Mars And The Moon October 2nd

[Refractordude]

Hopefully the skies will be clear. Right click the image.

[helicon]

Interesting conjunction. Hopefully some of us will be able to see it!

[KingNothing13]

Huh - it's supposed to be clear here tonight - maybe I will get a chance to get out there and check this out - looking at SkySafari - they are going to be fairly close to each other most of the early evening.

Of course, it is Friday - and I am already exhausted at 8:15am.

[Bigzmey]

I did not do a proper observing session in a while. But I do enjoy watching Moonrise and moon phase changing night to night, and how the Moon is dancing around the planets. Just the other night I have noticed that Moon is getting closer to Mars, and was thinking that
the conjunction should happen soon.

[Refractordude]

Tried the 11x70 LW Oberwerk, but liked my 7x50 binoculars with this observation. My 20x80 and 11x70 binoculars show some false color on the moon, which is a little distracting. Had the 150mm f/12 refractor out earlier aimed at Jupiter and Saturn. The best I could do was 120 magnification that showed a sharp Cassini Division and four or so bands on Jupiter. The great red was sharp and visible. I did not do to good with Jupiter and Saturn this year. Both were just to low. Two nights I managed 240 magnification with the Yard Canon. Thus far one very good night with Mars. It seemed as if the southern polar ice cap was about 1/4 of the planet. The ice cap contrasted very good with the planets orange color.

[Ylem]

It's bright out there tonight!

[bobharmony]

A nice view tonight. They don't look quite as close as they did during the past two months conjunctions. Still a very pretty sight to see!

Bob

[KingNothing13]

Well, when I took out the dog for the last time, the moon is BRIGHT and has a moisture halo around it. Glad I decided to not take the scope out for various reasons - I would've been frustrated with that!

I know there's a term for the moisture halo around the moon, just can't think of it. Or am I thinking of something else?

[sdbodin]

Nice sight here with the smoke from Cal, the moon has the same color as Mars. Or maybe the internet is right, MARS IS AS BIG AS THE MOON!!

Steve