Moon close to Venus rising in the east now, Venus very close to Regulus, with pic: see #4

[progree]

Last edited Tue Oct 10, 2023, 08:31 PM - Edit history (2)

But the moon's brightness might wash out Regulus

https://www.space.com/moon-venus-close-approach-skywatching-october-2023

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To see what's in the sky overhead now,

https://in-the-sky.org/skymap2.php

(get rid of that deep space junk with that checkbox below the sky map and on the left side -- nobody can see any of that stuff unless they live 50 miles from the nearest street lamp, so its just clutter)

I would be lost without this because of the city lights, so few stars and planets are visible, so this helps enormously in finding things and being sure that what I'm seeing is actually what I think I'm seeing.

For those who want to see the H.A. Rey version of the constellations: On the left side below the sky map, there is the default setting: "Simplified Designs". Pull down on its arrow, and choose "H.A. Rey's designs".

[CincyDem]

1. I was just out with the pups...

…Venus looks like a halogen lamp on a mountain top it’s so bright, especially compared to Jupiter and Saturn being the moon’s partners over the past couple weeks.

[LittleGirl]

2. I couldn't sleep last night

The sky was clear so I looked for the moon. What I saw first was Venus, oh so bright! Than the crescent moon. Very cool!

[2naSalit]

3. First thing I did...

When I got up was go out and look at it all, very cool. It's almost +60F so it was very nice out. Tomorrow that will be the daily high temp with rain.

[usonian]

4. Got it this morning.

IPhone8 photo because too early for expensive camera and tripod. (Klutz factor)

Enhanced a bit and obviously cropped. Regulus is barely visible between and slightly above the two.




Sierra foothills. I check for critters before stepping outside.

[progree]

5. Thanks big muchly for the picture!

[usonian]

6. Definition of photography junkie:

Falls out of bed and snaps photo.

Enjoy!