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Daimo
30-01-09, 07:00 PM
Anyone know their planets in the sky? Over the last month or so i've noticed a large bright star (well Planet) in the sky, from around 5pm-7pm odd. The last two nights its been sat around the moon for a while, and given the moon at the moment, it looks quite cool. You can see the faint outline of the moon.

I got a rubbish pic on my phone last night below. I know its the year of space n all that, but not really finding anything about it. It wasn't there end of last year ;)

http://images23.fotki.com/v806/photos/4/48802/3111132/Image029-vi.jpg
Ed
30-01-09, 07:03 PM
...in the southern sky, moving slowly south west?

It's Jupiter:cool:
Daimo
30-01-09, 07:04 PM
Yeah thats the one.

Cheers Ed, nice one, been wanting to know for weeks :)
the_lone_wolf
30-01-09, 07:05 PM
i always wanted you to go into space, man...
the_lone_wolf
30-01-09, 07:07 PM
serious reply:

when i was in SA we watched the moon, jupiter and venus align perfectly next to each other, very cool:cool:
stewie
30-01-09, 07:09 PM
Check this out
http://www.popastro.com/
bit dry, but a lot of info
Mr Speirs
30-01-09, 07:24 PM
Someone told me it was a Spacestation.
hovis
30-01-09, 07:38 PM
its the "DEATH STAR"
xXBADGERXx
30-01-09, 08:06 PM
Cue the REAL national anthem ................. the "Imperial March" (B<
the_lone_wolf
30-01-09, 08:10 PM
Cue the REAL national anthem ................. the "Imperial March" (B<
i find your lack of space disturbing...
Ed
30-01-09, 08:32 PM
It's definittely Jupiter. Soon you'll see Mars - watch for a bright pinkish light in the western sky at dusk.

Doesn't it make you feel very, very small:cool:
the_lone_wolf
30-01-09, 08:33 PM
watch for a bright pinkish light in the western sky at dusk.

that'll be uranus...
Frank
30-01-09, 08:41 PM
the space station looks like a bright star
wyrdness
30-01-09, 08:50 PM
I saw that last night and wished that I'd had a camera with me. I didn't know which planet it was, but it was the only thing visible in the sky apart from the moon.
$tevo
30-01-09, 09:58 PM
It's Sirius

No hang on - It's Venus. Definately maybe
Daimo
30-01-09, 11:21 PM
It'll be back tomorrow night.

Just look south. Its the only star visable jsut as it gets dark, and by far the brightest in the sky. Only up until around 7pm odd though.

Nice Ed, Westerly, I'll keep a nosey on that.