Interesting: I was just looking at both of them in my cheap scope, magnified only 80 times. I can make out a few stripes on Jupiter. Through several days observation, I see that the plane of the four Gallilean moons’ orbits isn’t exactly parallel with earth’s. Not sure if I can just make out a moon or two by Saturn, but the rings sure show distinctly. The planets are less than 30 degrees apart, but they’re lower to the southern horizon than Jason and Paige are looking.
In Lovecraft’s horror fiction his interest in astronomy shows up in his works. He even published an amateur pamphlet on astronomy when he was about Jason’s age.
I was fooling around with a star gazer app that shows you what you are looking at in the night sky. This may sound crazy, but I pointed out Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune within a timespan of 1 hour.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
hurrah for you, Paige
Strob over 5 years ago
Nice that it’s accurate in that Jupiter and Saturn are prominent right now, but the moon’s just past new – could she see it yet?
RobinHood over 5 years ago
Behold, the blue horizon line
We see Orion rising
skeeterhawk over 5 years ago
Interesting: I was just looking at both of them in my cheap scope, magnified only 80 times. I can make out a few stripes on Jupiter. Through several days observation, I see that the plane of the four Gallilean moons’ orbits isn’t exactly parallel with earth’s. Not sure if I can just make out a moon or two by Saturn, but the rings sure show distinctly. The planets are less than 30 degrees apart, but they’re lower to the southern horizon than Jason and Paige are looking.
johndifool over 5 years ago
…and that’s the International Space Station…
bunwarpgazoo Premium Member over 5 years ago
Spotting Saturn in the starfield without a telescope, good luck with that.
mail2jbl over 5 years ago
For once, Paige got over on Jason!
uncleskull over 5 years ago
If at first you don’t succeed . . .
sixam over 5 years ago
Wait till dawn, then make your wish on the sun.
mizdurble over 5 years ago
Clever, Paige!
su43dipta over 5 years ago
Hey, even the non-stars can grant you wishes! How ’bout that!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
In Lovecraft’s horror fiction his interest in astronomy shows up in his works. He even published an amateur pamphlet on astronomy when he was about Jason’s age.
Daeder over 5 years ago
Satellite, satell-bright, first satellite tonight…
Concretionist over 5 years ago
It’s always best to wish in such a way that the wished-for outcome becomes probable. Also known as “God helps those who help themselves.”
mormynorley over 5 years ago
Yeah…Could you say that in ENGLISH?
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I figured she did it on purpose
eipxrhS about 4 years ago
I was fooling around with a star gazer app that shows you what you are looking at in the night sky. This may sound crazy, but I pointed out Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune within a timespan of 1 hour.