When it comes to observing the planets, there is really no right or wrong answer to what equipment to use. It is more a question of how far you want to go. To observe the planets, you do not need a telescope greater than 4 -inches in diameter. A suitable pair of binoculars (in th...
Does that mean that if you were to travel through time to the future, travel to the right spot on Earth and stare up at the sky you'd always be able to see the moon? The answer is no, and it has to do with the phases of the moon. A common misconception about the moon is ...
Uranus-Venus and Mars-Moon close encounter on March 30th, 2023 Hello all, on a clear break between the clouds after heavy rainfall, I have finally seen these three planets and the Moon through my 10.5x70 (BA8), and 15x60 DOCTER Porros. What a nice sight! For finding the planet Uranu...
Uranus and Neptune also show auroral activity, although these are harder to observe and are less understood. Even Mars, which has no global magnetic field, experiences faint auroras in localized magnetic regions of its crust. A composite image of Jupiter taken by Webb's NIRCam, showing the pla...
white ice cap can be seen. Venus is a featureless very bright disc. Uranus and Neptune are tiny but colorful dots. Most other objects will require some help to find them. There are a number of ways but I recommend this astro guide book to get off to a good start. Best of luck to ...
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Uranus and Neptune also show auroral activity, although these are harder to observe and are less understood. Even Mars, which has no global magnetic field, experiences faint auroras in localized magnetic regions of its crust. A composite image of Jupiter taken by Webb's NIRCam, showing the pla...
and you may see bright Venus close to a dim Mercury to its left. Both inner planets have phases — just as the moon does, as seen from Earth — because they are inner planets. Venus is barreling towards Earth, getting closest next week as it travels through the sun’s glare and trans...
Last night I brought out two scopes for trying to snag Uranus/Neptune. I normally go to bed at 10p (sleeping in the AM is for the weak ) but funneled a little coffee to push through to see both. Last night was hopefully the tail end of some monsoon-ish cloud conditions. It was...
So from this map below, I saw Uranus, for sure it was Uranus as I use the Moon as my marker, it a teal bluish color star like when use a 20mm ep, more teal color to me. With the Moon was my marker in this map that night, I for sure saw Uranus. ...