{"id":572,"date":"2016-08-03T11:05:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T11:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=572"},"modified":"2026-04-25T16:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:47:57","slug":"night-sky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/youll-like-this-story\/night-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>if you want to see the International Space Station over Whitefield, Manchester in the UK, you can see when <a href=\"https:\/\/unearth.space\/international-space-station\/passes\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/crater.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crater on the moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/jupiter.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jupiter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/jupiter.png?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jupiter. Look carefully, and you can see the moons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/Jupiter13-1.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jupiter in full colour glory!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/jupiter15.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jupiter and a single moon bottom right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/Jupiter16.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jupiter a lot clearer with two moons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/Jupiter17.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jupiter with two moons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/Jupiter19.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jupiter with three moons showing &#8230; can you just make it out .. peaking bottom right of the planet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/Jupiter290505.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jupiter in higher definition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/moon.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/moon11.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Craters on the moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/weather\/Night%20Sky\/images\/moon12.jpg?w=720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">craters on our moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is an image of the telescope I owned, called a Meade LX-80.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/opplanet-meade-8in-lx90-advanced-coma-free-telescope-w-uhtc-w-o-tripod-0810-90-03n-main.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" data-attachment-id=\"18449\" 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