Anonymous Coward User ID: 1501009 United States 12/24/2012 12:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jupiter and Moon Align on Christmas! [ link to www.youtube.com] As darkness falls on Christmas night, check out the east-southeast sky. Shining brilliantly to the upper left of the bright, nearly full moon will be a silvery “star” with a steady glow. But that’s not a star, or Santa returning to the North Pole. Rather, it’s the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter, serving as a sort of holiday ornament with Earth’s nearest neighbor to cap off a year of interesting skwyatching events. As viewed from the eastern and central United States, the moon and Jupiter will appear closest together during the late afternoon or early evening hours on Tuesday (Dec. 25). From New York, they’ll be closest together at 6:25 p.m. EST (2325 GMT); from Chicago, it’ll be 5:18 p.m. local time (2318 GMT). [ link to www.space.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 26031673 United States 12/24/2012 05:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Jupiter and Moon Align on Christmas! Didn't we see Jupiter with the Moon last month? Didn't cause a bit of a stir here at the time? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 26031673 United States 12/24/2012 05:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Jupiter and Moon Align on Christmas! Didn't we see Jupiter with the Moon last month? Didn't it cause a bit of a stir here at the time?
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 30858007 Canada 12/25/2012 07:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Jupiter and Moon Align on Christmas! confirmed seen tonight.. to the west then north of the moon.. got closer to aligning as the hours passed.. pretty cool |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 17040466 United States 12/25/2012 09:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Jupiter and Moon Align on Christmas! Didn't we see Jupiter with the Moon last month? Didn't cause a bit of a stir here at the time?
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26031673 It happened 6 and a half moons ago on June 17th, at the same part of Taurus . The only difference is that was near a new moon and Venus was also close by. |