Brightest Star/Planet in the sky tonight

[sleeping giant]

If you look north West from Edinburgh there is a very bright object low down in the sky .

Is this Jupiter ?

Can any of our resident stargazers confirm this ?

Also , is that Mars in the sky tonight too ?

Cheers

[CropleyWasGod]

If you look north West from Edinburgh there is a very bright object low down in the sky .

Is this Jupiter ?

Can any of our resident stargazers confirm this ?

Also , is that Mars in the sky tonight too ?

Cheers

According to my Google Sky Map, it is indeed Jupiter. The one just above it is Venus.

[sleeping giant]

According to my Google Sky Map, it is indeed Jupiter. The one just above it is Venus.

Right , well we have a problem as i can't see anything above the one i am looking at:greengrin

Should Venus not be brighter than Jupiter at this moment ?

Where are you looking ?

[CropleyWasGod]

Right , well we have a problem as i can't see anything above the one i am looking at:greengrin

Should Venus not be brighter than Jupiter at this moment ?

Where are you looking ?

At the screen on my phone :greengrin

Hing on... I'm going outside.

[sleeping giant]

Hope i'm not looking at the space station:greengrin

[CropleyWasGod]

Apologies.

The map tells me that Jupiter is below the horizon at the moment. Or, behind the houses over there.

What I am seeing, in the North West sky, is Venus.

And the Moon.:greengrin

[sleeping giant]

Apologies.

The map tells me that Jupiter is below the horizon at the moment. Or, behind the houses over there.

What I am seeing, in the North West sky, is Venus.

And the Moon.:greengrin


Cheers , i was starting to think it was Venus. For some reason i expected Jupiter to be brighter than Venus but it seems not.

http://astronomycentral.co.uk/planets-to-see-in-the-sky-tonight

I noticed them both on Sun/Mon right ontop of the crescent moon. Twas stunning.

[sleeping giant]

Apologies.

The map tells me that Jupiter is below the horizon at the moment. Or, behind the houses over there.

What I am seeing, in the North West sky, is Venus.

And the Moon.:greengrin

:hilarious

What about Mars. Is that the reddish one over the Pentlands ?

[Skanko79]

im sure i read somewhere that its actually a satelite. there are 2, a larger one and a smaller one which are very visible.

[sleeping giant]

im sure i read somewhere that its actually a satelite. there are 2, a larger one and a smaller one which are very visible.

It crossed my mind that it might be the space station.

[Skanko79]

It crossed my mind that it might be the space station.

was a wee bit hesitant to post it in case it was the mrs pulling my leg haha, she's adamant they are satelites though.

[sleeping giant]

was a wee bit hesitant to post it in case it was the mrs pulling my leg haha, she's adamant they are satelites though.

It would have to be a massive satellite mate :greengrin
I see satellites all the time. Noticed my first a few years ago moving slowly across the sky . I've seen a few since. They are tiny though so there is no way that bright star/planet was a satellite .

I've not spent so long staring at the sky since my LSD days :greengrin

[CropleyWasGod]

:hilarious

What about Mars. Is that the reddish one over the Pentlands ?

Saturn is over that way.

[sleeping giant]

Saturn is over that way.


My wife bought me a telescope for my birthday years and years ago (i know i know most folk get a BJ or a nut numnum) and i just picked a random "star" in the sky and pointed my telescope at it. It turned out to be Saturn:flag:
The funny thing was , i was looking at it for about half an hour out of focus without knowing what it was. I then changed the lenses that came with it and there it was in all its glory. I was humbled.

I went straight through and woke up the wife and made her look at it as she had bought the ****** .

[CropleyWasGod]

My wife bought me a telescope for my birthday years and years ago (i know i know most folk get a BJ or a nut numnum) and i just picked a random "star" in the sky and pointed my telescope at it. It turned out to be Saturn:flag:
The funny thing was , i was looking at it for about half an hour out of focus without knowing what it was. I then changed the lenses that came with it and there it was in all its glory. I was humbled.

I went straight through and woke up the wife and made her look at it as she had bought the ****** .

.. and I bet she said "I wish I'd given you a BJ now...."

[CropleyWasGod]

SG, you should get the Google Sky Map.

I'm totally clueless about the stars, but the GSM has made me a real star-bore.

[.Sean.]

It crossed my mind that it might be the space station.
How's the Space Station visible to the naked eye? How big is it!?

[sleeping giant]

How's the Space Station visible to the naked eye? How big is it!?

Its definitely been visible to the naked eye in the past.

Some info here....
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-space/article/2002-12/international-space-station-visible-naked-eye-night-skies

and here

http://www.heavens-above.com/

[sleeping giant]

SG, you should get the Google Sky Map.

I'm totally clueless about the stars, but the GSM has made me a real star-bore.

Got it today :thumbsup:

Great stuff indeed. My neighbours must think i'm nuts:greengrin


I'm away to have a look for a telescope on ebay:aok:

[BroxburnHibee]

Got it today :thumbsup:

Great stuff indeed. My neighbours must think i'm nuts:greengrin


I'm away to have a look for a telescope on ebay:aok:

If you'd only renewed your PM you'd have known weeks ago :greengrin

Jupiter & Venus are pretty close together at the moment. Venus is the brighter one but with a decent telescope Jupiter is the more interesting one to look at. If you're lucky you can actually see some of its moons.

There's some telescopes on ebay - I'm still not sure what I should be buying though but I'm definitely investing in a decent one soon.

Google Sky Map is an excellent app :agree: