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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
Waterford |
Right now Venus, the Moon and Mars are all aligned in the sky. The bright star just below the moon is Venus and if you follow the line from Venus to the Moon, past the moon again about 1.5x the distance, that little faint star is Mars.
It looks beautiful out there now.
Loves me some science me  |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
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"Yep. Bought me a telescope last month but haven't really braved the cold to use it.
No light pollution where I leave either. Great views."
Been meaning to invest in one but there's no point. I live in the city center so barely see anything due to light pollution. I'm amazed I could see Mars tonight. |
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"Right now Venus, the Moon and Mars are all aligned in the sky. The bright star just below the moon is Venus and if you follow the line from Venus to the Moon, past the moon again about 1.5x the distance, that little faint star is Mars.
It looks beautiful out there now.
Loves me some science me "
Wow, this is great!! Thanks for posting |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I broke my telescope  The Moon is looking good tonight and the skies.
Someone bought me a ticket to go see professor Cox for xmas so I'm looking forward to getting my geek on at that too. Anyone else going? |
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"Apparently Neptune can be seen just behind Mars but you'd need a decent telescope with minimal light pollution.
Would love to be in the countryside now."
Mr69: I was just about to add that  |
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"Apparently Neptune can be seen just behind Mars but you'd need a decent telescope with minimal light pollution.
Would love to be in the countryside now.
Mr69: I was just about to add that "
In the country but no telescope |
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"Apparently Neptune can be seen just behind Mars but you'd need a decent telescope with minimal light pollution.
Would love to be in the countryside now.
Mr69: I was just about to add that
In the country but no telescope "
Mr69: binoculars? You can just see Mars' red twinkle above Neptune. |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
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"Apparently Neptune can be seen just behind Mars but you'd need a decent telescope with minimal light pollution.
Would love to be in the countryside now.
Mr69: I was just about to add that
In the country but no telescope
Mr69: binoculars? You can just see Mars' red twinkle above Neptune."
You can see Neptune? With the light pollution here I can just about see Mars. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"im surprised nobody has made a Uranus joke yet"
My son told me last week it's called Uranus because it's full of methane and that's the same as what comes out of your anus  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Apparently Neptune can be seen just behind Mars but you'd need a decent telescope with minimal light pollution.
Would love to be in the countryside now.
Mr69: I was just about to add that
In the country but no telescope
Mr69: binoculars? You can just see Mars' red twinkle above Neptune.
You can see Neptune? With the light pollution here I can just about see Mars."
Mr: pretty sure. We're out in the sticks looking West so it's pretty dark. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I broke my telescope The Moon is looking good tonight and the skies.
Someone bought me a ticket to go see professor Cox for xmas so I'm looking forward to getting my geek on at that too. Anyone else going?"
Cocquette I have just fallen in love a telescope wielding hottie. I'd love to go with you. |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
Waterford |
As if the alignment of the Moon and three planets wasn't enough last night, we will be heading into a meteor shower tonight. The Quadrantid Meteor Shower will be on display tonight and tomorrow night between midnight and dawn with up to 60 - 120 meteors an hour.
Of course conditions have to be favourable to see it in all its glory.
Enjoy stargazers . |
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"As if the alignment of the Moon and three planets wasn't enough last night, we will be heading into a meteor shower tonight. The Quadrantid Meteor Shower will be on display tonight and tomorrow night between midnight and dawn with up to 60 - 120 meteors an hour.
Of course conditions have to be favourable to see it in all its glory.
Enjoy stargazers ."
ah sleepy time will prob miss it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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There's a great Observatory in Dunsink and a club you can join on meetup for anyone who doesn't have their own equipment or is interested they meet up in places like the Phoenix park to exchange sitings and that. Might be of help to someone |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"As if the alignment of the Moon and three planets wasn't enough last night, we will be heading into a meteor shower tonight. The Quadrantid Meteor Shower will be on display tonight and tomorrow night between midnight and dawn with up to 60 - 120 meteors an hour.
Of course conditions have to be favourable to see it in all its glory.
Enjoy stargazers ."
Wow! I love the meteor showers, hopefully I'll be awake at some point to get a look. Thanks for the updates |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
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"There's a great Observatory in Dunsink and a club you can join on meetup for anyone who doesn't have their own equipment or is interested they meet up in places like the Phoenix park to exchange sitings and that. Might be of help to someone "
Good to know. Thanks  |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
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"As if the alignment of the Moon and three planets wasn't enough last night, we will be heading into a meteor shower tonight. The Quadrantid Meteor Shower will be on display tonight and tomorrow night between midnight and dawn with up to 60 - 120 meteors an hour.
Of course conditions have to be favourable to see it in all its glory.
Enjoy stargazers .
Wow! I love the meteor showers, hopefully I'll be awake at some point to get a look. Thanks for the updates "
I'm back to work tomorrow but I'm going in straight onto nights so have to stay up late tonight to try and adjust. Hopefully the sky will be clear. |
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"As if the alignment of the Moon and three planets wasn't enough last night, we will be heading into a meteor shower tonight. The Quadrantid Meteor Shower will be on display tonight and tomorrow night between midnight and dawn with up to 60 - 120 meteors an hour.
Of course conditions have to be favourable to see it in all its glory.
Enjoy stargazers .
