Tuesday, February 3, 2015

It's the Full Snow Moon



EVG regular Grant Shaffer took this tonight in Tompkins Square Park...

Hey, where's Jupiter???

Some background via Universe Today:

February’s full moon is aptly named the Full Snow Moon as snowfall can be heavy this month.

And!

The Full Moon celebrates Jupiter’s coming opposition by accompanying the bright planet in a beautiful conjunction tonight.



And here is the moon from 2:03 a.m. overnight via Bobby Williams and his EV Observatory...

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2 comments:

  1. FeltonFebruary 3, 2015 at 8:34 PM

    The star that appears about half way between the moon and the left edge of the photo is Jupiter, some seven degrees over. Sorry I got frozen out tonight, but I will be showing Jupiter as soon as it gets a little warmer.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:25 AM

    Jupiter is not a star, it's a planet.

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