This reminds me of one time at a camp on Maui when I looked up and saw a bright star near the half moon. We had been to this place multiple times so I knew the sky fairly wall and knew it wasn’t a star - had to be either Jupiter or Saturn, and it looked like the moon was getting closer. So I got out the little telescope I had brought along and sure enough, it was Saturn! After a while I watched the moon cover it and later it came out the other side. The people I was there with were fascinated. I kept having to jog the scope a little to keep it in view while we looked at it. I know these things are predicted way in advance but I hadn’t been aware of it - just happened to look up. It was one of my more memorable stargazing experiences.
True dat. Motor drives are awesome.
This reminds me of one time at a camp on Maui when I looked up and saw a bright star near the half moon. We had been to this place multiple times so I knew the sky fairly wall and knew it wasn’t a star - had to be either Jupiter or Saturn, and it looked like the moon was getting closer. So I got out the little telescope I had brought along and sure enough, it was Saturn! After a while I watched the moon cover it and later it came out the other side. The people I was there with were fascinated. I kept having to jog the scope a little to keep it in view while we looked at it. I know these things are predicted way in advance but I hadn’t been aware of it - just happened to look up. It was one of my more memorable stargazing experiences.