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11-28-2012, 08:08 PM
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Endorsing: Copetti Guitars | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florianopolis - Brazil | |  Moon and Jupiter close together in the southern hemisphere sky!
This is the Moon and Jupiter (according to Google Sky Map) tonight in the southern hemisphere sky.
Just felt like sharing.
Wish my camera was better so it'd be sharper!
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Originally Posted by Petegrinder  ...the standard "Precision pickup" (the one that looks like a Tetris block) |
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11-28-2012, 08:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Massachusetts USA | | | Yeah I saw this tonight as well, totally cool.
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11-28-2012, 10:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Zealand | | | Awesome, thanks! It's not dark yet Downunder, showers at the moment, hopefully it clears up. Do you know if Jupiter will move far over the next nights?
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11-28-2012, 10:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | Thanks for the pic! I saw it in person tonight and it was pretty sweet  |
11-28-2012, 10:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio | | Wow, I didn't know the moon was that big???  |
11-28-2012, 10:53 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | | | | Just checked it out. Pretty cool. Thanks for the heads up. |
11-29-2012, 04:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NSW, Australia | | | Cool, I saw it. Thanks for pointing it out. |
11-29-2012, 04:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: QLD, Australia | | | Just went out and had a look. Pretty neat!
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11-29-2012, 05:32 AM
|  | Half Hip, Half Hick | | Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Tennessee | | | Thanks for the info ! I commented to my wife and Mom last night that the moon looked like it had a moon. |
11-29-2012, 06:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | | It's called a conjunction, when two bodies in the Solar System are close to each other. I saw it last night, it certainly was a sight to behold!
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11-29-2012, 07:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Perry County, PA | | | makes me think of that photoshopped picture of 3 planets aligning over the pyramids. |
11-29-2012, 07:35 AM
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Endorsing: Copetti Guitars | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florianopolis - Brazil | | | Nice, I didn't know if it could be seen in the north hemisphere too, but it did!
According to one of those astronomy sites (can't remember which) jupiter will be close to the moon again on dec 25th
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Originally Posted by Petegrinder ...the standard "Precision pickup" (the one that looks like a Tetris block) | |
11-29-2012, 09:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dallas, TX | | | Pretty neat - I wondered what "star" that was that was so close by. Thanks for sharing!
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