What's the star (planet) seen next to the moon crescent ?

Hi All,

I looked up today while out for a walk this evening, and noticed a
bright star next to the moon. Any ideas what this is?

PS: I think someone said it was Venus or Mars.

Cheers

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Hi All,

I looked up today while out for a walk this evening, and noticed a
bright star next to the moon. Any ideas what this is?

PS: I think someone said it was Venus or Mars.

Cheers


Both were close to the Moon last night, but the one you would have seen
was Venus. Mars is quite faint.
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The really bright, white object, that was Venus. Mars was also close to
the moon last night but isn't nearly as prominent - a small red
star-like fleck. Also close by was Saturn.

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Andrew

Takeshi wrote:
Hi All,

I looked up today while out for a walk this evening, and noticed a
bright star next to the moon. Any ideas what this is?

PS: I think someone said it was Venus or Mars.

Cheers

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:34:09 +0000 (UTC), Takeshi
wrote:

Hi All,

I looked up today while out for a walk this evening, and noticed a
bright star next to the moon. Any ideas what this is?

PS: I think someone said it was Venus or Mars.

Cheers

Almost certainly Venus you're referring to.

Here's a shot of Venus and the Moon taken last night. The fainter one
at about the 8 o'clock position is Mars. The inset shows the relative
apparent sizes of these objects, viewed from Earth, compared by
artificially bringing them close together. Notice the tiny crescent
of Venus next the massive crescent of the Moon.

http://www.pbl33.fast24.co.uk/627_2725a.jpg

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Wow !!!, thanks guys ...

Pete Lawrence wrote:

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:34:09 +0000 (UTC), Takeshi
wrote:


Hi All,

I looked up today while out for a walk this evening, and noticed a
bright star next to the moon. Any ideas what this is?

PS: I think someone said it was Venus or Mars.

Cheers


Almost certainly Venus you're referring to.

Here's a shot of Venus and the Moon taken last night. The fainter one
at about the 8 o'clock position is Mars. The inset shows the relative
apparent sizes of these objects, viewed from Earth, compared by
artificially bringing them close together. Notice the tiny crescent
of Venus next the massive crescent of the Moon.

http://www.pbl33.fast24.co.uk/627_2725a.jpg

Neat Shot!

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On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:34:09 +0000 (UTC), Takeshi
wrote:

Hi All,

I looked up today while out for a walk this evening, and noticed a
bright star next to the moon. Any ideas what this is?

PS: I think someone said it was Venus or Mars.

Cheers

Almost certainly Venus you're referring to.

Here's a shot of Venus and the Moon taken last night. The fainter one
at about the 8 o'clock position is Mars. The inset shows the relative
apparent sizes of these objects, viewed from Earth, compared by
artificially bringing them close together. Notice the tiny crescent
of Venus next the massive crescent of the Moon.

http://www.pbl33.fast24.co.uk/627_2725a.jpg

--
Pete Lawrence
http://www.pbl33.co.uk
Astronomy and digital imaging website (last update 28-03-04)