Jupiter

[paulst]

For anybody into astronomy, Jupiter is starting to look very bright . It will carry on becoming brighter until the beginning of May. Jupiter rises a little after 10pm, almost any reasonable scope will show some of its belts, one of the best objects for anyone new to astronomy paul

[Mark43]

Have to say it never occured to me to use my scope to look at the sky.........i got it for birds

Have to have a little look.

[paulst]

Scopes used for birdwatching are usually good quality so should be ok for the night sky, ideal for star clusters & some galaxies and even watching birds paul

[Jonny]

For anyone who has not seen it before, this is what you are looking for....................Jon

[Mark43]

Sorry Jon but that looks like a picture of someones TV just been turned off.

[Jonny]

maybe so Mark, but that really is a photo of jupiter and if you zoom in a bit, you can just make out one of its moons. When the photo was taken Jupiter was showing really well. Its just a shame I did not have the camera that I have got now.................Jon

[Mark43]

Originally Posted by Jonny

maybe so Mark, but that really is a photo of jupiter and if you zoom in a bit, you can just make out one of its moons. When the photo was taken Jupiter was showing really well. Its just a shame I did not have the camera that I have got now.................Jon

Just playing with you Jon.

I really must get my scope out and take a look when we get a cloudless night.

It's another facet i don't know much about tbh and i really ought to.

[Jonny]

I would like to get another shot of it. Paul, can you tell us where to find it in the sky after ten o clock. Cheers....................Jon

[paulst]

No problem, if you look towards the south east anytime after 10pm you cant miss it , jupiter is brighter than anything else in that part of the sky paul

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by paulst

No problem, if you look towards the south east anytime after 10pm you cant miss it , jupiter is brighter than anything else in that part of the sky paul

Thanks Paul, I will hope for clear skys now..................Jon

[Epona]

Saturn is also still in the sky at the moment, another bright object if you look in the early evening to the south west. With a good scope you should be able to see the rings. This is my favorite planet for gazing at.

[glsammy]

Anyone wanting to find where any celestial object is, have a look at this site: http://skyandtelescope.com/observing...t/skychart.asp You'll need the latest Java software installed if using windows.
You can put in your location details, and it will show exactly what you can see, with the full id.

[Jonny]

Originally Posted by glsammy

Anyone wanting to find where any celestial object is, have a look at this site: http://skyandtelescope.com/observing...t/skychart.asp You'll need the latest Java software installed if using windows.
You can put in your location details, and it will show exactly what you can see, with the full id.

Good info................Thanks for that Gls....................Jon

[Mark43]

Originally Posted by glsammy

Anyone wanting to find where any celestial object is, have a look at this site: http://skyandtelescope.com/observing...t/skychart.asp You'll need the latest Java software installed if using windows.
You can put in your location details, and it will show exactly what you can see, with the full id.

Very useful......thanks for posting that