Posted on 11/25/2020 9:54:22 AM PST by ETL
The first image below is pretty much the situation in the night sky now, Nov 25, 2020. Little by little, Jupiter, from our perspective, is inching closer and closer to Saturn.
And by mid-December the two planets will appear to be practically on top of each other, I think both within the space of a full moon!
The 2nd image below is the situation in mid-December (this is NOT a one-day, or even one week, thing).
In fact the two planets are fairly close to each other right now, Nov 25 (first image below).
But in reality, Saturn is actually something like 500 million miles behind Jupiter.
Jupiter by far is the brighter of the two and is to the lower right of Saturn (see diagram).
Meanwhile, in the Western part of the sky, you won't have any problem finding bright yellow-orange Mars tonight, as it will be close to the Moon.
As for tonight's International Space Station pass, that's a bit more complex. But, basically, it will be rising from the south-west US and moving to the northeast, beginning around 5:15pm EST and ending around 5:40PM EST. These are the times for the ENTIRE pass, not for any one particular location. ie, if you're where I am in the New York City, the pass will be from about 5:35PM EST to 5:40PM.
If you're really interested in seeing it, I strongly advise you go to the following website, enter your basic position (several options for that), and get much more accurate info for your location.
Once you've done that, look for "ISS" under Satellites. ISS = International Space Station. ISS appears as a bright white "star" moving across the sky at the apparent rate of a high-flying airplane. There are no blinking or colored lights on ISS, only white (reflected sunlight).
Heavens-Above.com
https://www.heavens-above.com/?
“So, I have to get naked to see it?”
No, the one planet you have to get naked to see is not in this event. Be patient...
So, is this the start of the age of Aquarius..?😁
Ya beat me to it.😏
Bummer - heavily overcast since noon - rain tonight and all day tomorrow. Won’t see a star until Saturday.
Thank you for the link!
Its pitch dark here at night thats great for viewing the heavens — the problem is the 80ft Douglas Firs everywhere! If lucky I might be able to see Mars and Moon from the street if the clouds clear out soon enough
It is too dark at night to see them so I will wait till the day to view the planets and moon.
Maybe you should consider moving to Chris Cuomo's neighborhood.
As far as I know no one has ever called the cops on him for standing around totally naked in his backyard.
CNN star Chris Cuomo was caught buck naked in the background of an Instagram Live video posted by his wife, according to the New York Post.
Cristina Greeven Cuomo, an avid health enthusiast and the wife of the “Cuomo Prime Time” namesake, posted a video of herself doing yoga at their posh Hamptons home when followers noticed the nude backside of a man who appeared to be the CNN host.
“The video was deleted quickly after it was filmed around May 27, but not before some eagle-eyed followers grabbed a stark-naked screenshot,” the Post’ Emily Smith wrote.
CNN did not immediately return a request for comment.”
They were “groovy”.
At least Ethyl only saw the moon. If blueunicorn6 had bent over, she might have seen Uranus.
Far out! I’m tripping now.
That’s like an astrological projection, man.
Well damn, the showers, they came late.
Obscured By Clouds :(
That’s some sweet music. Brings back memories...I was still in high school!
I will always regret missing Woodstock.
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