Postronomawhores solstice of capricorn 2020

[Caddywumpus]

Hello astronomy geeks, regular barf luddites.

Tomorrow during the solstice the sacred geometry of the solar system will align jupiter and saturn within a tenth of a degree.

The last time this happened was hella days ago when gallelao was still fresh.

So leave behind the keyboard and go outside and see this marvel of nature. Or don't.

Wumpus

 

[HappyHighwayman]

Can we see it without magnified optics?

 

[Caddywumpus]

Can we see it without magnified optics?

Yes. Look to the south west. It should be bright enough to pierce urban light pollution

 

[Starpower]

Also known as the Christmas Star even though it's planets.

 

[thepretender]

Those are tiny lights that may fall to earth some day gods just playing with us to moving them around a bit. Or its just mother nature being awesome.arty

 

[Eldritch]

Those are tiny lights that may fall to earth some day gods just playing with us to moving them around a bit. Or its just mother nature being awesome.arty

 

[Abacinator]

I've been watching them move closer together over the past week. Cool to see!

 

[ThumperX]

Went nort to the land of yep where there is no light pollution! Wow!

 

[Johndicezx9]

How about the probes to Uranus?

 

[horsepower]

How about the probes to Uranus?

They’re not there yet. They have to go in slowly due to the dense atmosphere and they definitely will give notice when they arrive.

 

[Bubba_s]

I've been watching them move closer together over the past week. Cool to see!

Same! I hope it's not cloudy tonight! Last night there were a few clouds and so the two planets pretty much merged together through the haze.

Someone told me this a long time ago, some of you may appreciate it (Or argue about it since this IS BARF):

"Stars twinkle, planets shine."

 

[horsepower]

Gah! Totally fogged in here in Davis but they say tomorrow may be just as good. 5:10 pm!

 

[Johndicezx9]

Got to see it... wasn't foggy here, for once.

 

[Abacinator]

Fog :mad

 

[littlebeast]

oddly, short day ended up being rather long.

 

[ScottRNelson]

This is what I could see from my back yard. Taken with a digital camera without a tripod. Those dark things are tree branches.

 

[bobl]

Hell, in the San Joaquin valley we can't even see the sun, let alone stars. Damn valley fog. :thumbdown

 

[HappyHighwayman]

I'd like to own a telescope one day.