Star Gazing

[booboo]

@NTA

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@booboo said in Star Gazing:

Anyone looking out for the Great Conjunction?

Just whipped out onto the roof top balcony where we are staying and it's a bit too cloudy.

And getting a little low on the horizon to see over the roofs (according to Google Sky Map).

Goodish vision of Mars though.

Saw it pretty clearly here (Brisbane). Bit meh to be honest.

[canefan]

@booboo said in Star Gazing:

Anyone looking out for the Great Conjunction?

Just whipped out onto the roof top balcony where we are staying and it's a bit too cloudy.

And getting a little low on the horizon to see over the roofs (according to Google Sky Map).

Goodish vision of Mars though.

Best view was on the TV at the T20 cricket last night. They zoomed right in and you could see the rings of Saturn, was pretty cool

[nzzp]

@booboo said in Star Gazing:

Just whipped out onto the roof top balcony where we are staying and it's a bit too cloudy.

had a look last nigth and same thing - invisible behind clouds.

Tonight will be very simliar though

[canefan]

@canefan said in Star Gazing:

@booboo said in Star Gazing:

Anyone looking out for the Great Conjunction?

Just whipped out onto the roof top balcony where we are staying and it's a bit too cloudy.

And getting a little low on the horizon to see over the roofs (according to Google Sky Map).

Goodish vision of Mars though.

Best view was on the TV at the T20 cricket last night. They zoomed right in and you could see the rings of Saturn, was pretty cool

You can even see some of Jupiter's moons

[Donsteppa]

Posted by Lawrence Yang at the Aotearoa Astrophotography page, complete with Galilean moons:

Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AotearoaAstro/permalink/3524312557646916/

[Donsteppa]

And then there's this guide: "Jupiter Saturn conjunction viewing tips"...

[booboo]

So ... Super Blood Moon ...

Anyone keeping an eye on?

Bee-yew-diff-fill evening here in the Bay. No cloud and excellent view.

Just ducked out. Still a full moon. About 10 o'clock high.

Apparently starts eclipsing about 7.45 (7.23 now).

[booboo]

NSW/ VIC/QLD/ACT/TAS

Eclipse begins: 7:45 pm
Totality begins: 9:11 pm
Totality ends: 9:26 pm
Eclipse ends: 10:52 pm

[NTA]

@booboo waiting for this fucking music recital at the kids school to die so I can go see some of that. The Boy (year 11) has done his classical guitar, and I've no desire to watch some of the year 9 kids murder pop songs.

[booboo]

@nta kids are overrated.

Just took Ms Boo Jr out to look at the start of the eclipse.

Suitably impressed: Making alarm to to come out and look at the total thingame.

Said to her (based on being the first one for 40 years) that their won't be another for 40 years.

"So you won't get to see it ..."

Bitch. Don't care how right she is ... I'd only be 92 ...

Told her that it's lucky I have a sense of humor.

[booboo]

Tried to take photos on phone: fail

[Paekakboyz]

@booboo shake the phone a bit and apply a filter, could end up with a fair rendition of the Scream

I had similar luck with my attempts. Seeing some cool shots pop up online though. Man, some folks have got some lethal camera gear. Awesome stuff. Do we have any photo-ferners?

[booboo]

Just went out and checked again.

About halfway across.

Phone still hasn't turned into a Leica and photos shit.

Video of midge/moth looking like UAP with moon in background not loading.

[Bovidae]

You need to use a good lens and a tripod to get a clear photo.

Looks cool with the naked eye.

[booboo]

@bovidae said in Star Gazing:

You need to use a good lens and a tripod to get a clear photo.

Looks cool with the naked eye.

Doesn't stop me trying

[No Quarter]

Wife has a DSLR and is getting some decent snaps.

Got the 8 year old out of bed to watch, he's really excited. 8 is a good age, old enough to understand shit and young enough to get really excited 🙂

[bayimports]

looking pretty cool, almost there...not as blood red as I was expecting so far

[booboo]

@bayimports said in Star Gazing:

looking pretty cool, almost there...not as blood red as I was expecting so far

Another 10 mins according to my sauces

[Bovidae]

For those in NZ:

Full eclipse begins: 11.11 pm
Maximum eclipse: 11.18 pm
Full eclipse ends: 11.25 pm