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Night sky aka Star gazing aka Astronomy :-)

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Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2024 9:51am, 4 Dec 2024 51,503 posts	Quote Pin Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Have I ID'd the wrong one then Cerra? When I looked on Skymap, SW about 6pm I thought that was Jupiter. But you're saying that is Saturn?! I need to look again. It was also very bright! G
Cerrertonia Dec 2024 9:58am, 4 Dec 2024 22,409 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia Went out with the telescope a few nights ago, and think I'm remembering correctly, but best check on the skymap, Grrr (Glad to see that 6pm is "after tea" for you too...)
RunningRonnie 4 Jan 6:05pm, 4 Jan 2025 3,550 posts	Quote Pin RunningRonnie Occultation of Saturn and the moon. I could see the rings clearly with the telescope, even at 25mm eyepiece. This photo is as good as I could get.
Cerrertonia 4 Jan 6:06pm, 4 Jan 2025 22,553 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia Nice
NDWDave 4 Jan 6:13pm, 4 Jan 2025 20,561 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave nice. I was pleased with my Venus yesterday…
LindsD 4 Jan 6:21pm, 4 Jan 2025 71,980 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Wow
Meglet 4 Jan 6:28pm, 4 Jan 2025 25,479 posts	Quote Pin Meglet The moon and Venus looked amazing last night as I walked home. I tried a photo but it didn’t really do it justice.
GordonG 4 Jan 7:17pm, 4 Jan 2025 10,750 posts	Quote Pin GordonG i was lucky enough to be in the New Forest the past two nights - much better view of the stars than in Dartford! The crescent moon and Venus so close together was amazing to see.