Hi,
Could you please recommend a decent spot to observe this? Preferably in northern Dublin, Howth Hill maybe?
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20-12-2020, 17:17 | #2 |
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Probably best out west of dublin. Less light pollution. Also you need a good view of the horizon. I haven't seen it yet and the conditions are good out there.
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20-12-2020, 23:41 | #4 |
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Low in the southwest just after sunset.
With clear skys earlier this evening, I could easily pick out Saturn's rings and Jupiter's darker cloud bands in the same scope view while the sky was still relatively bright. Quite special. |
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21-12-2020, 10:17 | #6 |
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Live here now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNwLqza37k, quite few streams actually.
We went to Howth hill last night, It was a good spot. Few people from IAS were there with their telescopes and were very kind to let us peek through. Amazing. With 100% cloud cover today no chance to see it here. I hope you have better conditions tonight. If not, not to worry, next one in 60 years. ![]() |
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22-12-2020, 08:57 | #11 |
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24-12-2020, 20:05 | #13 |
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Saw it this evening and there was a very fortuitous lineup of the Galilean satellites - all in a row on the right of Jupiter. Saturn now clearly visible as a separate object with the naked eye as a result of the separation since the close encounter..
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