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Hi,
Not hugely experienced at this but would imagine someone in here will have no problem telling me what the very bright object in the west sky is at the moment? probably about 45degrees. I am in Scotland if that makes any difference. Regards John |
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Jonni wrote: Not hugely experienced at this but would imagine someone in here will have no problem telling me what the very bright object in the west sky is at the moment? probably about 45degrees. I am in Scotland if that makes any difference. Mmm - it would be nice to give an exact time and location with a fairly good description of where in the sky the object was. (altitude and azimuth) However what you are possibly seeing could be either Vega, Altair of Deneb - being the three brightest objects currently in the Western Scottish skies. Either that or if the object has a reddish glow it could be Santa's sleigh. Eugene Griessel |
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Jonni wrote:
Not hugely experienced at this but would imagine someone in here will have no problem telling me what the very bright object in the west sky is at the moment? probably about 45degrees. I am in Scotland if that makes any difference. Venus. Do a search for a freeware/shareware sky viewing program, and you can then use that to identify stars and planets easily. The red of Mars is also clearly visible now, around 30 degrees anticlockwise from Venus, at a height of around 45degees. Alan. -- To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. |
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have no problem telling me what the very bright object in the west sky is
at the moment? Venus i did try to get an image last night but my webcam is a bit crappy and dosn't really do the cresent much justice :-( first attpempt at webcam imaging though http://www.ukrocketry.com/astro/venu...dec%202005.jpg Merry Christmas all Damian Damian Burrin UKRA 1159 Level 2 RSO EARS 1115 http://www.ukrocketry.com http://www.larf-rocketry.co.uk LARF - Putting the amateur back in rocketry!! "Jonni" wrote in message m... Hi, Not hugely experienced at this but would imagine someone in here will have no problem telling me what the very bright object in the west sky is at the moment? probably about 45degrees. I am in Scotland if that makes any difference. Regards John |
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Taken three weeks ago when the moon was just a few days old.
Cambriedgeshire. http://www.itadvice.co.uk/weatherjac...Moon&Venus.jpg Jack |
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" Alan - can you suggest any particular software I could\should look for? I use HNSky but there are many more, Cartes du Ciel, Winstars etc. http://www.hnsky.org/ The cover discs on Sky at night magazine have also had several. jc |
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Jonni wrote:
wrote: Taken three weeks ago when the moon was just a few days old. Cambriedgeshire. http://www.itadvice.co.uk/weatherjac...Moon&Venus.jpg Jack Many Thanks for reponding folks, I actually suspected it was Venus, she will be impressed that I was correct!. Maybe I'll take this up as a hobby. Alan - can you suggest any particular software I could\should look for? Thanks http://stellarium.sourceforge.net/ Stellarium is free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with openGL. With Stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope. |
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"john carruthers" wrote in
: I use HNSky but there are many more, Cartes du Ciel, Winstars etc. http://www.hnsky.org/ Cartes du Ciel (Skycharts) http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/ A bit quirky but very good - also does artificial satellites and Iridiums mike |
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Jonni wrote:
wrote: Taken three weeks ago when the moon was just a few days old. Cambriedgeshire. http://www.itadvice.co.uk/weatherjac...Moon&Venus.jpg Jack Many Thanks for reponding folks, I actually suspected it was Venus, she will be impressed that I was correct!. Maybe I'll take this up as a hobby. Alan - can you suggest any particular software I could\should look for? Thanks Stellarium (google for it) is a very nice repro of the sky as you see it outside.(and it lookes nice as well).Thre are bigger packages, but for a quick peek at what you just saw outside,its very nice. It even gives you the twilight glow of the sky. |
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