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Waxing Gibbous, 96% visible (Original Post)
elleng
Oct 2022
OP
Yippee. I've seen Jupiter in a way I can't tonight because I live in a city and there are
applegrove
Oct 2022
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Yonnie3
(19,299 posts)1. Gorgeous clear night here
The moon and Jupiter are very visible tonight here in Virginia.
elleng
(141,926 posts)2. Ditto here in MD:



applegrove
(131,074 posts)3. They said Jupiter would show up beside to moom. Is that Jupiter?
Tetrachloride
(9,490 posts)4. yes
applegrove
(131,074 posts)5. Yippee. I've seen Jupiter in a way I can't tonight because I live in a city and there are
no starts in space over us because of all the lights.
ShazzieB
(22,341 posts)8. That is so cool!
I'm in the same boat here in the Chicago suburbs, with all the lights.
I love living in a major metropolitan area for the most part, but this aspect sucks!
Lithos
(26,609 posts)6. Great picture
What part of the country is this from? (Edit: see where you said Maryland)
I tried to take something with my phone, but it did not come out great. Really wanted to - we had some dust in the air so the Moon was the color of a pale tea (slight amber tinge) and was gorgeous.
elleng
(141,926 posts)7. Southern MD, 60 miles south of DC, near Chesapeake Bay.

