Comments on: "What Was That Big Star Next to the Moon Last Night?" http://www.universetoday.com/2009/09/03/what-was-that-big-star-next-to-the-moon-last-night/ Space and astronomy news Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: philliefanhttp://www.universetoday.com/2009/09/03/what-was-that-big-star-next-to-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-70420 philliefan Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:41:21 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=38947#comment-70420 Not often when baseball and astronomy cross, but I was watching the Phillies-Giants game the other night and they showed the usually shot of the near full moon (which looks great in HD), but then they showed Jupiter to the right. At first I thought "hey that's cool" but then they zoomed in and you could see banding on Jupiter and 3 of the Galilean satellites and my jaw dropped. Anyone have an idea what the resolution is on a TV HD camera? Not often when baseball and astronomy cross, but I was watching the Phillies-Giants game the other night and they showed the usually shot of the near full moon (which looks great in HD), but then they showed Jupiter to the right. At first I thought "hey that's cool" but then they zoomed in and you could see banding on Jupiter and 3 of the Galilean satellites and my jaw dropped. Anyone have an idea what the resolution is on a TV HD camera?

]]> By: microverseshttp://www.universetoday.com/2009/09/03/what-was-that-big-star-next-to-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-70399 microverses Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:16:03 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=38947#comment-70399 I've been watching Jupiter since August - it's out right now with the moon close by - I have an excellent view, if only the light pollution were much less..... I've been watching Jupiter since August – it's out right now with the moon close by – I have an excellent view, if only the light pollution were much less…..

]]> By: Jon Hanfordhttp://www.universetoday.com/2009/09/03/what-was-that-big-star-next-to-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-70357 Jon Hanford Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:57:32 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=38947#comment-70357 Got a great look at Jupiter last night with NO moons visible in my 4.25" reflector. This is quite an unusual observation for Jupiter. I've been lucky to see this unusual event twice before over the past 30 some years. I always wondered if Galileo only had one look at Jupiter with his scope and it turned out that no moons were visible, who would be the first to see these 'Galilean satellites' ?Hopefully, by the time of the next 'moonless' Jupiter apparition in 2019, I'll have access to a larger telescope to better track shadows, transits, occultations and other mutual phenomena of the Galilean moons. Thanks for the heads up for this event, Nancy. Quite a sight, especially with the nearly full moon nearby. Got a great look at Jupiter last night with NO moons visible in my 4.25" reflector. This is quite an unusual observation for Jupiter. I've been lucky to see this unusual event twice before over the past 30 some years. I always wondered if Galileo only had one look at Jupiter with his scope and it turned out that no moons were visible, who would be the first to see these 'Galilean satellites' ?

Hopefully, by the time of the next 'moonless' Jupiter apparition in 2019, I'll have access to a larger telescope to better track shadows, transits, occultations and other mutual phenomena of the Galilean moons. Thanks for the heads up for this event, Nancy. Quite a sight, especially with the nearly full moon nearby.

]]> By: NDhttp://www.universetoday.com/2009/09/03/what-was-that-big-star-next-to-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-70355 ND Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:21:10 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=38947#comment-70355 Saw it last night. Very pretty. Too bad the telephoto zoom I had ordered did not arrive yesterday. Saw it last night. Very pretty. Too bad the telephoto zoom I had ordered did not arrive yesterday.

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