Jupiter and friends 7.30.2024 Naked Eye

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Jupiter and friends 7.30.2024 Naked Eye

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Stepped out to clear skies and this nice grouping this morning. I'm clearly no artist and I couldn't find my sketch book, but clockwise from moon:
Mars
Aldebaran
Jupiter
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the most important thing is that you went out and saw the sky and these jewels.
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Must have been a breathtaking sight!
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I have been seeing that little collection of celestial goodies on and off all week in the morning. You can just make out M45 above it in the morning if you squint just right
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Very nice! Keep looking up!!
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