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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 22 2016 : 5:15:39 PM
If you get a chance, take a look in the sky just as it gets dark, around 8-9 p.m. Mars is supposed to be at it's brightest and doesn't need a telescope to view it. Try to get out there stargazers and take a look, maybe even a picture or two as well!
UPDATE
June 3 we will be able to see Saturn's rings. That is providing it isn't cloudy or rainy! Hope you stargazing farmgirls can get out and take a look tomorrow night!
Dawn in IL
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." Abraham Lincoln |
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| Bear5 |
Posted - May 26 2016 : 2:15:17 PM
I'll be looking up at Saturn's rings on June 3, marked it on the calendar. Thanks for the reminder.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 25 2016 : 2:25:11 PM
Saturn's rings will be viewable June 3. Hopefully the night skies will be clear for all of us to see these planets!
Dawn in IL
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." Abraham Lincoln |
| Bear5 |
Posted - May 25 2016 : 1:40:13 PM
Thanks, Dawn. I love looking at the night sky; full moons, etc... We're supposed to get rain tonight. I'll be looking up if not.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - May 24 2016 : 10:40:03 AM
Now that our rain has passed maybe I will get a chance to see mars tonight. I hope it's still visible for me.
Krista |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 23 2016 : 5:50:12 PM
Hopefully you'll have clear skies before the end of the month Michele! I use "Sky View" app on my phone Carole. My husband discovered it last night and it was great helping track where the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter's exact locations on the horizon. It was cloudy when I first went outside and we have a lot of trees here, so I need all the help I can get.
I plan to take another look tonight at Mars. It is too small to take a picture of, but it is fun to gaze at it.
Dawn in IL
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." Abraham Lincoln |
| windypines |
Posted - May 23 2016 : 2:42:44 PM
i will look later this week. supposed to have rain tonight. thanks dawn.
Farming in WI
Michele |
| ceridwen |
Posted - May 23 2016 : 06:36:47 AM
I have "Sky View" on my phone and I love it. It also tracks space debris and gives you where and what it came from! It's so kool!
I first tarted with Night Sky, updated to 2 and just became tired of their continuous "add on packages" that popped up when I opened the app. I don't like advertising, so I don't mind paying to not be bombarded with adds! This was just wanting me to update ... enough is enough.
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 23 2016 : 04:49:25 AM
You should be able to see it through May 30. Last night it was at it's brightest. We found a free app on our cell phones that helped us track exactly where Mars was on the horizon. My husband set up our telescope on the back deck at 10:30 and I thought it looked brighter just looking up instead of through the telescope lens.
Keep looking up, Mars is out there!
Dawn in IL
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." Abraham Lincoln |
| edlund33 |
Posted - May 22 2016 : 7:58:09 PM
Awww bummer....it's too cloudy here tonight. Hopefully Mars will be visible for a couple more days so I can see it another night when the sky is clear.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| ceridwen |
Posted - May 22 2016 : 6:12:13 PM
Thanks for the heads up! I love looking at the night sky! Cheers!
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
http://www.fibrejunction.com |
