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January 29th 06, 06:07 PM
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Bright object?
Hiya,
I noticed a very bright twinkling object in a south - westerly direction from where I live in Essex which was at roughly the same height in the sky as mars (north - west 11.30pm). Any ideas please? Many thanks - Dave B 
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January 29th 06, 07:00 PM
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"Dave B" wrote in message ... Hiya, I noticed a very bright twinkling object in a south - westerly direction from where I live in Essex which was at roughly the same height in the sky as mars (north - west 11.30pm). Any ideas please? Many thanks - Dave B Was it within Orion ?
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January 29th 06, 07:43 PM
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Dave B wrote:
Any ideas please? You can't be Sirius? :-) Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin | ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) | http://astunit.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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January 29th 06, 08:12 PM
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"Stephen Tonkin" wrote in message ... Dave B wrote: Any ideas please? You can't be Sirius? :-) Right direction but not quite as high as Mars ?
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January 29th 06, 09:24 PM
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"dylan" wrote in message ... "Dave B" wrote in message ... Hiya, I noticed a very bright twinkling object in a south - westerly direction from where I live in Essex which was at roughly the same height in the sky as mars (north - west 11.30pm). Any ideas please? Many thanks - Dave B Was it within Orion ? Where the hell is Orion? I think I'll take up day time astronomy it's far less complicated.
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January 29th 06, 10:31 PM
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Bright object?
"Dave B" wrote in message ... "dylan" wrote in message ... "Dave B" wrote in message ... Hiya, I noticed a very bright twinkling object in a south - westerly direction from where I live in Essex which was at roughly the same height in the sky as mars (north - west 11.30pm). Any ideas please? Many thanks - Dave B Was it within Orion ? Where the hell is Orion? I think I'll take up day time astronomy it's far less complicated. It was due SW of you at 23:30. It has a layout approx like this: * * * * *
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January 30th 06, 06:38 AM
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Stephen Tonkin wrote in
: Dave B wrote: Any ideas please? You can't be Sirius? :-) Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply You been on the Beetle Juice again! Alan
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January 30th 06, 08:31 AM
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"Dave B" wrote in message
... Hiya, I noticed a very bright twinkling object in a south - westerly direction from where I live in Essex which was at roughly the same height in the sky as mars (north - west 11.30pm). Any ideas please? Many thanks - Dave B Probably Sirius, the brightest star in the sky (omitting the Sun from the list). Rises in the SE, very bright, twinkles (flashes all colours if you look closely). This question is asked several times every year, and this is usually the right answer. -- Mike Dworetsky (Remove "pants" spamblock to send e-mail)
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