Comments on: Venus and Jupiter, part deux http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Ameal http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6495 Ameal Sun, 04 Sep 2005 16:07:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6495 the church should inform the people about cosomology the church should inform the people about cosomology

]]> By: Stanley Winford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6494 Stanley Winford Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:47:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6494 > I knew it. I find a spot to watch this, and the hurricane’s remains are predicted > to fall on our head thursday. Just my luck. It's actually not that bad. Fourteen hours ago I got rain from Katrina, and now the sun is shining through my windows. It's OK unless your city is directly below the remnants of the hurricane at night time. You can probably watch the conjunction on Friday. Of course, the tropical depression has combined with another storm. So I don't know. > I knew it. I find a spot to watch this, and the hurricane’s remains are predicted > to fall on our head thursday. Just my luck.

It’s actually not that bad. Fourteen hours ago I got rain from Katrina, and now the sun is shining through my windows. It’s OK unless your city is directly below the remnants of the hurricane at night time. You can probably watch the conjunction on Friday.

Of course, the tropical depression has combined with another storm. So I don’t know.

]]> By: Mickal555 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6489 Mickal555 Wed, 31 Aug 2005 03:11:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6489 For mine I use 400ISO film at f/11- 125, 250 and 500. I have a book which reakons that the exposers should be at 250 for 11 with ISO100 film for jupiter.... I hope they turn out as they are alot different from the BA's... For mine I use 400ISO film
at f/11- 125, 250 and 500.

I have a book which reakons that the exposers should be at 250 for 11 with ISO100 film for jupiter….

I hope they turn out as they are alot different from the BA’s…

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6485 The Bad Astronomer Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:56:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6485 <b>Bored Huge Krill</b>, I'm not sure what the settings were. I am using a digital camera, on manual mode. I am more concerned about getting a large number of images than in writing down the settings, and I change them constantly to bracket the exposure/aperture. The exposures are about 1 second, maybe 2. The aperture is generally around f/5. Bored Huge Krill, I’m not sure what the settings were. I am using a digital camera, on manual mode. I am more concerned about getting a large number of images than in writing down the settings, and I change them constantly to bracket the exposure/aperture. The exposures are about 1 second, maybe 2. The aperture is generally around f/5.

]]> By: Beche-la-mer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6484 Beche-la-mer Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:40:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6484 http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/ I'm standing on my feet here. It's Californians who are tipped over sideways. Just wait until the earth's magnetic field reverses again and we'll see who's on top! ;-) http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/

I’m standing on my feet here. It’s Californians who are tipped over sideways. Just wait until the earth’s magnetic field reverses again and we’ll see who’s on top! ;-)

]]> By: Michelle Rochon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6483 Michelle Rochon Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:20:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6483 I knew it. I find a spot to watch this, and the hurricane's remains are predicted to fall on our head thursday. Just my luck. I knew it. I find a spot to watch this, and the hurricane’s remains are predicted to fall on our head thursday. Just my luck.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6493 The Bad Astronomer Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:47:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/08/29/venus-and-jupiter-part-deux/#comment-6493 Venus and Jupiter pass near each other every year or so, when Jupiter gets near the Sun. This is a pretty close one though. <b>Beche-la-mer</b>, nice! I think I cropped Spica out of my image, but it's easily seen in the original. It's off to the left from my view, parallel to Jupiter, so I guess you're lying on your side relative to me. :-) Venus and Jupiter pass near each other every year or so, when Jupiter gets near the Sun. This is a pretty close one though.

Beche-la-mer, nice! I think I cropped Spica out of my image, but it’s easily seen in the original. It’s off to the left from my view, parallel to Jupiter, so I guess you’re lying on your side relative to me. :-)

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