The sky at night

Have any of you looked out a window and up to the sky tonight?

The moon is amazing looking and I have been informed that the bright thing to the left of it is Planet Jupiter. I can't see it's moons though.

All I can say is "wow".

Bruthal

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Have any of you looked out a window and up to the sky tonight?

The moon is amazing looking and I have been informed that the bright thing to the left of it is Planet Jupiter. I can't see it's moons though.

All I can say is "wow".

The oul telescope is needed to see its 4 main moons.

I think I will ask Santa (myself) for a telescope this year. Never too old to take up a new hobby.

tuxy

Bruthal wrote: »

The oul telescope is needed to see its 4 main moons.

It's far easier to spot them using a cheap €50 pair of binoculars.

Hammer89

I was crossing the road on the way home from the shop earlier. I looked to the left for oncoming traffic and it briefly caught my eye. "The f*ck is that," I asked myself, before turning around and seeing the moon, in all its glory, surrouded by what looked like a couple of clouds.

I didn't savour the moment, because the match was on shortly, but it certainly moved me if even for a second or two.

Bruthal

tuxy wrote: »

It's far easier to spot them using a cheap €50 pair of binoculars.

Ye can, but its fairly shaky unless you lean against a wall with them, compared to the scope at least. They are easy enough to see with any sort of lenses alright though.

Pretzill

I can see the moon and jupitar (not it's moons) right from the comfort of my cozy bed - it is a beautiful night really frosty and -5c on the outdoor thermometer - brrr - but yeah lovely night sky!

The Backwards Man

Pishing here.

dublinman1990

Yeah I saw Jupiter tonight. It looked fantastic just sitting a bit to the left beside the moon in Dublin.

It's still there if you can see it. It's an amazing sight.

Junkyard Tom

The beauty of a clear night sky always fills me with awe.

cowboyBuilder

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e0_1306355775&comments=1

Easca Peasca

It's a beauty alright!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk

AvyStreet

All I know is its feckin freezing.

Not moving from my duvet if it was purple with polka dots.

Mech1

After reading these posts I couldnt resist venturing out with the camera. One or two pics in there of Jupiter and its moons.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/138838681@N04/albums/72157662680539734

Mint Sauce

Its an awesome sight alright. Was in a 9 oclock position to the moon earlier in the night. Now in a 11 oclock as the moon moves across the sky.

Even with some light pollution, Jupiter is very clear with the naked eye. Just looking at it now, there is another dim light further out in line with both the moon and jupiter, visable with the naked eye. Guessing its a star, as wouldn't have thought any of its moons would be visable without any magnification.

The Backwards Man

Mech1 wrote: »

After reading these posts I couldnt resist venturing out with the camera. One or two pics in there of Jupiter and its moons.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/138838681@N04/albums/72157662680539734

Is Jupiter the big white one?

endacl

Bruthal wrote: »

The oul telescope is needed to see its 4 main moons.

Nah. A bog standard pair of 10x50 binos will show the Galilean satellites.

Spanish Eyes

We are so insignificant really as humans when you look at that.

Puniverse is a good app for identifying things in the night sky. Point and shoot.

Mech1

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Is Jupiter the big white one?

ok........yeah it is.

colossus-x

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Have any of you looked out a window and up to the sky tonight?

The moon is amazing looking and I have been informed that the bright thing to the left of it is Planet Jupiter. I can't see it's moons though.

All I can say is "wow".

Yeah it was amazing tonight. What's that star to the right of it ?

Those images are mind blowing, mech. I saw 3 more moons!!!!

The universe is an amazing place.

anothernight

Where I live, they turn off the streetlights at midnight, so there's very little light pollution. We like to look at the sky after the lights are turned off.

Back when I lived in a big city, I never imagined the night sky could be so beautiful.

Mech1

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Those images are mind blowing, mech. I saw 3 more moons!!!!

The universe is an amazing place.

remember to click on the images to zoom in.

endacl

colossus-x wrote: »

Yeah it was amazing tonight. What's that star to the right of it ?

To the right of Jupiter? Sigma Leonis would be the most likely candidate. Fair play to your eyesight with the moon that bright!

colossus-x

colossus-x wrote: »

Yeah it was amazing tonight. What's that star to the right of it ?

I haven't the foggiest.

colossus-x

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

We are so insignificant really as humans when you look at that.

Puniverse is a good app for identifying things in the night sky. Point and shoot.

I'm not sure about this 'insignificant' argument because of 'size'.

Although it certainly seems to matter in the bedroom

Bruthal

endacl wrote: »

Nah. A bog standard pair of 10x50 binos will show the Galilean satellites.

Well we have already acknowledged that. Any sort of binoculars will show them.

The Backwards Man

Mech1 wrote: »

ok........yeah it is.

I'm following you on that flickery thing, you better not be lying to me

colossus-x

endacl wrote: »

To the right of Jupiter? Sigma Leonis would be the most likely candidate. Fair play to your eyesight with the moon that bright!

No sorry, apologies. There was a star to the left of the moon at about 7 o clock.

endacl

For the uber nerdy...

