I was trying to enthuse some of my pupils about astronomy and looking at the night sky. I told them to their amazement that they could actually see Jupiter that night if they looked near to the moon. I taught them about the free software program called Stellarium and one of my students brought me in a picture that he took last night. It's not spectacular but it shows Jupiter near to the crescent moon. The picture was just taken using an ordinary camera, no other optical equipment. Notice that the crescent of the moon is at the bottom here and not at the side like in Scotland.
I am planning to visit the remote south of the island which is far from the city lights. Apparently the sky is dark there and you can see lots of stars. It is still a big disappointment how little can be seen from Budaiya considering that every night is clear and I have a roof terrace from which to observe.
I hope the new snow is not causing you all too many problems.
Toodle-oo the noo.
David
great picture considering it was an ordinary camera great what you get when in the right place at the right time. we had rain on top of the snow but tonight it has turned to ice it is very dangerous valerie's work even put out a warning over the tannoy the first time ever. we were meant to go to the tech tonight for a meal but valerie didn't want to take the resposibility of driving marg.and me there so we agreed to cancel it it's only a meal so I ended up making fish and oven chips for dave and I. Off now for a cuppa Bye for now love mumxxx
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