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Rare Event: Jupiter to Hide Behind the Moon
Space dot com ^ | 3 December, 2004 | Joe Rao

Posted on 12/03/2004 11:06:21 PM PST by SunkenCiv

The last time New Yorkers were treated to such a favorably placed dark-sky Jupiter occultation was on Sept. 3, 1889. After 2004, there will not be another similarly favorable Jupiter occultation for most North Americans until Oct. 6, 2026... Across the western Great Lakes, the eastern Great Plains and down into the Deep South for example, the emergence of Jupiter occurs with the Moon about 20 degrees high. Along a line from about central North Dakota down into western Texas, Jupiter’s disappearance will roughly coincide with moonrise, but when Jupiter is ready to emerge, the Moon will have climbed up to an altitude of about 10 degrees.

(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: ageofaquarius; jupiter; moon
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1 posted on 12/03/2004 11:06:21 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Milk Thistle for your liver ... Serious! Jupiter Bump!


2 posted on 12/03/2004 11:12:02 PM PST by LNewman
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To: LNewman

Milk thistle? What, should I wear gloves? ;')


3 posted on 12/04/2004 12:02:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv ("All I have seen teaches me trust the Creator for all I have not seen." -- Emerson)
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To: LNewman

Did ya see it on Dec 7?


4 posted on 12/11/2004 9:55:49 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("All I have seen teaches me trust the Creator for all I have not seen." -- Emerson)
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