[AZ-Observing] Re: Jupiter and Mercury Conjunction In West
- From: "Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)" <mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:18:20 GMT
15480 Empire Rd.
Benson, AZ 85602
hm ph: 520-586-2244
Missed it last night, but caught the pairing tonight at about 7pm local time.
Both were nicely situated just above some yuccas (or are they agaves?) in a
beautiful binocular field about two degrees from each other (less than two
fingers at arm's length). Anyway, I was able to catch Mercury in my 13-in
scope. It was fuzzy, but appeared to be slightly gibbous. Jupiter was hiding in
the bushes by that time.
Clear skies,
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
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From: Tim Jones <tjmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Jupiter and Mercury Conjunction In West
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:22:48 -0700
On Mar 15, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Tom Polakis wrote:
> Jupiter and Mercury will make their closest approach tonight, when they are
> separated by about 2 degrees. It looks like the best view will happen
> between 7:00 and 7:20. My planetarium software shows Jupiter on the left at
> magnitude -2.1and Mercury on the right at magnitude -0.9. Since the pair is
> located due west, you can typically look straight down your street at a low
> horizon in Phoenix.
I tried at around 7:10 in Desert Ridge just S of Pinnacle Peak. Between the
Marketplace skyglow and a set of wispies, all I got was a smudgy Jupiter... I
could see Mercury naked eye, but the camera got the cloud that was almost
unseen naked eye.
Tim
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