get a picture with my iPhone 11 of it. It is moving fast. It looks to the naked eye that they are separate. The phone makes it look way bigger and brighter than it it.

It is just off the tip of the tree in the second one.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Here’s mine.

 

[wpod]

I just looked at then through binoculars then saw your post !

 

[Jackson_Slugger]

Overcast...

 

[jhellwig]

It’s ok if you don’t see it this time. Just wait 800 years.

 

[Number_35]

I've been looking forward to this for weeks - and it's completely clouded over this evening.

 

[ctechbob]

Luckily there are som overachievers over on Spaceweather.com

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Jupiter And Saturn

spaceweathergallery.com

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Me and my neighbors saw it. No overcast at all. I figured I better look at it now. I might be busy in 800 years.

 

[jhellwig]

My wife went out the door to the east to see it. I knew what she was looking for as soon as she did it. I had forgotten. Went out the west door and looked south west and saw it right off. We are north east of town and usually the south west sky is washed out at night. I had to get my phone app of the sky to make sure it was it.

 

[alarmguy]

Sister-in-law took this with her cell phone. You will still be able to see it for the rest of the month, about an hour after nightfall except it won’t be as close with each passing day.
Here is a cool simulation...

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[demarpaint]

It's cloudy, I guess I'll catch it in a future life.

 

[kstanf150]

Perfectly clear here
But to be honest
Sorta disappointing

 

[AZjeff]

Here they are with a 300 mm lens

 

[Skeet6]

MY buddy grabbed this with his telescope in FL this evening.
Mike B

 

[gregk24]

I missed it. Going to try and watch tomorrow.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Mine was covered so I didn’t get to see it lol

 

[JHZR2]

Interesting.

This summer, Jupiter and Saturn were bright and relatively close. With a cheap 100x amazon scope, you can make out Saturn’s rings and the stripes on Jupiter (plus it’s moons), granted it’s all very small. It struck me the other night thst they are a lot closer together than they were in the summer...

Mars was also a great show in the late summer/early fall.. very bright.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Too bad it was only tonight I missed it. I misread it and thought it was happening at midnight lol.

 

[vavavroom]

There was an opening in the clouds about half an hour after sunset this evening. I did not see Jupiter and Saturn all that closely aligned. I got a very good look with my binoculars. The photo is just evidence.

 

[vavavroom]

Too bad it was only tonight I missed it. I misread it and thought it was happening at midnight lol.

You can try again tomorrow just after sunset Find an elevated viewpoint if there are any low clouds. Look southwest above the horizon.