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16 years 3 months ago #56619 by pj30something
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I am gonna be in Lanzarote for a week (from the 20th Dec). Is there anything i should be looking out for of interest in the skies from that LAT/LONG?

I'll only have my 7X50 bins with me.

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16 years 3 months ago #56645 by Seanie_Morris
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Keep an eye out for the way the constellations are orientated differently. When I was in Tunisia in September, I was able to see Orion lie on its side! You're not going too far south, but watch how high Sirius will get!

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16 years 3 months ago #56652 by paulevans
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I'm not sure if Lanzarote is far enough south, but from Central Florida I could see Canopus, the second brightest star in sky. It is almost directly below Sirius. See how high Canis Major is in this shot - Sirius is off the top.

Just checked - Lanzarote is 29 deg N, the same as Central Florida so you should indeed be able to spot Canopus near the horizon.

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16 years 3 months ago #56658 by pj30something
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I'll keep my eyes peeled. Orion on it's side eh? should be interesting to see.

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16 years 3 months ago #56662 by Matthew C
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awww cool im spending new years over there!!! :D 29th December til 12th january!

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time. . . .
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16 years 3 months ago #56663 by pj30something
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I saw some of the best fireballs of my life from Lanzarote a few yrs back. Fingers crossed that there might be one or two stray ones again.

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