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[jgkspsx]

Thank you, GAF. I wish I were in South America right now. I mean, I always wish I were in South America, but particularly strongly right now.

 

[SkyOdin]

Thanks for the heads up. Not a cloud in the sky, so I got a good look at it. Crazy to think that tiny light in the sky is actually a monster of a planet.

 

[SteveWinwood]

It's negative ten outside and I don't even want to know what the wind chill is. I can use windows just fine thank you very much.

 

[mingus]

I thought something was up, had no idea that piercing dot was Jupiter.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

LOOK AT MOON, MICHAEL.

 

[R2D4]

Iphone FAIL.

 

[Oppo]

Noticed a similar planetary close pass of the moon over Christmas. Can't remember which though.

 

[Thug Waffle]

From Chicago.

It's too cold.

 

[Lissar]

Quite nice here in Oregon. Thanks for the heads-up, I do love star gazing. :3

 

[jchap]

Pretty awesome from VA with a pair of binoculars

 

[WascallyWabbit]

Sorry, it's cold here and my hands are shakey

 

[Paches]

Iphone FAIL.

Is that a street lamp

 

[PoweredBySoy]

I'm in Minnesota. Sorry but no

Seriously. 20 below zero says fuck Jupiter.

 

[Insane Dead]

Just saw it, Pretty awesome. Wish I was able to take a pic though :/
Thanks everyone for posting pics though of it

 

[GK86]

Is that a street lamp

That is a UFO.

 

[Outlaw]

That is a UFO.

Looks like Uranus to me.

 

[Rookje]

 

[nhlducks35]

Thanks for the heads up, did manage to check it out for a few minutes, but the sky is too cloudy to get a continuous view. Don´t have a telescope but it still is a nice view.

EDIT. Pic my brother took just now with his semi-DSLR cam.



EDIT 2. Current location is Monterrey, Mexico by the way.

You should email the guy with that pic, it's really good

 

[GK86]

[IMG ]http://i.minus.com/iMDeFRVPihOOd.png[/IMG]

Sums up this thread.

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

I know it's shitty but it gives you an idea of how bright it looks next to the moon. This is seen from South Lake Tahoe, CA.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I thought there was something up with the moon tonight.

Thanks OP!

 

[xxjuicesxx]

I live in Buffalo. All you can see is clouds, chemtrails and 50 shades of grey.

 

[t-ramp]

Thanks for the heads up, did manage to check it out for a few minutes, but the sky is too cloudy to get a continuous view. Don´t have a telescope but it still is a nice view.

EDIT. Pic my brother took just now with his semi-DSLR cam.

EDIT 2. Current location is Monterrey, Mexico by the way.

Wow, nice photo.

http://i.minus.com/iMDeFRVPihOOd.png

:lol

 

[fallagin]

Oh wow, this is really cool, thanks OP.

 

[Messofanego]

haha

 

[Escape Goat]

Its 11 degrees out. No thank you, sir.

 

[Teknoman]

It's freaking beautiful and you guys are missing out. I'm in Houston and the skies are pristine.

edit:

If only it was this nice during the last meteor shower.

 

[Agnostic]

Good shit. I stood outside in the cold staring at it for a few minutes and had a moment.

 

[params7]

I spotted Orion's belt, Jupiter and Betelgeuse over Philly couple of days ago.

 

[The Last Wizard]

Reporting in from NYC, only saw the moon and a small thing next to it. I hope it was Jupiter

It was nice outside, not to cold. Really makes you want to travel out to space and see it.

 

[D23]

i wish i could see anything, Washington state has been covered with fog for the past week or so/..

 

[AstroNut325]

Wait a minute... I'm surprised no one is panicking!

Planets are aligning! We're all doomed!

 

[rodvik]

Thanks OP, my kids & I enjoyed that!

 

[Icefire1424]

I got snowed on...

 

[Nilaul]

Jupiter just crashed into the Moon! We are doomed.

 

[Clydefrog]

LOL

A+

 

[jbueno]

Thanks for the compliments guys, mailed the pic to the space.com address. Here´s a Youtube small vid my brother took with the same camera, we don´t have a tripod so apologies for the shaky cam.

 

[KillGore]

Went outside to look at them. Such a beautiful thing.

Took out my telescope and tried to take pictures of it with my Galaxy Note 2. Since the moon wasn't full, I couldn't take a picture with both of them in the same image.

Was pretty hard to take a picture of Jupiter. Looks so much better in person. I really need a DSLR.

 

[The Last Wizard]

Went outside to look at them. Such a beautiful thing.

Took out my telescope and tried to take pictures of it with my Galaxy Note 2. Since the moon wasn't full, I couldn't take a picture with both of them in the same image.
Was pretty hard to take a picture of Jupiter. Looks so much better in person. I really need a DSLR.

Was that pic of the moon, the detailed pic, was it from the telescope?

If so I need to get one.

 

[IronFistedChampion]

Just went outside to look at it. There's a blue hue around half of the moon and it looks pretty awesome.

Closest comparison would be an HID light with the purple/blue "flicker" from the lens.

 

[cvxfreak]

Somebody say Jupiter?

lol, now I want to go find videos of this.

 

[Escape Goat]

 

[KillGore]

Was that pic of the moon, the detailed pic, was it from the telescope?

If so I need to get one.

Yeah. A fellow Gaffer who I know for years got me one for christmas (Celestron Nexstar 4SE) and it's amazing. I also got an extra kit that has many lenses and filters. The picture you see is with the largest lens (has the least "zoom" but you can see things clearer). Those two pictures was just by putting the camera lens on top of where you put your eye to see. There is an adapter for cameras which I have yet to use.

This one was taken about a month ago

PS: It looks much better in person, considering I'm using a cellphone camera

 

[Deified Data]

This celestial union will restore my long-lost power.

 

[lamaroo]

Thanks, much better than the other pics in the thread. No need to go outside now.

 

[Whimsical Phil]

Thanks for the heads up, did manage to check it out for a few minutes, but the sky is too cloudy to get a continuous view. Don´t have a telescope but it still is a nice view.

EDIT. Pic my brother took just now with his semi-DSLR cam.

EDIT 2. Current location is Monterrey, Mexico by the way.

I hate to break it to you, but Jupiter is supposed to be way bigger than the moon. It looks like your brother just got a picture of an airplane (those are smaller than the moon, obviously).

 

[The Last Wizard]

Yeah. A fellow Gaffer who I know for years got me one for christmas (Celestron Nexstar 4SE) and it's amazing. I also got an extra kit that has many lenses and filters. The picture you see is with the largest lens (has the least "zoom" but you can see things clearer). Those two pictures was just by putting the camera lens on top of where you put your eye to see. There is an adapter for cameras which I have yet to use.

This one was taken about a month ago



PS: It looks much better in person, considering I'm using a cellphone camera

Man it's beautiful, I've always wanted a telescope. But I forgot since I grew up, but damn if that ain't something else.

 

[mm04]

West coaster here. Went out there with my binoculars and got a good look. Pretty cool sight to see.

 

[Escape Goat]

Thanks, much better than the other pics in the thread. No need to go outside now.

For sure. I only bother with celestial events that happen in the summer.

 

[jbueno]

I hate to break it to you, but Jupiter is supposed to be way bigger than the moon. It looks like your brother just got a picture of an airplane (those are smaller than the moon, obviously).

That´s no airplane, the pic was taken an hour ago and that celestial body is still next to the moon right now. I´m aware it is the moon in that pic, that pic was taken with a bridge camera not a telescope. Moon is much closer to Earth than Jupiter, so it wouldn´t look bigger anyways.