Baby the stars shine bright...

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Colours of the Moon - NASA picture of the day
 
Just came in from gazing in awe at the Milky Way in my night sky. It's rare to see it here due to haze and humidity. But wow....tonight I can see clearly.
When I was a young girl I'd clamber up on Dad's truck and lean back on the windshield to look at the night sky. Using nearby tall oak trees I could note the movement of the Earth and myself within the concept of time and space. I'd feel small....then large as I realized I was on a floating ball spinning through the cosmos.
I wish all people could experience that awe.
 
Sandie33 said:
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-pl...ek-for-a-rare-spectacle-not-seen-in-800-years
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https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/

November 25-26
Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, Nov. 25 to 26, 2020, the bright planet Mars will appear above the waxing gibbous Moon. The Moon will appear about 34 degrees above the east-southeastern horizon as evening twilight ends (5:50 p.m. EST for the Washington, D.C. area), the Moon will reach its highest in the sky at 8:57 p.m., and Mars will set first in the west Thursday morning at 3:08 a.m.

Sometime toward the end of November or start of December 2020 (2020-Nov-26 04:41 UTC with 8 days, 1 hour, 42 minutes uncertainty), Near-Earth Object (2018 RQ4), between 36 to 81 feet (11 and 25 meters) across, will pass the Earth at between 1.1 and 22.3 lunar distances (nominally 8.1) traveling at 16,640 miles per hour (7.44 kilometers per second).

Thursday morning, Nov. 26, 2020, will be the last morning that the planet Mercury will be above the east-southeastern horizon when morning twilight begins for this apparition.

Thursday evening, Nov. 26, 2020, at 7:29 p.m. EST, the Moon will be at apogee, its farthest from the Earth for this orbit.
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November 29-30
On Sunday evening into Monday morning, Nov. 29 to 30, 2020, the bright star Aldebaran will appear near the full Moon. The full Moon after next will be Monday morning at 4:30 a.m. EST. Around this time the Moon will pass through the partial shadow of the Earth (called a penumbral lunar eclipse), but the slight dimming of the Moon will be hard to notice without instrumentation.
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Sandie33 said:
Whoohoo, making plans for this!
Our local library had a telescope I can loan. I've asked the librarian if she would put a hold on it for the 19-22.

Yes, if the fella that has it kindly returns it. Bastard :rage:

However, here's this .... :D
https://www.forbes.com/sites/starts...etime-planetary-alignment-on-december-21/amp/
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Sandie, did you manage to get hold of that telescope? I'm going to try and get a photo tonight because our weather forecast for tomorrow isn't good.
 
John K said:
Sandie, did you manage to get hold of that telescope? I'm going to try and get a photo tonight because our weather forecast for tomorrow isn't good.
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No John and it is disappointing. :( The Bumm has been giving the librarian 59 excuses...rumor has it that he isn't in town at all. He's suspect for having offsconded with the telescope. :(

Will you post if you're successful? Please and thank you. :D

Locally we are in the droppings of 2-4 additional inches of Lake Effect snows, boohoo:sob:, I would have to drive through Ohio at this point to see anything but a snow drift. lol :p
I'm a member in a moon mania group on FB, there is a gal in there who lives in the upper hemisphere of Africa; she has a lucky view and has been chronicling the conjunction's movements. I'm hoping she plans to continue. ♡
 
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