Aragosnat Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Well in tonighs sky saw both Jupiter and Venus. From what I understand they will eclipse or have done so. And next time we will see it is 2023 then after that. Long long time. Anyways 11:10 pm right now they be low to the herizon. Also saw Venus with m 6 inch telescope to. Nice Cresent light off it. Kind of like they refer to the huntress bow for the Moon. Wish I had a camra attachment for my tele. I would be posting pictures here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonyetty Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 All set to borrow my fathers 8 inch telescope but cloudy here in Melbourne Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_Klaus Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) From what I understand they will eclipse or have done soEclipse? Each other? ... prppably not. However, Jupiter was in opposition some time ago. That mean that he reflected the sunlight in a specific way (just like a road sign "glowing" in the headlights). It was really bright. I didn't see it myself, but it should have been visible during daytime, next to the sun.Wish I had a camra attachment for my teleThose are not expensive at all. If your telescope has the standard threads, you can just go to the photo shop with it. You do need a camera with dettachable optics though.Take a look at this Scott Manley vid: He shows how you can do cool photos of planets without any kind of telescope. Edited July 1, 2015 by Chaos_Klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfish_meme Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Like this, was taken with my phone in Melbourne, sorry for ....ty quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xannari Ferrows Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I'll be looking up there with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalfunctionM1Ke Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I am currently thinking about buying a camera, tripod and lense to get some shots on the solar System.It's exciting stuff Also Kurt made a Video on it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueMason Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I did see them pretty close together before the sun went down completely, but they were starting to hide behind a tree. No Time to get the telescope or the camera out, sadly. What I did see though was good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitbucket Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 An actual transit of Venus across Jupiter is something that nobody alive has seen, and that most of us won't live to see. The last time Venus passed directly in front of Jupiter was on January 3, 1818. It won't happen again until November 22, 2065, then again on September 14, 2123.Venus is much smaller, but much closer and more reflective. A transit would look something like:The combined light of Venus and the part of Jupiter that Venus isn't obscuring would shine at about magnitude -6, give or take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lajoswinkler Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I've been watching them get closer and closer over the days. Last night was fantastic. This is the second time I'm witnessing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotengineer Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I braved (partly) cloudy skies to see them with my 80mm refractor, it was hazy and I couldn't resolve Jupiter's cloud belts, but it was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 We already have a thread here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fel Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 We already have a thread here No no, that's a Venus and Jupiter thread. This is a Jupiter and Venus thread, totally different.Zeus + Aphrodite not Aphrodite + Zeus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diomedea Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 We already have a thread here Agreed, no need for two threads about the same subject. Closed. Please keep the discussion going (politely) with the first thread opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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