If you have not seen the planet Uranus, then you will have a simple task to see this January 20th. Look in the space (sorry about the pun) between the crescent Moon and Mars. You will need some good binoculars or a small spotting scope or a telescope. About 2 degrees below Mars (width of your pinky) in a scope or binoculars look for the BLUEISH star like object about equal distance from the Red Planet and waxing crescent Moon. In the scope it will not twinkle as much as a star.
****NOTE:
Well
the week,according to weather forecasts, is filled with cloudy weather,
thunderstorms and rain. Sorry the 20th is a wet, no go for this event.****
Photos of the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn from the Mineola Nature Preserve in Mineola Texas. The one above is from a 35mm DSLR with a 200mm Canon Lens on a Canon 40D.
On Monday Morning, 30 November 2020 there will be a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse that is visible in East Texas. The Moon will move into the Earth’s outer shadow about 1:32 AM CST that morning. Then at 3:44 AM the eclipse will reach it’s maximum. The eclipse will continue until 5:53 AM as the Moon departs Earth’s shadow. The Moon will be just to the west of overhead at the start of the eclipse and just above the horizon at the end. This is what it looks like below.
A very rare conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will occur on the night of December 21th about 5pm on. They will be 6 arc minutes apart. With a 15mm eye piece and 8" scope, you can see both in the FOV.
While chasing Perseid Meteors at the Mineola Nature Preserve, during breaks I photographed other objects.
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| Milky Way to left of Sagittarius (Looking at the galaxy's center where a massive Black Hole exists. |
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| A rising Mars (moderate magnification). |
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| A Waning Crescent Moon. |
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| And at last is a Perseid below Cassiopeia (M on it's side.). |
