Triple conjunction, finally got a chance to see it
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 3:47 pm
Hi All,
The weather gods played ball last night and I managed to sight the Mercury/Venus/Jupiter conjunction.
They were easily seen in binoculars, but to the naked eye, only Venus was readily visible.
Mercury and Jupiter were not definitely visible.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5464/8879 ... b3e4_o.jpg
These planets are far fainter then I would have thought .
Its looking good again tonight, so it will be interesting to see how much things have really moved.
The weather gods played ball last night and I managed to sight the Mercury/Venus/Jupiter conjunction.
They were easily seen in binoculars, but to the naked eye, only Venus was readily visible.
Mercury and Jupiter were not definitely visible.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5464/8879 ... b3e4_o.jpg
These planets are far fainter then I would have thought .
Its looking good again tonight, so it will be interesting to see how much things have really moved.