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night sky

Posted on 02/21/2023 4:14:49 PM PST by jimfr

just went to the stores(in VA)no stars were visible, but the moon, jupiter and venus were very bright, in an almost straight line. It caught my attention!


TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: jupiter; moon; venus

1 posted on 02/21/2023 4:14:49 PM PST by jimfr
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To: jimfr

Do you have a photo or link?


2 posted on 02/21/2023 4:18:45 PM PST by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: jimfr

They were very prominent the other night, here in the Colorado mountains... very bright!


3 posted on 02/21/2023 4:18:50 PM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: jimfr
2001 A Space Odyssey

Was there a black monolith hanging around?

4 posted on 02/21/2023 4:19:29 PM PST by xp38
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To: jimfr

“..The Moon may be high,
But I can’t see a thing in the sky.
I only have eyes
For you!”
(shoo-ba shoo-ba)


5 posted on 02/21/2023 4:22:02 PM PST by lee martell
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To: usurper

https://www.space.com/new-moon-venus-jupiter-conjunction-feb-2023


6 posted on 02/21/2023 4:23:14 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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We were just outside admiring the planets near the moon… reporting in from St.Pete area in Florida.


7 posted on 02/21/2023 4:24:47 PM PST by Reddy (BO stinks)
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I can’t get out right now, but I am looking at it in my astronomy app. Pretty cool!


8 posted on 02/21/2023 4:26:27 PM PST by scott7278 (Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords.)
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I just saw that here in KY. Quite a sight!


9 posted on 02/21/2023 4:28:59 PM PST by FlatulusMaximus
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To: lee martell

But the man in the moon doesn’t know a thing about love. He just hangs there above.


10 posted on 02/21/2023 4:34:04 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: jimfr

When the moon is in the Seventh House / And Jupiter aligns with Mars


11 posted on 02/21/2023 4:36:58 PM PST by JZelle
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To: lee martell

The Flamingos. Nice.


12 posted on 02/21/2023 4:54:08 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: jimfr
Well it's a marvelous night for a


13 posted on 02/21/2023 4:59:06 PM PST by jy8z (Everything you think, do and say is from the pill you took today.)
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Moondance!


14 posted on 02/21/2023 5:13:55 PM PST by lee martell
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To: jimfr

I’m in eastern TN. Noticed that straight off and was wondering what planets they were. Seemed a little high in the sky for Venus.


15 posted on 02/21/2023 5:18:59 PM PST by glorgau
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To: jimfr
in an almost straight line.

It's called the ecliptic...you should check it out. Sighting along the edge of a frisbee...you'd see (almost) everything!

16 posted on 02/21/2023 7:30:54 PM PST by spankalib
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17 posted on 02/21/2023 7:32:38 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: jimfr
My sky here in Alaska!

Had an epic display last night!


18 posted on 02/21/2023 7:40:11 PM PST by Species8472 (Don't celebrate sin!)
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