The moons in Mech's photo, from bottom left to top right, are Callisto, Ganymede, Io, and Europa.

That was Jupiter

Junkyard Tom

Interesting fact: If you were to set out to Jupiter in a car doing 100 kilometers per hour you'd die in seconds because a car wouldn't protect you from the harsh environment of outer space.

endacl

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Interesting fact: If you were to set out to Jupiter in a car doing 100 kilometers per hour you'd die in seconds because a car wouldn't protect you from the harsh environment of outer space.

Not if you started on the M50 at night. You'd be significantly under the speed limit for much of the journey. Heading south, you'd probably run out of fuel before you ran out of road.

:pac:

Mech1

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Interesting fact: If you were to set out to Jupiter in a car doing 100 kilometers per hour you'd die in seconds because a car wouldn't protect you from the harsh environment of outer space.

But if you didnt die, it would only take you 2924 years to drive there at that speed.

(Sorry calculated for 100MPH)

Bruthal

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Interesting fact: If you were to set out to Jupiter in a car doing 100 kilometers per hour you'd die in seconds because a car wouldn't protect you from the harsh environment of outer space.

Your blood would boil too. Nasty.

Junkyard Tom

endacl wrote: »

Not if you started on the M50 at night. You'd be significantly under the speed limit for much of the journey. Heading south, you'd probably run out of fuel before you ran out of road.

:pac:

I heard that the best way to get off the M50 in one piece is to keep increasing your speed until you reach escape velocity and fly off at a tangent.

colossus-x

I love looking at the moon. Especially when it's that crystal clear when it's cold and frosty outside.

The Backwards Man

I always wanted to be a space cadet when I was wee.

Bruthal

Mech1 wrote: »

But if you didnt die, it would only take you 2924 years to drive there at that speed.

(Sorry calculated for 100MPH)

Seems a bit long. 400 and odd years id say.

Probably a factor of 7 days you put in there somewhere.

endacl

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I always wanted to be a space cadet when I was wee.

Aw. And your wish came true!

Junkyard Tom

Mech1 wrote: »

But if you didnt die, it would only take you 2924 years to drive there at that speed.

Also, the pics you took were of Jupiter's position approx 30 minutes before you took them.

Mech1

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Also, the pics you took were of Jupiter's position approx 30 minutes before you took them.

Ha excellent, So the Martians havent a hope of finding us:D

4068ac1elhodqr

Someone saw one of those weather balloons Intergalactic Motherships in a in a similar type photo of Europa:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/23/20/317C42AF00000578-3460903-image-a-33_1456259943684.jpg

With 1/4 million utube monitised views and plugs for a Canon 650D & 300m lens, it could just be an infomercial.

Then again now NASA's saying 'tis only going to be about 3 days to Mars, so maybe a few weeks travel to Jupiter.
"photonic propulsion craft could get a 100 kilogram robotic craft to Mars in three days"

8 Bit Girl

Mech1 wrote: »

After reading these posts I couldnt resist venturing out with the camera. One or two pics in there of Jupiter and its moons.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/138838681@N04/albums/72157662680539734

Those are seriously cool! I love all this stuff

Cookie_Monster

Bruthal wrote: »

Seems a bit long. 400 and odd years id say.

Probably a factor of 7 days you put in there somewhere.

100 kph
628,730,000 km
6,287,300 hours
261,971 days
718 years

Graces7

Was outside during the night and a nursery rhyme time" The moon doth shine as bright as day",, had noticed the "star " the evening before.. now it is a case of " a cold and frosty morning..." Utter beauty out there ....

tuxy

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

100 kph
628,730,000 km
6,287,300 hours
261,971 days
718 years

Only if you were to leave at such a time to arrive at Jupiters average distance from Earth. Wouldn't it make more sense to try to arrive when Jupiter is about 588,000,000 km away?

chupacabra

You'd be surprised what you can see with the naked eye. For example the orion nebula is visible in really dark (west Kerry) skies, and the Andromeda galaxy is actually fairly easy to see too.

Badly Drunk Boy

Bruthal wrote: »

Ye can, but its fairly shaky unless you lean against a wall with them, compared to the scope at least. They are easy enough to see with any sort of lenses alright though.

You must be one of those fancy-schmancy astronomers that I've heard about...with their "Ooh, I'm so much better than you" tripods. In my day, you'd hold the telescope in yer left hand and the bottle of Buckfast in yer right.

valoren

I saw Jupiter through a telescope last year for the first time.
I was in awe. It looked so clear and defined.
I was annoyed however about the 4 specks on the telescope lense.
It took me a minute to realise that they were the 4 galilean moons.

It's comforting to know what even as you get older, the nature of the universe still has the power to floor you.

Bruthal

Mech1 wrote: »

But if you didnt die, it would only take you 2924 years to drive there at that speed.

(Sorry calculated for 100MPH)

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

100 kph
628,730,000 km
6,287,300 hours
261,971 days
718 years

He went with mph though, so it's in the 400s.