Juliancolton Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 The 2 BC occultation of Jupiter by Venus was probably the most impressive planetary rendezvous in recorded history. Jupiter+Saturn is a little meh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalplainsnowman Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 54 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: I didn't even know that could actually happen lol. I'd settle for a nice lunar occultation of either Jupiter or Saturn or both in the same night ;-) Do you have any numbers for when that might happen next? I found the above info here, just kind of stumbled across it https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/planets/great-conjunction. There may be more info there.. The whole topic is making me want to pickup astronomy/telescope hobby.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: The 2 BC occultation of Jupiter by Venus was probably the most impressive planetary rendezvous in recorded history. Jupiter+Saturn is a little meh. that was an actual occultation? I want to simulate it in Starry Night! when is the next going to happen? The cool thing about a Jupiter/Saturn occultation would be seeing the satellite systems of both (and Saturn's rings) "intermingle" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just now, LibertyBell said: that was an actual occultation? I want to simulate it in Starry Night! when is the next going to happen? The cool thing about a Jupiter/Saturn occultation would be seeing the satellite systems of both (and Saturn's rings) "intermingle" There's a Venus–Jupiter mutual occultation coming up relatively soon... 2060s I think? But it's only going to be a few degrees from the sun and so either invisible or extremely difficult to see. That said, backyard astronomers are already doing insane work amplifying faint data from daytime and twilight imagery, to speak nothing of where astrophotography is going to be in several more decades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 i hope january has zero snow 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Forkys doing promos for the panic room again. As always..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: There's a Venus–Jupiter mutual occultation coming up relatively soon... 2060s I think? But it's only going to be a few degrees from the sun and so either invisible or extremely difficult to see. That said, backyard astronomers are already doing insane work amplifying faint data from daytime and twilight imagery, to speak nothing of where astrophotography is going to be in several more decades. Yep and even this Jupiter/Saturn conjunction happens every 20 years but we haven't seen the last few "great" ones because they happened during daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEG NAO Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, forkyfork said: i hope january has zero snow yes but DT said this is the best pattern he has seen since Jan 96 and Dec 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 minute ago, NEG NAO said: yes but DT said this is the best pattern he has seen since Jan 96 and Dec 2009 I'll take a 4-5 SD -AO or -NAO anytime..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 hours ago, forkyfork said: i hope january has zero snow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Nibor said: Now I know where the Tine Man got his screen name. He keeps sticking it to/in the cold season, it’s a natural for him. As always..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 9 hours ago, LibertyBell said: 2080 actually or you can just look tonight they'll be almost as close as they were last night and it should be clear Tried again this evening, one brief glimpse thanks to a break in the clouds, no time for a scope view, but they are already well apart. Hoping for clearer skies later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 9 hours ago, etudiant said: Tried again this evening, one brief glimpse thanks to a break in the clouds, no time for a scope view, but they are already well apart. Hoping for clearer skies later tonight. did you get to see it later? it was supposed to be clear tonight, no idea where these nonsense clouds came from, there isn't even a storm nearby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, NEG NAO said: Does this reinforce the idea of not trusting some models past a certain number of days ?? even though the AO, NAO and PNA were and still are favorable for winter weather around these parts next week BUT how about the EPO ? Can't seem to find anymore graphics to show the EPO since I heard the NWS took them away ??? Also some in the weather community were so certain that the early next week system would not be able to cut because of the block setting up and would be forced to redevelop south of us . What contributed to the system being able to cut and not redevelop ???? Or is this still a possibility at some point next week ???? I think you need a few more question marks!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 47 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: I think you need a few more question marks!!!!! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 14 hours ago, LibertyBell said: did you get to see it later? it was supposed to be clear tonight, no idea where these nonsense clouds came from, there isn't even a storm nearby Jupiter sets around 6.30-6.45 pm here, so when I came back at 7.00 pm, the sky was clear of both clouds and the conjunction. Now pretty reconciled to a long wait, unless Elon sets up some low cost 'Astronomy in Space' tourism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 hours ago, etudiant said: Jupiter sets around 6.30-6.45 pm here, so when I came back at 7.00 pm, the sky was clear of both clouds and the conjunction. Now pretty reconciled to a long wait, unless Elon sets up some low cost 'Astronomy in Space' tourism. well the weekend should be a slam dunk lol thats the good thing about arctic air masses....no clouds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 They said there'll be snow at ChristmasThey said there'll be peace on EarthBut instead it just kept on rainingMerry Christmas!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 A promise:kept. The snow on the postage stamp held on until Christmas Eve. As I’ve said since losing my love; “It is better to be wrapped in red, green, silver and gold, than your own tears” it’s been three years and I still can’t follow my own advice. Happy Christmas and new Year to all. As always ... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 Winter of 2020-2021 a one hit wonder? We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Rtd208 said: Winter of 2020-2021 a one hit wonder? We'll see. Hopefully not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Was reminiscing with my 20 year old nephew over the Boxing Day Blizzard. He said he feels spoiled whenever it snows now, as if nothing will ever compare to that snowstorm. I told him, “I know the feeling. I’ve been chasing that high since ‘96.” 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Was reminiscing with my 20 year old nephew over the Boxing Day Blizzard. He said he feels spoiled whenever it snows now, as if nothing will ever compare to that snowstorm. I told him, “I know the feeling. I’ve been chasing that high since ‘96.”I’ve been looking for 1994 in all the wrong places.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Nibor said: Was reminiscing with my 20 year old nephew over the Boxing Day Blizzard. He said he feels spoiled whenever it snows now, as if nothing will ever compare to that snowstorm. I told him, “I know the feeling. I’ve been chasing that high since ‘96.” for me it's 2016 (but 95-96 and 02-03 too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, North and West said: I’ve been looking for 1994 in all the wrong places. . 1 hour ago, LibertyBell said: for me it's 2016 (but 95-96 and 02-03 too) Everyone has their first love... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Boxing Day Blizzard 10 years ago 25 inches here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Mailman Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Boxing Day Blizzard 10 years ago 25 inches hereI was in the 30 inch jackpot. 2016 didn't even come close here. Boxing Day is still a clear and definite number 1 for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Happy 10 year anniversary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Sunday night football should be snowy tomorrow night in green bay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 10 years of hating Boxing Day, where does the time go? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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