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OT astronomers what's that star...
Posted on 5/22/15 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 5/22/15 at 9:55 pm
...its at about 4 o'clock to the moon. It's the brightest star in the sky. Also, what's thar star at about 11 o'clock to the moon? It might be Mars.
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Posted on 5/22/15 at 9:56 pm to white perch
Uranus
Posted on 5/22/15 at 9:58 pm to Mr.Perfect
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Uranus
Too slow
Posted on 5/22/15 at 9:59 pm to white perch
Venus
Posted on 5/22/15 at 10:04 pm to white perch
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.its at about 4 o'clock to the moon.
Venus
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what's thar star at about 11 o'clock to the moon?
Jupiter
Posted on 5/22/15 at 10:04 pm to white perch
I took an astronomy class and I believe its apparent magnitude is -3.4
Posted on 5/22/15 at 10:06 pm to white perch
download google sky
Posted on 5/22/15 at 10:08 pm to white perch
You're probably looking at Jupiter
Posted on 5/22/15 at 10:10 pm to white perch
Sorry its raining where im located,
Posted on 5/22/15 at 10:10 pm to white perch
Sorry its raining where im located.
Posted on 5/22/15 at 10:35 pm to white perch
Dog star
Posted on 5/22/15 at 10:54 pm to white perch
4 o'clock was Jupiter. Pretty awesome tonight. Been peering at it through my astronomical binocs.
Posted on 5/22/15 at 11:50 pm to Dorothy
Venus = brightest
Jupiter = 2nd brightest
Mars is really too low on the horizon to see right now.
Jupiter = 2nd brightest
Mars is really too low on the horizon to see right now.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 12:21 am to Dick Leverage
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its at about 4 o'clock to the moon. It's the brightest star in the sky.
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4 o'clock was Jupiter.
lol
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:59 am to white perch
There are some satellites (GPS) that are pretty damn bright. They are the brightest objects in the sky at night to our eyes. They are to close to view with a powerful telescope, and to far away, about 13 thousand miles, to see a clear image with binoculars. If you can get a point of reference and be very still you can see them move or "wiggle". The machine rotates in a slow spin which causes the reflection of the sunlight to flicker and the change colors, brightening and dimming.
This post was edited on 5/23/15 at 2:04 am
Posted on 5/23/15 at 5:54 am to white perch
It's too late now, but Earthsky.org does a bitchin preview of the night sky, every day. Tells you what will be out there, be they planets, noteworthy constellations, comets, and so on.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 6:38 am to white perch
The brightest object in the sky isn't a star it Venus. The brightest star in the sky is Sirius
Posted on 5/23/15 at 2:42 pm to white perch
it was a nice evening 
Posted on 5/23/15 at 3:07 pm to ragacamps
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The brightest object in the sky isn't a star it Venus. The brightest star in the sky is Sirius
No, the brightest star in the sky is the Sun. If you're going to be a pedant, do it right.
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