Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
On March 9 and 10, an extra-special “quadruple conjunction” will leave a group of planets splayed across the night sky. Look to the southeast around a half-hour before sunrise, and you’ll see Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter in a perfect line from bottom left to top right. All three will be visible with the naked eye in the predawn sky, with Jupiter being the brightest in the middle. The crescent moon will add to the trio, lurking below and to the right.
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A trio of planets graces the predawn sky on March 10, 2021, in this simulation. (Stellarium)
Thanks Dave,
I’ll be out there looking SE this Wednesday. Pre-dawn!
Dave
Looks like a dirty sensor to me.
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Shellback wrote:
On March 9 and 10, an extra-special “quadruple conjunction” will leave a group of planets splayed across the night sky. Look to the southeast around a half-hour before sunrise, and you’ll see Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter in a perfect line from bottom left to top right. All three will be visible with the naked eye in the predawn sky, with Jupiter being the brightest in the middle. The crescent moon will add to the trio, lurking below and to the right.
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Water and canned goods all stocked up.
Shellback wrote:
On March 9 and 10, an extra-special “quadruple conjunction” will leave a group of planets splayed across the night sky. Look to the southeast around a half-hour before sunrise, and you’ll see Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter in a perfect line from bottom left to top right. All three will be visible with the naked eye in the predawn sky, with Jupiter being the brightest in the middle. The crescent moon will add to the trio, lurking below and to the right.
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Thanks for the info. What is the bright light in the upper left in your photo?
I took my dog out on some trails this morning at 5:30am.
Yup...it's there alright.
Thanks for the information. I’ll be watching for it.
Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
tcthome wrote:
Thanks for the info. What is the bright light in the upper left in your photo?
I think it's Sadalsuud aka Beta Aquarii (β Aquarii, abbreviated Beta Aqr, β Aqr) is a star in the constellation of Aquarius.
Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
sailwiz wrote:
Thanks for the heads up.
Your welcome - hope the weathers good so you can view it.
Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
Nikocarol wrote:
Thanks for the info!
You're welcome - enjoy...
Vault
Loc: Gig Harbor, WA and Yuma, AZ
Do appreciate the heads up. Hot coffee and a little star gazing.
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