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pastmember
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Initially Posted - 12/12/2008 :  10:39:24  Show Profile
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7779294.stm
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  11:26:44  Show Profile
Unfortunately, my part of the world will be covered by suspended moisture all night.
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  13:00:15  Show Profile
And you might have seen the show last Monday, 12-1-08, too, when Jupiter and Venus flew along the evening sky just under the crescent moon. It was a beautiful sight in our back yard.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  14:34:13  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Last nightwhen I got in from work, I noticed that the sky was visibly brighter than usual. Maybe this was it!
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frog0911
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  15:39:01  Show Profile
John P. I did notice and it is special. The next time Jupiter and Venus will be this close is 2010 and 2012, but in conjunction with the Moon not until 2052. Think I will miss that one.
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glen
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  15:49:57  Show Profile
Thank you for the "heads up" Too bad we can't all watch it out on the lake from our boats. Me and my wife Becky love to sail Lake St Clair at night, even saw the Northern Lights one time
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piseas
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  16:01:57  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
I will get my 4" scope out to view the craters. We are having a pretty good year for viewing the stars and planets.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  16:49:48  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I've got an 8" scope, but we're settling in for a big winter storm here, so unlikely to see anything beyond the glow of the moon behind the clouds & snow.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  21:08:50  Show Profile
Really "special" here in the PNW all right. Pouring down rain.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 12/12/2008 :  21:12:21  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Well dont even need a scope. Its huge in SoCal. I just used the binoculars. Pretty clear sky.
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