Wow! I love the meteor showers, hopefully I'll be awake at some point to get a look. Thanks for the updates
I'm back to work tomorrow but I'm going in straight onto nights so have to stay up late tonight to try and adjust. Hopefully the sky will be clear."
Shoot me a mail sometime mate and we'll chat telescopes and bass guitars .....And boobs. |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
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"As if the alignment of the Moon and three planets wasn't enough last night, we will be heading into a meteor shower tonight. The Quadrantid Meteor Shower will be on display tonight and tomorrow night between midnight and dawn with up to 60 - 120 meteors an hour.
Of course conditions have to be favourable to see it in all its glory.
Enjoy stargazers .
Wow! I love the meteor showers, hopefully I'll be awake at some point to get a look. Thanks for the updates
I'm back to work tomorrow but I'm going in straight onto nights so have to stay up late tonight to try and adjust. Hopefully the sky will be clear.
Shoot me a mail sometime mate and we'll chat telescopes and bass guitars .....And boobs."
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Right now Venus, the Moon and Mars are all aligned in the sky. The bright star just below the moon is Venus and if you follow the line from Venus to the Moon, past the moon again about 1.5x the distance, that little faint star is Mars.
It looks beautiful out there now.
Loves me some science me "
this was pointed out to me but I was told it was a satalite with astronauts working away lmao taught that was cool |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
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If anyone's interested there will be a Lunar eclipse tonight beginning at around 10:35, reaching maximum at around 00:45 and concluding at around 02:55.
Unfortunately the sky is quite hazy here in Waterford city so I probably won't get to see it. |
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"If anyone's interested there will be a Lunar eclipse tonight beginning at around 10:35, reaching maximum at around 00:45 and concluding at around 02:55.
Unfortunately the sky is quite hazy here in Waterford city so I probably won't get to see it."
It's actually some night for Astronomy. There is also Comet 45P which passes every 5 years or something, can be seen tonight in the northern skies I believe. |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
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"If anyone's interested there will be a Lunar eclipse tonight beginning at around 10:35, reaching maximum at around 00:45 and concluding at around 02:55.
Unfortunately the sky is quite hazy here in Waterford city so I probably won't get to see it.
It's actually some night for Astronomy. There is also Comet 45P which passes every 5 years or something, can be seen tonight in the northern skies I believe."
Yep, you're spot on but apparently it can't be seen with the naked eye. They've said it will be hard to find it even with binoculars. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The moon is shining brightly down here in the south a little hazy but hopefully if it keeps like this should make good viewing for an eclipse....fingers crossed
Cheers Risqué  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If anyone's interested there will be a Lunar eclipse tonight beginning at around 10:35, reaching maximum at around 00:45 and concluding at around 02:55.
Unfortunately the sky is quite hazy here in Waterford city so I probably won't get to see it.
It's actually some night for Astronomy. There is also Comet 45P which passes every 5 years or something, can be seen tonight in the northern skies I believe.
Yep, you're spot on but apparently it can't be seen with the naked eye. They've said it will be hard to find it even with binoculars."
Ah drat, I left my Binoculars in my other pair of pants. |
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By *P_80 OP Man
over a year ago
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"If anyone's interested there will be a Lunar eclipse tonight beginning at around 10:35, reaching maximum at around 00:45 and concluding at around 02:55.
Unfortunately the sky is quite hazy here in Waterford city so I probably won't get to see it.
It's actually some night for Astronomy. There is also Comet 45P which passes every 5 years or something, can be seen tonight in the northern skies I believe.
Yep, you're spot on but apparently it can't be seen with the naked eye. They've said it will be hard to find it even with binoculars.
Ah drat, I left my Binoculars in my other pair of pants. "
Surely you have a telescope in your pants. Badum Dshh!!
Bad joke I know, but I couldn't resist |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If anyone's interested there will be a Lunar eclipse tonight beginning at around 10:35, reaching maximum at around 00:45 and concluding at around 02:55.
Unfortunately the sky is quite hazy here in Waterford city so I probably won't get to see it.
It's actually some night for Astronomy. There is also Comet 45P which passes every 5 years or something, can be seen tonight in the northern skies I believe.
Yep, you're spot on but apparently it can't be seen with the naked eye. They've said it will be hard to find it even with binoculars.
Ah drat, I left my Binoculars in my other pair of pants.
Surely you have a telescope in your pants. Badum Dshh!!
Bad joke I know, but I couldn't resist "
Haha
Cloudy as fuck here anyway. Cants see a thing. |
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"If anyone's interested there will be a Lunar eclipse tonight beginning at around 10:35, reaching maximum at around 00:45 and concluding at around 02:55.
Unfortunately the sky is quite hazy here in Waterford city so I probably won't get to see it.
It's actually some night for Astronomy. There is also Comet 45P which passes every 5 years or something, can be seen tonight in the northern skies I believe.
Yep, you're spot on but apparently it can't be seen with the naked eye. They've said it will be hard to find it even with binoculars.
Ah drat, I left my Binoculars in my other pair of pants.
Surely you have a telescope in your pants. Badum Dshh!!
Bad joke I know, but I couldn't resist
Haha
Cloudy as fuck here anyway. Cants see a thing."
Cloudy as fuck in Waterford too! damn |
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