Evening conjunction
So good that the uploader is again working! I had to try it, though I've had fairly few opportunities for taking photos lately and I'll largely be going back to reposting file material.
This was a new image though, of the much publicised conjunction between Jupiter (way down at the foot) and Saturn to its right. Down here in the Southern Hemisphere where it's summer, it wasn't near dark until they were slipping below the horizon - as seen here. Although this was taken on 17 December and the closest point wasn't until 21 December (when we had clouds and rain), it does seem to me that the "meeting" was somewhat over-sold! Best viewed large.
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Taken on Thursday December 17, 2020
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Posted on Wednesday January 13, 2021
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Cheryl Kelly (cher12… said:
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Xata said:
I tried but for 3 consecutive days we had a cloud bar in the horizon, grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Ko Hummel said:
This was quite a rare event in the sense that it was a long time ago (~400 years) that J and S came so close together (apperently). In about 20 years there will be the next conjuntion (but not so close), in 80 years there will be a similar one.
Jaap van 't Veen said:
Take care and stay safe.
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Annemarie said:
Wish you a great wednesday!
( happy to be back to new photos:)
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