Tonights Planetary Conjunction !

gaa_ian (Ian) · #1 06-07-2008, 01:47 PM

See the IIS Calendar for details:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/calenda...de=view&id=404

I for one will be going out for a look, and perhaps a photo or 2 !

iceman (Mike) · #2 06-07-2008, 01:49 PM

Thanks Ian, i'll be out there too. Just gave Kate the good news

gaa_ian (Ian) · #3 06-07-2008, 02:00 PM

No Worries Mike

It will be a good early evening "Family Event"

sheeny (Al) · #4 06-07-2008, 04:42 PM

I hope the clouds clear enough to have a look tonight. I haven't been doing much astronomy lately... I've been busy placing 12 cubic metres of rock around the well to make it safe

. It's taken 3 weeks after work and weekends, but the well is officially safe now

. (And I'm over moving rocks!

)

Next project will be getting the site ready for the POD

, after which I'll be back in astromode!

Al.

iceman (Mike) · #5 06-07-2008, 04:45 PM

Clouds coming over here

DistroMan (Trevor) · #6 06-07-2008, 05:22 PM

No better here in Campbelltown either. Seems like it is just sitting there. Can't see any movement. It's laughing at me I tell you!!!!

RB (Andrew) · #7 06-07-2008, 06:28 PM

Thanks for the heads-up Ian, managed to get a shot this evening.

Posted in this thread:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=33678

sheeny (Al) · #8 06-07-2008, 07:38 PM

I threw mine in RB's thread as well. Hope you don't mind Andrew.

Al.

RB (Andrew) · #9 06-07-2008, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheeny

I threw mine in RB's thread as well. Hope you don't mind Andrew.

Al.

Not at all mate.

Davros (Lauren) · #10 06-07-2008, 07:52 PM

mutter mutter mutter clouds mutter rain mutter smeg mutter.

AlexN · #11 06-07-2008, 08:07 PM

Hasnt been a clear sky since the afternoon my eq6 arrived... grumble grumble...

Rob_K · #12 06-07-2008, 08:32 PM

There ya go Alex & Davros!

Very lucky here - partly cloudy all day, cleared up enough at dusk, cloudy again now...

Cheers -

iceman (Mike) · #13 07-07-2008, 05:30 AM

Lovely image, Rob.

Mars and Saturn are closest on the 14th, isn't it?

If someone had clear skies for 2 weeks it would make a great animation to see them photographed from the same location and see them closing in on each other.

gaa_ian (Ian) · #14 07-07-2008, 06:40 AM

Hey Mike
The Mars-Saturn Conjunction is on the 11th and it is up on the Calendar.
Should be a good photographic opportunity !

andy · #15 07-07-2008, 02:28 PM

when was the last time this conjunction happened and when will be the next one?