Great Conjunction 2060

[petevasey]

With the lockdown and almost constant cloud cover, life is rather boring at the moment.  So I had a look at future great conjunctions.  2041 as far as I can tell is no closer than 6 degrees, pretty much a non event compared with our 6 minutes!  But April 2060 is a different kettle of fish.  Appears to get as close as 67 minutes.  Not bad at all, but look at what else is happening!  This is a screenshot from Skymap Pro.  At the start of full darkness Jupiter is still over 20 degrees altitude.  An almost first quarter Moon (not in frame) is 35 degrees away so not too intrusive.   Venus bang on top of the Pleiades and all in the frame of an APS sensor at 150 mm focal length.  Quite a sight.   A couple of days earlier a crescent moon is also close enough for a great photo with 100 mm lens and Jupiter and Saturn seperated by 69 minutes.  Phew!   Alas I would be 117 by then - anybody know a cryogenic company? 🥶  But a great opportunity for you young'uns out there - a date for your diaries.

Cheers, and keep safe

Peter

Edited January 13, 2021 by petevasey
Added second screenshot

[Alan White]

I will diarise that date now.
A great way to celebrate my 94th year, best keep healthy until then.

[skyhog]

Yes, over the centenary milestone for me by a little way. But who knows😉

[TerryMcK]

I probably won't be around by then.

[Pete Presland]

Looking forward to it already, have you checked the weather forecast 🙂

[petevasey]

3 minutes ago, Pete Presland said:

Looking forward to it already, have you checked the weather forecast 🙂

Yes, there will definitely be weather!

Cheers,

Peter

[Pete Presland]

3 minutes ago, petevasey said:

Yes, there will definitely be weather!

Cheers,

Peter

We will have hopefully developed a cloud clearing device by then.

[F15Rules]

2 minutes ago, Pete Presland said:

We will have hopefully developed a cloud clearing device by then.

Well, let's hope FLO will have!😁

Dave

[Alan White]

16 hours ago, Pete Presland said:

Looking forward to it already, have you checked the weather forecast 🙂

Do you need to ask Peter?
Obviously 100% cloud 2 minutes before and until 5 minutes after, then Clear Skies....
 

[Nigella Bryant]

I'll be 102 so thanks for the heads up, lol. 

[Waddensky]

What a great series of events in short time frame! Must be a wonderful sight.

Oh, and a year later Halley's comet is back - with a much more favourable apparation than in 1986.

Edited January 16, 2021 by Waddensky

[skyhog]

On 14/01/2021 at 11:09, Alan White said:

Do you need to ask Peter?
Obviously 100% cloud 2 minutes before and until 5 minutes after, then Clear Skies....
 

That more or less describes the 99 total in Cornwall for me.... 😏

[Stub Mandrel]

I'll be 98, a good excuse to fight off decrepitude!

[Nigella Bryant]

3 hours ago, Waddensky said:

Oh, and a year later Halley's comet is back - with a much more favourable apparation than in 1986.

Brilliant, can't wait, I'll only be 103. I saw it in 1986.

[JeremyS]

8 hours ago, Nigella Bryant said:

Brilliant, can't wait, I'll only be 103. I saw it in 1986.

That’s spring chicken territory, Nigella 🙂

 

[bish]

I will still only be 89. Might see it after all!

[Ships and Stars]

I'll leave detailed instructions and a telescope behind for my daughter She'll only be 42 then. I got a late start on parenthood...

[kev]

i will be 101.  

Besides which, probably still in lockdown.  

[Nigella Bryant]

3 hours ago, kev said:

i will be 101.  

Besides which, probably still in lockdown.  

Probably lockdown number 100.

[JamesF]

I'd be 93, but if I've not gone out in a blaze of glory well before then I'm going to be quite disappointed

James

Edited January 17, 2021 by JamesF

[Swoop1]

I'll only be 98 so, I promise not to put the mockers on the weather by booking a day off work.

[MylesGibson]

I'll be 70 at that point, not even retirement age by then!

[Stub Mandrel]

10 hours ago, JamesF said:

I'd be 93, but if I've not gone out in a blaze of glory well before then I'm going to be quite disappointed

James

Live life at a moderate pace, die in middle age...

[theropod]

Two heart attacks and a GIST induced small bowel resection have taken a step or so. Good thing I don’t need much to gaze at the sky. When that stops being fun I’ll stop doing it (sky watching). I imagine creeking older me sitting out at night, hell I went out with a broken ankle BEFORE surgery to fix!!