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kwazar · 20-12-2020, 10:41

Hi,
Could you please recommend a decent spot to observe this? Preferably in northern Dublin, Howth Hill maybe?

emo72 · 20-12-2020, 17:17

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Originally Posted by kwazar

Hi,
Could you please recommend a decent spot to observe this? Preferably in northern Dublin, Howth Hill maybe?

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.

Biafranlivemat · 20-12-2020, 21:58

Where should I look for it in the sky.

xper · 20-12-2020, 23:41

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.

jmreire · 20-12-2020, 23:43

How long will it last?

kwazar · 21-12-2020, 10:17

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.

SouthWesterly · 21-12-2020, 20:20

Couldn't see past my front gate, never mind outer space.. Always next time.

Magellanic · 21-12-2020, 22:31

Too cloudy in Dublin at the moment unfortunately

MintyMagnum · 21-12-2020, 23:13

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Too cloudy in Dublin at the moment unfortunately

Could you still see it at this hour?

Will it be visible for another few days?

Daisy 55 · 21-12-2020, 23:26

No. Has gone below the horizon. If you instal sky map on your phone it will show you where to look at sunset tomorrow.....if it’s clear!

MintyMagnum · 22-12-2020, 08:57

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Originally Posted by Daisy 55

No. Has gone below the horizon. If you instal sky map on your phone it will show you where to look at sunset tomorrow.....if it’s clear!

Thanks
Been having no luck with clouds!

**ednwireland** · 22-12-2020, 11:46

clears skies last night except south and south west - typical, looks like clouds rolling in tonight as well

been cloudy for weeks up here

coylemj · 24-12-2020, 20:05

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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kwazar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 139 Adverts \| Friends	Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, 21 December 2020 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, 21:58	#3
Biafranlivemat Registered User Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 297 Adverts \| Friends	Where should I look for it in the sky.

20-12-2020, 23:41	#4
xper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 831 Adverts \| Friends	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.

20-12-2020, 23:43	#5
jmreire Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2,324 Adverts \| Friends	How long will it last?

21-12-2020, 10:17	#6
kwazar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 139 Adverts \| Friends	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.

21-12-2020, 20:20	#7
SouthWesterly Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 1,794 Adverts \| Friends	Couldn't see past my front gate, never mind outer space.. Always next time.

21-12-2020, 22:31	#8
Magellanic Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 12 Adverts \| Friends	Too cloudy in Dublin at the moment unfortunately

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Daisy 55 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 439 Adverts \| Friends	No. Has gone below the horizon. If you instal sky map on your phone it will show you where to look at sunset tomorrow.....if it’s clear!

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ednwireland Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 12,194 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Cycling, ZTest	clears skies last night except south and south west - typical, looks like clouds rolling in tonight as well been cloudy for weeks up here

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coylemj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 23,399 Adverts \| Friends	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..