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Latest revision as of 15:05, 15 March 2015
Moon Over Jupiter Over Florida
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Image Credit: Howard Eskildsen |
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Moon Over Jupiter Over Florida It seems we are blessed to be living at a time when astronomical rarities happen one right after another: The historic Leonid storm of a few years ago, the close approach of Mars a year ago, the alignment of planets, recent frequent naked eye sunspots, and in the early morning of December 7 an occultation of Jupiter. Like much of the US apparently, Tucson was cloudy, but in Florida, Howard Eskildsen, was able to view and image the event. Once again, as when Mars was near the Moon earlier last year, the nearness of the two bodies emphasizes how huge the Moon is compared to any other solar system object in the night sky. Jupiter is about 33 seconds of arc wide and the lovely Moon is 60 times larger, 30 minutes of arc wide, Surprisingly, many people observe this visual runt of a planet... Technical Details: Related Links: Yesterday's LPOD: Up Close With Proclus Tomorrow's LPOD: A Long Valley |
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