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Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week.
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Jupiter is approaching Earth this month (until the 20th, when it will be at its brightest).

This is the closest it has been since 1963, and will remain the closest until 2022! I don't have a telescope/binoculars, but I am going to try to find some.


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rather the tears of awe you experience when the realization of an ideal suddenly appears before your very eyes or thunders inside your mind;
these tears interest me." - Philip Hallie

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: catalyst]
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Most collages have an observatory, and they always do public viewings for these kind of things.


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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: blewmeanie]
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blewmeanie said:
Most collages have an observatory, and they always do public viewings for these kind of things.


Being a student, I will definitely check in on this.

-Edit- Awesome, they do! I have never seen a planet this close before, so I am extremely excited :smile:


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"Tears themselves interest me greatly -- but not the tears of melancholy hindsight and existential despair;
rather the tears of awe you experience when the realization of an ideal suddenly appears before your very eyes or thunders inside your mind;
these tears interest me." - Philip Hallie

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: catalyst]
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So what the fuck is the other bright as "star" at night?? Venus?

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: DeadHearts]
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Yea.  Venus is usually the 3rd brightest thing in the sky when it is out.

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: Tangerines]
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Tangerines said:
Yea.  Venus is usually the 3rd brightest thing in the sky when it is out.


No this thing is the brightest in the sky. Its been out for a while and I do
not remember seeing a star or planet being this bright ever.

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: DeadHearts]
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I meant brightest after the sun and moon...

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: blewmeanie]
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Tangerines said:
I meant brightest after the sun and moon...


ahh. Still dont remember seeing it much at all. Like ever since i moved into
this apartment last year. weird.

blewmeanie said:
Most collages have an observatory, and they always do public viewings for these kind of things.


And damn good bit of information. Gona look into it.

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: DeadHearts]
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You're probably seeing Jupiter. Definatley not Venus right now. You just need to check out a current skymap. Or try  Stellarium


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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: thelegend0210]
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Oh, and I looked at Jupiter a few weeks ago through the telescope I bought in the spring, so damn cool, almost as good as looking at Saturn.


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"We are not human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings going through a temporary human experience."

My level 5 trip report
...After this it became clear to me that, behind the thin veil of the Human ego, all Reality, and this whole life, is a never ending mystical experience. The Universe is but a cosmic being exploring itself, learning about itself and enjoying its own existence through all creatures, and all things, in an infinite dance of Life, and like a fractal tendril you are a minute part of it, and you are All of it...

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: thelegend0210]
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thelegend0210 said:
You're probably seeing Jupiter. Definatley not Venus right now. You just need to check out a current skymap. Or try this Stellarium


Well thats what I thought. The sky map on my girls phone say its Jupiter but I
wasnt sure about it. Its not always accurate. But its sooooo fucking bright!.

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: thelegend0210]
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thelegend0210 said:
Oh, and I looked at Jupiter a few weeks ago through the telescope I bought in the spring, so damn cool, almost as good as looking at Saturn.


What telescope do you have? I know very little about them, but I would love to invest in one at some point.


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"Tears themselves interest me greatly -- but not the tears of melancholy hindsight and existential despair;
rather the tears of awe you experience when the realization of an ideal suddenly appears before your very eyes or thunders inside your mind;
these tears interest me." - Philip Hallie

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: catalyst]
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I ordered an Orion StarBlast 6

It's a good scope for beginners, I bought it for the portablility, if you go 8" and up it starts getting cumbersome to transport.

Whatever you do, do not buy a department store telescope, they are called trash scopes for a reason.

There's lots of buying guides online. Here is one I just found through Google.
Buying a telescope

And this book had some great tips for buying as well.


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"We are not human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings going through a temporary human experience."

My level 5 trip report
...After this it became clear to me that, behind the thin veil of the Human ego, all Reality, and this whole life, is a never ending mystical experience. The Universe is but a cosmic being exploring itself, learning about itself and enjoying its own existence through all creatures, and all things, in an infinite dance of Life, and like a fractal tendril you are a minute part of it, and you are All of it...

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: thelegend0210]
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thelegend0210 said:
You're probably seeing Jupiter. Definatley not Venus right now. You just need to check out a current skymap. Or try  Stellarium


Cool little program. Have you used Celestia before? There are a ton of high res textures you can download for planets, stars, etc...really good stuff.


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"Tears themselves interest me greatly -- but not the tears of melancholy hindsight and existential despair;
rather the tears of awe you experience when the realization of an ideal suddenly appears before your very eyes or thunders inside your mind;
these tears interest me." - Philip Hallie

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Re: Jupiter is here! I would kill for a telescope this week. [Re: catalyst]
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Yeah, tried it once, but it crashed my computer. lol


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"We are not human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings going through a temporary human experience."

My level 5 trip report
...After this it became clear to me that, behind the thin veil of the Human ego, all Reality, and this whole life, is a never ending mystical experience. The Universe is but a cosmic being exploring itself, learning about itself and enjoying its own existence through all creatures, and all things, in an infinite dance of Life, and like a fractal tendril you are a minute part of it, and you are All of it...

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