December 1's Smiley Face

Greg Bryant · #1 01-12-2008, 01:46 PM

An illustration showing tonight's sky show, as well as the movement of the Moon over the next two nights, is available here.

http://www.astmag.com.au/News_20081201_Evening_Show.htm

dannat (Daniel) · #2 01-12-2008, 02:50 PM

looks like cloud all the way here - oh well

h0ughy (David) · #3 01-12-2008, 02:54 PM

we are totally blanketed by high cloud

[1ponders] (Paul) · #4 01-12-2008, 03:28 PM

Lookin' good already from here. Just had a peek through the 10x25s.

Venus is very bright and Jupiter is easily visible.

RB (Andrew) · #5 01-12-2008, 03:37 PM

Doesn't look good at all.

Good luck Paul, everyone.

matt · #6 01-12-2008, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

Lookin' good already from here. Just had a peek through the 10x25s.

Venus is very bright and Jupiter is easily visible.

Yes. I've been watching them since 11 o'clock this morning.

It's good fun being able to see them so easily in daylight.

cookie8 (Vincent) · #7 01-12-2008, 04:16 PM

Some gaps started to appear between high clouds. At this stage 50/50 for Sydneysiders.

iceman (Mike) · #8 01-12-2008, 04:29 PM

hmm c'mon keep clearing!

spacezebra (Petra) · #9 01-12-2008, 04:52 PM

Looking good here! Oppps spoke to soon!

Cheers Petra

Garyh · #10 01-12-2008, 05:26 PM

Lots of high cloud here at the moment but you never know!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #11 01-12-2008, 07:42 PM

Ok....The sky's pristine.

....There's no wind.

.....and I can see Jupiter already without my glasses on.

.....Goin' for the 135mm Canon tonight, fingers crossed, you know that bugger Murphy.

AlexN · #12 01-12-2008, 08:10 PM

Photos taken!! Post coming shortly!

sheeny (Al) · #13 01-12-2008, 08:13 PM

Sky full of vapour trails (left by those flying nitrogen molecules) here...

I'll keep an eye on it though... just in case...

Al.