Off Topic The Goodhand Arms

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Anyway, looked for the green comet, but as mentioned, the Moon is blasting everything out of the sky. Even the brightest stars are having a job showing up. Happily, as a pretty good substitute, the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter is out and is so bright itself even the Moon can't dim the glory. This was the typical arrangement. I didn't take this photo, but it's pretty much the arrangement I saw. It was clearer than this though, with the bands quite visible, even through my puny lunar scope:

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Lastly, of course, there's the Moon itself. Why is it so sodding bright..? Because it's winter and there's very little dust in the air, so it's super bright and super detailed, even in it's near full-moon phase. Usually I find a half-moon is best for the contrast on the terminator, but tonight is extraordinarily clear. So of course I ended up looking at it. It's quite a distraction, let's be honest, to anyone who has their eyes mostly out of the gutter or away from their phone screen.