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varrock_dark_wizard t1_ja7uow2 wrote

Reply to comment by J_J_R in My two year progress shooting Jupiter, using the same $300 telescope! by theillini19

Also likely timing of when the planet is closer.

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inlinefourpower t1_ja8w3kq wrote

Our whole earth orbit only swings the distance by ~2AU, it's at about ~5.1 AU. So we're looking at 4.1AU vs 6.1AU. I guess that is about 50% further away at the furthest, and technically both planets have non circular orbits so maybe it is a little closer than that even.

I started doing this math expecting to give OPs skills credit but maybe a lot of this is the orbit... Of course over two years we should see it get bigger and smaller. Tough to say. Either way love the pictures. I really oughta get a telescope...

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