Was that Jupiter-- low in the eastern night sky on Friday and Saturday?

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I can’t comment on what you saw , but for me i seen Jupiter very low in the sky at around midnight (GMT)

Yep, that’s Jupiter.
This map represents the view of NYC’s Southeastern horizon at 11PM last Saturday. Jupiter is the brown circle (the other planets shown, Uranus and Neptune, would have been too dim to see).

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This comes via email weekly. There is This Week’s Sky at a Glance

I also forgot to mention Download this and see your sky follow the information enter your coordinates and it will load at your house each time .

Thanks gang! Any thoughts about the object that might have hit it recently?

Non can’t wait to hear what it was tho , shame it wasn’t recorded would have thought someone had known it was going to happen…

No one knew that a comet or meteor was perhaps going to strike Jupiter. The photographic evidence was noted however.

“The dark mark, which appeared suddenly between July 17th and 19th, has been confirmed by many other observers at different locations.”

Read all about it.

Oh I do lurve mourning doves dear Maudie, but we’re talking planets here. :)

@Harold: Oh, crap. I was stuck on that Owl hoot question, I guess. Are you interested enough for me to refind the reference? xox

Only if Milo doesn’t mind you ignoring his majesty for a moment more.

Dear dear Harold; After having caught 20 mice (and eaten only one, leaving the teeny feet and legs behind), Milo has been amply rewarded with cheese and tuna juice.

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