Morning of Dec. 10th
- From: W. H. Greer <sendnomail@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:57:41 -0700
I took a brief peek at Saturn and the moon, near each other high in
the morning sky.
The planetary conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars was viewed
with 8x42 binoculars and an 80mm f/5 refractor (using 13x and 22x). It
was better with the binoculars. Mercury was just above Jupiter. Both
were very bright and obvious to the unaided eye. Above Mercury was
Beta Scorpii. Mars was a bit more distant from the above mentioned
trio -- off to one side (often behind the branches of a pine tree) and
significantly dimmer than the other two planets. This grouping was
observed off and on from about 13:30 UT until 14:15 UT. The
temperature was +17 degrees F (-8 degrees C).
The rising sun was glanced at with the 80mm f/5 refractor, equipped
with a full-aperture (Baader) solar filter. A large, very prominent
sunspot stood out like a sore thumb. It seemed to be sandwiched
between two smaller spots positioned near the edge of the main spot's
penumbra. These notes are based on a brief, visual observation at 22x
under poor seeing conditions. The Sun was very low in the sky, having
just risen high enough to view the full disk.
Bill
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