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miriams
post 18/02/2013, 10:18 PM
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According to the Sydney Observatory website, tonight is supposed to be special because Jupiter and it's own moons will appear very close to our Moon, just off to the side of it. I still have the telescope out from trying to spot DA 14 the other night (didn't) but ... there's no moon out? I saw the moon overhead at about 4:30pm this afternoon. So why would they be saying that the best time to view the Moon and Jupiter would be between 11:30 and 12 tonight in the northern sky? I can't see the Moon at all...I'm facing east though. We have a fairly good view towards the north and south. Our apartment blocks out the western horizon though. Can anyone with a view to the West see it out tonight?

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Lucretia Borgia
post 18/02/2013, 10:20 PM
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It's behind clouds... I'm in Sydney too...
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post 18/02/2013, 10:27 PM
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There is a nice free app called Google Sky which helps find celestial bodies. It shows a map of whatever is in the direction that you point your phone.
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post 18/02/2013, 10:30 PM
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I heard it is a moon/jupiter eclipse, nothing about seeing jupiters moons.

http://earthsky.org/tonight
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LJandAJ
post 18/02/2013, 10:32 PM
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There was a great veiw here in perth, it has gone behind the moon for now

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=496...nt=1&ref=nf
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post 18/02/2013, 11:11 PM
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I saw it from a plane into Melbourne. Looks great.
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post 18/02/2013, 11:16 PM
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Brilliant view from Perth, it really was amazing original.gif
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post 18/02/2013, 11:21 PM
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I've seen it tonight inwas wondering wat the bright spot on the dark on the moon was, now I know its another moon.
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post 18/02/2013, 11:23 PM
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QUOTE (LJandAJ @ 18/02/2013, 10:32 PM) *
There was a great veiw here in perth, it has gone behind the moon for now

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=496...nt=1&ref=nf


Thanks for the link pp! That pic was just awesome!! Will try and view it tmrw
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post 18/02/2013, 11:27 PM
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I was out before and said "Where did that star come from? It's not usually there is it?" Now I know! Thanks. Might go have another look!
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