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28-05-2024, 04:31 PM
For those who may not know, there is a significant planetary parade happening in the pre-dawn eastern sky on Wednesday the 5th of June. Participants include Jupiter and Mars and a few of the minor planets as well, all accompanied by the sliver of the Moon. I will post the exact times shortly. I have purchased a new Grab and Go visual scope to try out on this event, a simple Meade Polaris 90mm f11 Achro on a manual EQ mount ( which was on sale at Bintel). I have it set up under my carport looking east, for a test tonight, to get some idea of the best EPs to use with this scope on those targets ( and I have not done much visually for years, despite having case of wonderful EPs from my years before imaging or BI.
I didn't want to use the observatory for this, and all of my heavy gear is in winter storage in the house. Besides the carport is elevated at the rear of the property, giving a better vantage point for low elevation eastern targets.
Update on times:
It begins at 4:30am with Saturn at 52 degrees Altitude in the east, all if this takes place along the Celestial equator;
Also at 4:30am you will see Neptune at 42 degrees, and Mars at 17 degrees.
From 5:30am they will be joined by the silver of the Moon, Uranus, and Jupiter and Mercury (very close together).- the brightening sky prior to sunrise may mess up the view but Jupiter should still shine bright.
Of course viewing Uranus, Neptune may require some significant aperture so not everyone may see them. Have fun.
All times From Sky Safari.
I didn't want to use the observatory for this, and all of my heavy gear is in winter storage in the house. Besides the carport is elevated at the rear of the property, giving a better vantage point for low elevation eastern targets.
Update on times:
It begins at 4:30am with Saturn at 52 degrees Altitude in the east, all if this takes place along the Celestial equator;
Also at 4:30am you will see Neptune at 42 degrees, and Mars at 17 degrees.
From 5:30am they will be joined by the silver of the Moon, Uranus, and Jupiter and Mercury (very close together).- the brightening sky prior to sunrise may mess up the view but Jupiter should still shine bright.
Of course viewing Uranus, Neptune may require some significant aperture so not everyone may see them. Have fun.
All times From Sky Safari.