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Title: The planets tonight
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on March 27, 2012, 21:20:46
I've just been stargazing through the scope of my airgun. Venus and Jupiter are very prominent right now, and to my amazement at full magnification (9x) I could actually see three of the moons of Jupiter!

Buzzing now, never thought I'd see that from my own back garden. Made my week.

;D ;D ;D 8)
Title: Re: The planets tonight
Post by: Jeannine on March 27, 2012, 21:26:12
OOh great I will tell Joh n to get his telescope out tonight XX Jeannine
Title: Re: The planets tonight
Post by: sunloving on March 28, 2012, 07:44:31
That's fabulous, i've been sitting on the back step each night listening to the early bats on the detector and admiring the bright planets in the sky. Its been lovely.
Well done spotting the three moons.
x Sunloving
Title: Re: The planets tonight
Post by: Jayb on March 28, 2012, 07:53:13
Fantastic  ;D

Although I didn't know what planets they were, I noticed the last two nights how bright the look   :)
Title: Re: The planets tonight
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on March 29, 2012, 13:20:58
I was telling one of the guys at work yesterday, and he reckons his wife is able to see them with her naked eyes.  :o
Title: Re: The planets tonight
Post by: cornykev on March 29, 2012, 16:44:02
Sorry I nearly misread the last one.   :o :P 8)
Title: Re: The planets tonight
Post by: Kleftiwallah on March 29, 2012, 18:09:09

Through the telescope, venus looked like a semicircle.  ::)  The craters on the moon are very clear along the edge.     Cheers,     Tony.

Title: Re: The planets tonight
Post by: caroline7758 on March 29, 2012, 22:32:00
My OH has just got an app for his iphone- you hold the phone up to the sky and it tells you the names of the stars!