Christmas Star Visible Tonight

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Edited Date/Time 12/24/2020 1:06pm
You can see it really good tonight. Worth checking out. Last time it was visible in the night sky was 1226.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/great-conjunction-jupite…
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FlickitFlat 12/21/2020 5:43pm
12/21/2020 5:43pm Edited Date/Time 12/21/2020 5:44pm
I have a farm that has a very tall point that has a 365 degree view surrounded by totally open field. You can see 20 or 30 miles during the daytime and not 1 tower during the night. We were planning on going up there and watching but it has done nothing but rain with total overcast. You can't see a star in the sky. We are so disappointed. He had about 15 of us there was going to go up and watch it. I guess we will have to wait another 800 years.
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TXDirt 12/21/2020 5:57pm
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You should be able to see it each night through about Christmas I think. It will show earlier in the night so will be a bit fainter each night. I think tomorrow the 22nd should be a good night still. I could see it a full hour before the “best time to see it” was according to all the websites. Was very clear at dusk.
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Scull79 12/21/2020 6:00pm
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Saw it this evening! Very lucky to have a clear sky here when it was visible after sunset. I believe there is a reason that this is visible for everyone to see in 2020. All praises to the lord!
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agn5009 12/21/2020 6:13pm
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Couldn’t see it here.
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TXDirt 12/21/2020 6:20pm
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You will be able to see it tomorrow too. In nearly the identical position. it was so bright I could see it at sunset. So from about 5:30pm - 7pm. CST.
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FLmxer 12/21/2020 6:32pm
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These came out terrible through my phone that connects to my telescope but we were able to clearly see the moons around jupiter through the scope lens but it was right on the tree line on the horizon and moving out of sight quickly so we are just glad we got to check it out.




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FlickitFlat 12/21/2020 6:57pm
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Well that makes me feel better. I thought tonight was the only night it was going to be visible. I'll try again tomorrow.
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Ted722 12/21/2020 7:43pm
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Patchy overcast, still a chance to see it.

My cell phone app(Skyview) shows the overlay of Jupiter in front of Saturn:

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Chance1216 12/21/2020 9:44pm
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Snowed a little in Puget Sound area. Couldn’t see it .
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SEEMEFIRST 12/21/2020 11:21pm
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It's a cool sight.
They're planets, not stars though, I think.

I see it coming home from work every day, and I act like a Facebook reader driving, I'm sure.

It's beautiful.
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Deja New 12/22/2020 1:57am
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Clouds down under couldn’t see fuck all.....
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peelout 12/22/2020 8:56am
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we could see it from our deck, but it was pretty blurry.

my sister and her BF went out to Anetlope Island to get away from the light pollution, he took these with his spotting scope and his phone. turned out badass. if you look really close you can see at least 2 of Jupiter's moons above to the left and below to the right in a perfect line with each-other. and obviously Saturn's rings are just amazing





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Falcon 12/22/2020 9:01am
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I saw it last night while driving home, just after sunset. I had forgotten all about it and I noticed it in the sky - it was bright enough to grab my attention. Pretty cool.

Seemefirst, you are correct. It is Jupiter and Saturn aligning together. They are planets, not stars, and we can see the reflected sunlight from them - the same phenomenon as when we view the moon.
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FLmxer 12/23/2020 5:59am
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A little better but my phone is not recording as clear as through the telescope lens alone. I have a 3x upgrade lens for tonight.






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FLmxer 12/24/2020 8:30am
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Used a friends lens from his live Texas feed and wow! You can see it so clearly. Not a telescope view but from a digital camera.
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Falcon 12/24/2020 8:51am
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The two planets in that picture above are at least 452 million miles away from each other. Blink
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TXDirt 12/24/2020 9:27am
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Falcon wrote:
The two planets in that picture above are at least 452 million miles away from each other. Blink
What’s crazy is the light coming from Jupiter takes something like 45 minutes to reach earth. Now consider how far light travels in a light year.

If my understanding is correct, any light created by the earliest humans hasn’t even come close to leaving the Milky Way yet.
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Falcon 12/24/2020 1:06pm
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Falcon wrote:
The two planets in that picture above are at least 452 million miles away from each other. Blink
TXDirt wrote:
What’s crazy is the light coming from Jupiter takes something like 45 minutes to reach earth. Now consider how far light travels in a light year...
What’s crazy is the light coming from Jupiter takes something like 45 minutes to reach earth. Now consider how far light travels in a light year.

If my understanding is correct, any light created by the earliest humans hasn’t even come close to leaving the Milky Way yet.
That depends on the definition of "early humans." I think they have changed what we consider the origins of the "Homo" genus to around 200,000 years ago. However, if we're talking light, then that would mean the discovery of fire, somewhere around 100,000 years ago (the most widely accepted estimates).
Since the Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 light years across, the light from early man's fires has definitely made it past the edge of the galaxy (we are not at the center).
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Deja New 12/24/2020 3:43pm
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Falcon wrote:
The two planets in that picture above are at least 452 million miles away from each other. Blink
TXDirt wrote:
What’s crazy is the light coming from Jupiter takes something like 45 minutes to reach earth. Now consider how far light travels in a light year...
What’s crazy is the light coming from Jupiter takes something like 45 minutes to reach earth. Now consider how far light travels in a light year.

If my understanding is correct, any light created by the earliest humans hasn’t even come close to leaving the Milky Way yet.
Falcon wrote:
That depends on the definition of "early humans." I think they have changed what we consider the origins of the "Homo" genus to around 200,000 years...
That depends on the definition of "early humans." I think they have changed what we consider the origins of the "Homo" genus to around 200,000 years ago. However, if we're talking light, then that would mean the discovery of fire, somewhere around 100,000 years ago (the most widely accepted estimates).
Since the Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 light years across, the light from early man's fires has definitely made it past the edge of the galaxy (we are not at the center).
We are on the edge looking in Smile seems to be a pattern Woohoo

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