Steve Larson wrote: > > Hi, if I were to take a stab at it, I`d say you`re looking at Saturn > and its brightest moon Titan.
Thanks, Steve! I seem to vaguely remember something about Saturn being particularly visible right now. I cant remember ever having seen a planet with its moon before - certainly not with just my eyes. > Steve Larson > Redondo Beach, California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 4:36 PM > Subject: a shot in the dark - OT re: the bodies in the night sky > > > Not that I'm that much into astro-photography, but > > walking out tonight in the est village of NYC I look up > > and see an almost full moon (This is at about 6 pm EST and > > I am looking east) > > and see above and to the right a planet that LOOKS like it > > has a tinier celestial object right next to it. A moon? a > > satellite? a start that just looks like it is close? > > Was I lucky enough to be looking at Jupiter and one of its > > moons? > > It is now about 8pm and I can still see the moon and the > > same juxtaposition > > of planet and whatever near it - well, nearly the same. > > > > Any star people among us? Seems to me there have been. > > > > annsan > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
