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Jupiter and Saturn Rising Beyond Alien Throne Rock (Astronomy Picture of the Day)
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| 13 Aug, 2020
| NASA, Marcin Zając
Posted on 08/14/2020 4:50:59 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: What planets are those behind that unusual rock spire? Saturn (lower left) and Jupiter. This month, after sunset, the bright planetary duo are quite prominent toward the southeast. Now your view of our Solar System's largest planets might not include a picturesque hoodoo in the foreground, nor the spectacular central band of our Milky Way Galaxy across the background, but should be quite eye-catching anyway. The featured image is a composite of consecutive foreground and background exposures all taken in late May with the same camera and from the same location -- the badlands of the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness in the San Juan Basin in New Mexico, USA. The rock spire, informally dubbed 'Alien Throne', stands about 3 meters tall. Saturn and Jupiter will remain visible together after sunset for several months.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day
KEYWORDS: dsj03; nasa
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08/14/2020 4:51:23 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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South of Farmington NM in the Bisti Badlands.
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08/14/2020 5:09:56 PM PDT
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umgud
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Even if I were the guy wearing the red jumpsuit, that would be a great place to explore until I was done in by the locals.
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08/14/2020 5:24:19 PM PDT
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Eagles6
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I think I see Uranus in the background.
YES there always has to be one incredibly immature, developmentally stunted moron to make a comment like that.
And I’m just the guy to do it :-)
On a serious note. A very stunning picture
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08/14/2020 5:39:39 PM PDT
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dp0622
(I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE COVID GODFATHER I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!)
To: MtnClimber
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08/14/2020 5:44:23 PM PDT
by
VTenigma
(The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
To: MtnClimber
That looks like an album cover of "Yes"...
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08/14/2020 5:49:50 PM PDT
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newfreep
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08/14/2020 6:04:33 PM PDT
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Left2Right
(Keep America Great!)
To: newfreep
It does! I love Roger Dean’s art.
To: MtnClimber
Is this a hike from the road or just a walk? And how far from a paved road?
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08/14/2020 6:10:07 PM PDT
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originalbuckeye
('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell..?)
To: MtnClimber
Isn’t the tiny dot to the left Mars?
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08/14/2020 6:11:24 PM PDT
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jmacusa
(If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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08/14/2020 6:12:35 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
To: originalbuckeye; Ruy Dias de Bivar
Is this a hike from the road or just a walk? And how far from a paved road?
Ruy, do you know the answer to this question?
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08/14/2020 6:16:44 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Been over forty years ago. I just know it is South of Farmington on the Crownpoint road.
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From this site, sounds like a moderate hike.
Directions>
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08/14/2020 7:26:51 PM PDT
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doorgunner69
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
To: newfreep
The Who should have used that instead of the concrete pillar on the cover of Who’s Next.
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