Observation by Steve Knight: Jupiter Uranus conjunction

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2024 Apr 20 - 20:10

Uploaded

2024 Apr 20 - 23:35

Objects

Jupiter
Uranus
Conjunction

Equipment

Seestar S50

Location

Burton Dassett Country Park

Target name

Jupiter Uranus

Title

Jupiter Uranus conjunction

About this image

Jupiter Uranus conjunction tonight with Seestar, a real challenge. Jupiter only 7 deg above horizon in twilight.

Jupiter bottom left, Uranus top right. Star between them is HD 20368.

Files associated with this observation

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Andrew Paterson, Mike Foulkes, Dominic Ford

Comments

Andrew Paterson, 2024 Apr 22 - 16:25 UTC

A great result given the low altitude and twilight conditions. I tried looking with binoculars but couldn't make out Uranus in the moderate twilight.

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