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3 months 3 weeks ago #112428 by Fermidox
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This morning 0246 IST, 14th August; perfect skies. Jupiter mag -2.1, Mars +0.9, 0.4 degrees separation. Aldebaran 8° to the E and the Pleiades included in the wide field DSLR shot, 17° away. Untracked, 13 seconds, 46mm lens. There will not be a closer approach of these two before 2033.



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3 months 3 weeks ago #112429 by flt158
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Delightful image, Finbarr.
Thank you for it.

Clear skies from Aubrey.
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3 months 3 weeks ago #112430 by stevie
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Hi Finbarr. Very nice image. You have also captured Uranus, to the right of the Pleiades. Stellarium will confirm the exact position.
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3 months 3 weeks ago #112431 by Fermidox
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I didn't realise that, thanks Stevie!

And good to hear from you Aubrey, hope you are doing well.

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3 months 2 weeks ago #112433 by Until_then-Goodnight!
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Hi Finbarr,

This is a great shot with so many nice objects in it.

I was driving back from Baltinglass during the early hours and could see the conjunction with the naked eye. Unfortunately, I had no camera with me, so it is great to have this as a reminder....thanks for sharing!

Clear skies,

Darren.
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3 months 2 weeks ago #112434 by Fermidox
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Thanks Darren. It was a lovely naked eye sight too, particularly in fact as the dawn drew on and the backdrop for the duo became azure blue. They were even slightly closer at that point.

A slightly belated heads up here, but there is a grazing lunar occultation of Saturn tomorrow morning (21st) around 5am.

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