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Greetings to new and veteran CN Bins forum members. I was making plans to observe the triple planetary conjunction, and I started to think about this special little spot in the internet cosmos, which I have not visited in quite some time.
Sticking with the subject heading, I wanted to remind members of the Jupiter-Mars-Mercury conjuction peaking on the pre-dawn hours of 11th. Bins are not the instrument of choice of planetary observations, but given the optical proximity of these planets (0.25 degrees I believe), makes this a unique chance to see three planets in one typical FOV. That's awesome. So I highly recommend getting out there, if you're able and willing.
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Erik D
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Loc: Central New Jersey, USA
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Welcome Back NW,
Good to see you posting again.
Thanks for that heads up. I will make a point to get out on the 11 th. Hope you can stop by more often from now on....
Erik D
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EdZ
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Hi NW. it's been a while.
Window of opportunity to see this event is very narrow. IIRC, the planets rise about 45 minutes to an hour before the Sun. So, that would also mean you need a very low eastern horizon. An event worth seeing. Closest planetary conjunction of 3 planets from now until 2050.
edz
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Anonymous
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Hi Erik and EdZ...and thank you for the warm welcome.
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Window of opportunity to see this event is very narrow. IIRC, the planets rise about 45 minutes to an hour before the Sun.
This is true. I am lucky in that it is a very short drive to a beach in MA. Hopefully others will have clear shot to the horizon.
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An event worth seeing. Closest planetary conjunction of 3 planets from now until 2050.
This is true too! While two planets are nice, three are spectacular.
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mplkn1
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Reged: 08/28/05
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Loc: Centrally Inaccessible, PA
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Looks as if the sun will be about 15 degrees (or so) behind the three. They break the horizon at about 6:15 Monday morning. (Thanks again, Palm Planetarium...)
The forecast for central PA is for clear skies! I will definitely head out for this!
Thanks for highlighting it! I'll be 97 in 2050, so, why wait?
Best wishes,
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KennyJ
Reged: 04/27/03
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Loc: Lancashire UK
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Good to see you're still alive and kicking , NW !
My eastern horizon is just about the most obscured of all , so think I'll wait until 2050 , when I'll still be younger than 100 .
Any idea what date , time and direction THAT one will be ?
Clear Skies ,
Kenny
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Anonymous
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Hi Kenny!
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Any idea what date , time and direction THAT one will be?
Perhaps Michael can help us out here...
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Joad
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Reged: 03/22/05
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Greetings NW! I've got a mountainous eastern horizon so it's not going to be a go for me, but thanks for the heads up. And don't be a stranger, y'hear?
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dgs©
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Reged: 03/29/04
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Loc: West Monroe, Louisiana
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Might try the morning of the 10th too. My copy of The Sky shows them closer on the 10th. Jupiter-Mercury ~0°14' Jupiter-Mars ~0°57'
While on the 11th: Jupiter-Mercury ~1°5' Jupiter-Mars ~0°47'
Either morning should be pretty nice in binoculars or even a mildly widefield telescope.
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SaberScorpX
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Reged: 01/12/05
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Loc: illinois, usa
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Luna has a close encounter with Saturn Sunday morning as well (5:45am CST).
Occultation from Norway, British Isles, Iceland, and Greenland.
Might wanna keep an eye out for falling Geminids, too.
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And it's good to hear from you, NW.
Welcome back.
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