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Several Nights Only- All Seven Planets Visible in One Night
Ace of Spades ^
Posted on 12/20/2012 8:30:00 AM PST by virgil283
"For those of you with even a small refractor telescope, the next few nights present a once in a blue moon opportunity to spot all seven planets in the same evening. Five of them are visible without even binoculars, while the other two will require you to reference the charts below. While Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will "move" faster in the sky, Uranus and Neptune will stay relatively fixed in their positions in Pisces and Aquarius for some time.
The closest five planets all yield some features through a small amateur telescope, the largest, Saturn and Jupiter, even reveal their moons through simple binoculars, all this regardless of light pollution so even city dwellers can get a good view. Don't expect anything more than a colored disk on the outer gas giants, even with my 8" reflector Uranus is mostly featureless and dull. Anyway, charts below, and the weather tonight is perfect in all but middle fifth of the country, so it makes a perfect time to look up!
TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Education; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; planets; stars
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To: RadiationRomeo
Well, it certainly seems that the world has become somewhat topsy-turvy over the last few generations, hasn’t it?
Maybe not the physical earth tipping over, but the way it’s inhabitants act.
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posted on
12/20/2012 10:01:05 AM PST
by
stuartcr
("Everything happens as God wants it to, otherwise, things would be different.")
To: Starstruck
you could be... Shirley McClain.. *LOL/giggle*
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posted on
12/20/2012 10:03:07 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(Who'll take tomorrow,spend it all today; who can take your income & tax it all away..0Bama man can :)
To: null and void
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posted on
12/20/2012 10:34:26 AM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: editor-surveyor
You were warned. I got there when a FReeper posted a link with no warning.
Don’t worry, in six months or so the pop-ups will stop coming...
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posted on
12/20/2012 10:42:40 AM PST
by
null and void
(Going Galt: The won't of the people)
To: null and void
Glad we have you to check those sites out for us!
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posted on
12/20/2012 11:20:26 AM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: editor-surveyor
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posted on
12/20/2012 11:26:26 AM PST
by
null and void
(Going Galt: The won't of the people)
To: Starstruck
If you look up and see Earth you may have problems. No, I fell off once. Trust me, it's the trip back that is bad!
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posted on
12/20/2012 11:45:11 AM PST
by
RobertClark
(Inside every "older" person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened?)
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
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posted on
12/21/2012 10:25:44 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
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posted on
12/21/2012 10:26:34 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: editor-surveyor
“Brown Dwarf?”
Do you realize how HURTFUL and Bullying that epithet can be?
(/s)
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posted on
12/22/2012 4:18:04 AM PST
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left that other site
(Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
To: RadiationRomeo
And the Mayans knew it all along.
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12/22/2012 10:51:59 AM PST
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Squawk 8888
(True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar, Strong and Free!)
To: left that other site
I guess I’m a Raciss insensitive Astro - bigot!
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12/22/2012 4:39:17 PM PST
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editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: editor-surveyor
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12/22/2012 4:44:37 PM PST
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left that other site
(Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
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