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Mercury and Jupiter

Zubeneschamali · 2011-03-16 16:13:50

Lovely view of Mercury and Jupiter low in the West just after sunset yesterday.

16-03-2011 4:13pm

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Lovely view of Mercury and Jupiter low in the West just after sunset yesterday.

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#2 16-03-2011 9:12pm

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Saw the conjunction last night/evening (16th Mar).
Very low in the Western sky so lots of colour.
Managed a quick shot before I had to go out:

Clear skies,
Peter

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#3 16-03-2011 10:31pm

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Saw Mercury for the first time yesterday and noticed that it was more like a star than a planet. Big difference between it and Jupiter.

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#4 16-03-2011 11:30pm

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We were driving towards the West,Galway,last evening and seen the 2 of them for nearly an hour of the trip.I was explaining to my mum and sis what they were.Its high time i got myself a new telescope to look at Jupiter again,still have my Dublin Telescope Group 6.25' one for 11 years now:).

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