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A friend of mine in Marquette, Michigan photographed an extremely rare satellite event. Details here.....https://www.facebook.com/1382796792...1452378095./10153491429739230/?type=3&theater
We live 53 miles out of town, in the desert, at 3600 ft msl, in what is one of the least ight polluted locations in the United States. And have 330 suuny days and clear nights a year. So yes, we watch the sky a bit. In fact, we are going to the McDonald Observatory on Monday night to a star party of sorts.
Been watching the sky, for satellites for years. Used to lay on the Baja beaches at night and watch them on our extended camping trips in the seventies. More recently (the last forty years), from hunting camp, in the ID mountains. Last summer at the Stanley Stomp (Grande Jean, ID), watched them while sitting around the campfire. First saw the ISS while attending the Chief Joseph Rally at John Day, OR, several years ago. Since then we've seen it several times from our front deck. Last night saw some of Elon's satellites (SpaceX Starlink satellites), a string of probably thirty, moving across the sky. Looks like there'll be many more before long. Very little light pollution here in the central ID.
You do know don’t you, that when you are watching the satellites that they are watching you too. They are always watching.
It's a big deal in the sky tonight.
Jupiter and Saturn will align in the night sky on Dec. 21 in an event astronomers call the "great conjunction" — also referred to as the "Christmas Star" — marking the planets' closest encounter in nearly 400 years.
When Saturn and Jupiter converge on Dec. 21, the two planets may appear as a bright point of light that will be easily visible in the night sky. The two planets have slowly been moving closer to each other over the past few weeks.
A conjunction occurs when planets appear incredibly close to one another in the sky because they line up with Earth in their respective orbits.
More here- https://www.space.com/great-conjunction-jupiter-saturn-christmas-star-2020-nasa-tips
I think I remember seeing this when I was younger
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