I've had clouds in the early mornings... I just got a new telescope last week (Celestron Omni XLT 102mm refractor), and I've been wanting to look at Jupiter... no joy, yet... Anyway, since this apparition involves a planet, shouldn't we call it a "plasterism"?? ;)
________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:36 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Interesting asterism
This morning I noticed a huge, almost perfect "Y" in the eastern sky. With El Nath as the center, the legs of the Y were marked by Capella, Aldebaran, and Jupiter. It was like a giant Mercedes-Benz logo in the sky. The symmetry was striking. Not perfect, but close. It doesn't look symmetrical on a chart or screen because of projection distortions. Take a look before Jupiter moves out of place, and tell me if you see it. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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