Comments on: The Moon, Jupiter, and the plane truth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/ 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 06:51:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: josy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-161536 josy Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:04:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-161536 if i were to see something like that i would freak! <3 Josy if i were to see something like that i would freak! <3 Josy

]]> By: josy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-161535 josy Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:03:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-161535 this is soooooooooooooooooooooo georgious and awesom this is soooooooooooooooooooooo georgious and awesom

]]> By: Robert Tulip http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52113 Robert Tulip Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:14:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52113 Correct link is http://www.bautforum.com/attachments/questions-answers/6498d1192937205-venus-2007-planet-calendar-dates.gif Correct link is http://www.bautforum.com/attachments/questions-answers/6498d1192937205-venus-2007-planet-calendar-dates.gif

]]> By: Robert Tulip http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52112 Robert Tulip Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:41:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52112 Phil Plait's point was that we could see that the Moon and Jupiter were about five degrees apart (north-south) because their conjunction this month was square to the lunar nodes, when moon is furthest from the ecliptic. Coming up on 3 and 4 November, we can see the conjunction between the Moon and Saturn will be exact (ie on the ecliptic) because Saturn is conjunct the South Lunar Node where the moon crosses the earth-sun plane. I am not sure if it will be an occlusion. In my previous post I linked to the BAUT thread where we discussed this. The direct link to the image is http://www.bautforum.com/attachments/questions-answers/6359d1190861952-venus-2007-planet-calendar-dates.gif. I am now producing an update calendar for 2008. Inclidentally, I live in Australia, and for us Antares is to the left of Jupiter as they set, not to the right as in Phil's great picture. And another thing, the linked image shows how Jupiter is tracking to a Christmas link up with the Sun, Mercury and the planet whose name we dare not speak. Daphne - assuming you were talking about my picture, the reason you have never looked at the stars this way is that I invented it. Phil Plait’s point was that we could see that the Moon and Jupiter were about five degrees apart (north-south) because their conjunction this month was square to the lunar nodes, when moon is furthest from the ecliptic. Coming up on 3 and 4 November, we can see the conjunction between the Moon and Saturn will be exact (ie on the ecliptic) because Saturn is conjunct the South Lunar Node where the moon crosses the earth-sun plane. I am not sure if it will be an occlusion. In my previous post I linked to the BAUT thread where we discussed this. The direct link to the image is http://www.bautforum.com/attachments/questions-answers/6359d1190861952-venus-2007-planet-calendar-dates.gif. I am now producing an update calendar for 2008. Inclidentally, I live in Australia, and for us Antares is to the left of Jupiter as they set, not to the right as in Phil’s great picture. And another thing, the linked image shows how Jupiter is tracking to a Christmas link up with the Sun, Mercury and the planet whose name we dare not speak.
Daphne - assuming you were talking about my picture, the reason you have never looked at the stars this way is that I invented it.

]]> By: Daphne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52111 Daphne Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:08:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52111 I was never looking at stars this way – like you do! It's great! I was never looking at stars this way – like you do! It’s great!

]]> By: Robert Tulip http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52110 Robert Tulip Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:29:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52110 I have developed an annual planet calendar - http://www.bautforum.com/questions-answers/65218-venus.html#post1077662. For 16 October it shows that Moon was conjunct Jupiter, and half way between the lunar nodes. This is a quick rough and ready method to check main planetary ephemera. I have developed an annual planet calendar - http://www.bautforum.com/questions-answers/65218-venus.html#post1077662. For 16 October it shows that Moon was conjunct Jupiter, and half way between the lunar nodes. This is a quick rough and ready method to check main planetary ephemera.

]]> By: AndreH http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52109 AndreH Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:09:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/16/the-moon-jupiter-and-the-plane-truth/#comment-52109 Mark Martin: "Ah, I understand now. Please accept my apologies." No one has to apologise for the truth! Sometimes it seems (for what reason ever) that irony is not detected when I try. Maybe as a non native English speaker I don't get the correct twist. Andre Mark Martin: “Ah, I understand now. Please accept my apologies.”

No one has to apologise for the truth!

Sometimes it seems (for what reason ever) that irony is not detected when I try. Maybe as a non native English speaker I don’t get the correct twist.

Andre

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