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Great night for checking out Jupiter and Venus tonight in UK and Europe if the skies are clear for you! You can likely even see Jupiter with a moon or two using just binoculars if you haven't got a scope, tested that last week here. ---- 🔭 Tonight's Sky - Thursday 19 March 2026 Conditions (Evening Forecast 7-11 PM) ☁️ Clouds: 0% | 🌙 Moon: New (dark sky) | 👁️ Visibility: Good (13-20 km) Visible Tonight Jupiter • When: 7 PM - midnight • Where: High SSW → SW (alt ~60°→30°, az ~200°→240°) • Eyepiece: 20mm (15x) • What You'll See: 4 moons crisp, 2 cloud bands if steady Venus + young Moon • When: ~7:15-7:45 PM • Where: Low W (alt ~8°, az ~275°) • Eyepiece: 20mm (15x) • What You'll See: Thin crescent phase on Venus, hairline crescent Moon alongside Orion M42 • When: 7-9 PM • Where: SW (alt ~30°→20°, az ~210°→220°) • Eyepiece: 32mm (9.4x) • What You'll See: Fuzzy patch, 4 trapezium stars, no colour Highlights • New moon = pristine dark sky — best conditions for deep sky this month • Venus + 1-day-old crescent Moon side by side low in the west after sunset — a beautiful pairing, though brief (window ~30 min) • Jupiter dominates the evening, well placed for extended viewing with the 76mm aperture Quick Session Plan 19:15 - Venus & crescent Moon @ Low W - 20mm - Thin crescent phases, fleeting opportunity before they set 19:45 - Jupiter @ High SSW - 20mm - 4 Galilean moons, scan for cloud bands 20:15 - Orion M42 @ SW - 32mm - Fuzzy nebula glow, trapezium stars 20:45 - Jupiter revisit @ SSW - 12mm (25x) - Push detail on bands if air is steady ─── Conditions: Excellent — clear skies, no moonlight, good visibility. One of the best nights of the month for observing.

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The apricot and peach trees starting to bloom at the /allotment... Spring is upon us! 😺🙏🌸

Good night sky viewing conditions for tonight in the UK! ---- 🔭 Tonight's Sky - Sunday 15 March 2026 Conditions (Evening Forecast 7-11 PM) ☁️ Clouds: 4% avg | 🌙 Moon: Waning Crescent 18% (sets 1:41 PM) | 👁️ Visibility: 27+ km Excellent conditions — near-clear skies, no moon interference. Visible Tonight Jupiter • When: 7-11 PM • Where: High S (alt 58°, az 180°) • Eyepiece: 20mm (15x) • What You'll See: 4 moons crisp, 2 bands if steady Venus • When: 7:30-8:30 PM • Where: Low W (alt 10°, az 270°) • Eyepiece: 20mm (15x) • What You'll See: Phase visible (gibbous) Saturn • When: 7:00-7:45 PM • Where: Very Low W (alt 5°, az 260°) • Eyepiece: 15mm (20x) • What You'll See: Rings tiny oval, Titan possible Pleiades • When: 7-9 PM • Where: High W (alt 50°, az 290°) • Eyepiece: 32mm (9x) • What You'll See: Sparkling cluster, fits perfectly Highlights • Jupiter dominates — best planetary target of the night at 60° altitude • Venus-Saturn pairing low west at dusk (catch before 7:45 PM) • Dark skies — moon won't rise until tomorrow morning Quick Session Plan 19:15 — Venus + Saturn @ Low W — 20mm — Venus phase, Saturn rings (brief window) 20:00 — Jupiter @ High S — 20mm/15mm — 4 moons, cloud bands 20:45 — Pleiades @ High W — 32mm — wide-field cluster sweep ─── Conditions: Excellent for viewing

For anyone in the UK, sharing my customised daily astronomy report (I've trained my AI agent to give me daily reports). May be relevant for others outside the UK too! ---- 🔭 Tonight's Sky - Saturday, 14 March 2026 Conditions (Evening Forecast 7-11 PM) ☁️ Clouds: 19% avg | 🌙 Moon: Waning Crescent (rises late) | 👁️ Visibility: 10-17 km (Good) Note: Brief cloud spike ~21:00, otherwise clear. Visible Tonight Jupiter • When: 7-11 PM • Where: High SE → S • Eyepiece: 20mm (15x) • What You'll See: 4 moons crisp, 2 bands if steady Venus • When: 7-8:30 PM • Where: Low W • Eyepiece: 20mm (15x) • What You'll See: Phase visible (gibbous) Highlights • Jupiter dominant in Gemini - best target of the night • Moon rises after midnight - dark skies for deep sky Quick Session Plan 19:30 - Venus @ Low West - 20mm (15x) - catch before it sets 20:30 - Jupiter @ High South - 20mm/15mm - 4 moons, try for bands ─── Conditions: Good for viewing

It's all arfy family pics in this pic, wat da hecks

Jupiter + 4 moons tonight our in our backyard 🔭 First time for my daughter view a planet through the 'scope too! It was pretty exciting. Really stunning to see. Fairly clear to see the moons all aligned, too! What surprised us was how "white" everything was, whereas in pictures you always think of Jupiter as being very brown/orange/red. (Picture somehow taken by my wife on her mobile, through the eyepiece.)

"make him look as evil as possible" https://farcaster.xyz/arfonzo.eth/0x8718af00

omg, so cool! I'd love to have a massive collection of these frames to hang on my walls.

Rockin' an old hoodie of mine today... haven't worn this bad boy in a few years... 🤘😼🤘

Sup my hunter gatherers https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/more-advanced-farming-women-married-hunter-gatherer-men-in-europe-thousands-of-years-ago-ancient-dna-reveals

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Do you enjoy masturbating in public? Do you feel disdain for the common man? Porch or garden? All of these are critical questions innit.

After a meowning free-range /catwalk, the boys are relaxing on the sunny bench in the backyard. Yard needs a tidy up, but they don't seem to mind.

Shadow and Heathcliff enjoying another sunny day outside, stretching their paws and having a good sit. 🐈‍⬛🐈

Surprised nobody picked up on the Officer Whiskers name badge yet 😹 A sample of Google's Nano Banana 2 model, now live on the @imgn platform!

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Shadow and Heathcliff enjoying a bit of springtime sun today in the backyard. Spent a few brief moments with them outside, but had to pop back in for work... 😩🐈‍⬛🐈

I clearly haven't been paying enough attention in the past days. wow. Funny how you can come back from travelling a few days to something like this, lmao

Ahoy frens! Been pretty quiet this past week here, due to travelling. Spent some time visiting family and touching grass in another country. Back home now, happy to be reunited with my cats and looking forward to getting back online!