BuckyKatt 419 Report post Posted February 6, 2013 On both nights last weekend, the sky was clear, the atmosphere was steady and the moon was nowhere in sight. This made for fantastic naked eye and binocular viewing. Jupiter was blindingly bright and it's moons were shining like jewels. Under dark skies, with the naked eye one could see the Andromeda galaxy and the Orion nebula and with binoculars one could see the reflected blue haze from the dust around the hot, blue, seven sisters in the Pleiades star cluster. This coming weekend could be another great chance to witness these amazing wonders. If you don't know where to look, you can download a free astronomy app for your phone or tablet and you'll learn to find these lovely winter marvels in no time. bk 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
