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General Category => Huh? => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on December 09, 2020, 1117 UTC

Title: Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on December 09, 2020, 1117 UTC

https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/12/08/great-conjunction-of-jupiter-and-saturn/

Sky maps:

https://spaceweather.com/images2020/16dec20/skymap_16dec20.png

https://spaceweather.com/images2020/17dec20/skymap_17dec20.png

https://spaceweather.com/images2020/21dec20/skymap_21dec20.png

Title: Re: Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Post by: Ct Yankee on December 09, 2020, 1526 UTC

Thanks, Chris - I had already inked that on my calendar as an event to check.

For those in northern to mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere there may be a more southernly than normal viewing of the aurora borealis on December 9 and 10.  Might make for abnormal radio reception the next couple of days.

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/northern-lights-forecast-december-2020-aurora-borealis

Title: Re: Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Post by: Ct Yankee on December 21, 2020, 2247 UTC

As you can see from the photo, my wife caught a picture of it while I was viewing with spotting scope (right side).  This was 2200 utc on 21 Dec when it was first visible, our sunset was at 2120 utc.  It was almost exactly SW, about 45 degrees above horizon - much higher then I expected.  Where I was, I would have lost in a snow fog if it was under 20 degrees from the horizon.  Looks like one bright star with naked eye, saw rings on Saturn and Jupiter alongside with spotting scope - could not get photo via scope.

https://imgur.com/a/mRnBRcd