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  1. 30-03-2012 09:30 PM #1
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    Brightest Star/Planet in the sky tonight

    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
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  2. 30-03-2012 09:36 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    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.
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  3. 30-03-2012 09:39 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod View Post
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    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

    Should Venus not be brighter than Jupiter at this moment ?

    Where are you looking ?
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  4. 30-03-2012 09:40 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    Right , well we have a problem as i can't see anything above the one i am looking at

    Should Venus not be brighter than Jupiter at this moment ?

    Where are you looking ?
    At the screen on my phone

    Hing on... I'm going outside.
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  5. 30-03-2012 09:42 PM #5
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    Hope i'm not looking at the space station
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  6. 30-03-2012 09:43 PM #6
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod View Post
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    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.

    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/planet...he-sky-tonight

    I noticed them both on Sun/Mon right ontop of the crescent moon. Twas stunning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod View Post
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    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.


    What about Mars. Is that the reddish one over the Pentlands ?
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  9. 30-03-2012 09:49 PM #9
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    im sure i read somewhere that its actually a satelite. there are 2, a larger one and a smaller one which are very visible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skanko79 View Post
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skanko79 View Post
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    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
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    What about Mars. Is that the reddish one over the Pentlands ?
    Saturn is over that way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod View Post
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    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
    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 ****** .
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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    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
    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...."
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    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!?
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    Quote Originally Posted by .sean. View Post
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    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-aviat...ye-night-skies

    and here

    http://www.heavens-above.com/
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    Quote Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod View Post
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    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

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


    I'm away to have a look for a telescope on ebay
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    Quote Originally Posted by sleeping giant View Post
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    Got it today

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


    I'm away to have a look for a telescope on ebay
    If you'd only renewed your PM you'd have known weeks ago

    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
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