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NFT: Jupiter closest to Earth, tonight ....

Manny in CA : 9/26/2022 6:33 pm

In 59 years, so if you have a telescope or binoculars, good time to take them out...

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/world/jupiter-opposition-closest-to-earth-scn/index.html

It will still look

section125 : 9/26/2022 6:36 pm : link

like a bright dot. But you may be able to see its' moons pretty well. I have seen 7 with 7x35 binoculars.

Thanks for the heads up!

sb from NYT Forum : 9/26/2022 6:44 pm : link

...I am going to bust out my daughter's telescope

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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 9/26/2022 6:46 pm : link

Good or bad omen for the G-Men?

Jupiter’s Gravity Will Cause Errant

Trainmaster : 9/26/2022 6:51 pm : link

Daniel Jones passes tonight!

:-)

I just found out ...

Manny in CA : 9/26/2022 6:52 pm : link

I'm going to collimate my Dobsonian telescope tomorrow (cause I'm watching the game tonight).

I have two binoculars (10X & 20X), should be able to see plenty of it's moons.

RE: ...

allstarjim : 9/26/2022 6:54 pm : link

In comment 15831446 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

Quote:

Good or bad omen for the G-Men?

Well, Jupiter is a gas GIANT.

So...I say it's a good omen.

It'll be interesting if the game camera crews look ....

Manny in CA : 9/26/2022 7:00 pm : link

at Jupiter. I know they have some pretty serious catadioptric lenses; which they often show-off with shots of the moon