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Offline DanS

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Venus and Saturn from my backyard.
« on: January 08, 2016, 06:26:38 PM »
I was just out back this morning when these two caught my eye. (23:00 UTC)


I thought about trying to get a reference for scale but a little too late as it was getting light and Saturn fading. Still can see it but very faintly under Venus.

« Last Edit: January 08, 2016, 06:57:22 PM by DanS »

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Re: Venus and Saturn from my backyard.
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2016, 10:41:56 PM »
Great catch!

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Re: Venus and Saturn from my backyard.
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2016, 02:36:11 AM »
I think several years ago, I saw those two planets close together when the moon was real near to them, so they formed a triangle.

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Re: Venus and Saturn from my backyard.
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2016, 03:10:41 AM »
Maybe the 2008 Venus, Jupiter, and moon smiling on us? I caught that in the west evening sky.

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Re: Venus and Saturn from my backyard.
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2016, 08:57:31 AM »
Maybe the 2008 Venus, Jupiter, and moon smiling on us? I caught that in the west evening sky.


A smiley in the sky!  :-)

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