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elleng

(141,926 posts) Sun Oct 17, 2021, 07:10 PM Oct 2021

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Waxing Gibbous, 88% visible

with Jupiter/Saturn?

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Waxing Gibbous, 88% visible (Original Post) elleng Oct 2021 OP

Wow. Is that Saturn? Pretty cool Walleye Oct 2021 #1

Trying to confirm, Saturn, or JUPITER which is largest. elleng Oct 2021 #2

I once observed the moons of Jupiter with binoculars. Unforgettable Walleye Oct 2021 #3

OH my GOODNESS!!! elleng Oct 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #5

I felt like I gained some sort of mathematical insight watching it Walleye Oct 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #7

I think that was it. I had borrowed them from a friend. Leaned on the car Walleye Oct 2021 #8

Walleye

(44,045 posts)

1. Wow. Is that Saturn? Pretty cool

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Sun Oct 17, 2021, 07:14 PM

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elleng

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2. Trying to confirm, Saturn, or JUPITER which is largest.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 17, 2021, 07:16 PM

Oct 2021

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-october-15-23/

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Walleye

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3. I once observed the moons of Jupiter with binoculars. Unforgettable

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Sun Oct 17, 2021, 07:18 PM

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elleng

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4. OH my GOODNESS!!!

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Sun Oct 17, 2021, 07:19 PM

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Walleye

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6. I felt like I gained some sort of mathematical insight watching it

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Sun Oct 17, 2021, 07:32 PM

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Walleye

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8. I think that was it. I had borrowed them from a friend. Leaned on the car

Reply to Chin music (Reply #7)

Sun Oct 17, 2021, 08:05 PM

Oct 2021

Leaned on the car with my elbows and looked through one eye. It was really cold because that was the only way it would be clear enough. There’s a lot of ambient light around here

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