Topic: Chris G - Leonnie - Moonbells - someone??

[tim]

Group of stars - 6amish - East - elev about 30 deg - bottom star V bright - have searched Google but can't locate it.

Help, please?

[Garjan]

I'm not an expert, but it looks like part of Cassiopea.
But I am terrible at orientation and your data may point to a very different direction.

[tim]

And it may look different from the Netherlands?

Thank you for that - 'non-expert'!!

[moonbells]

Hiya
sorry, without broadband at mo so not checking much. Just spotted this!

At 6am in the east I'd go for Bootes, with Aldebaran the really bright (reddish) focus.

moonbells

[tim]

Must get out early tomorrow to check it out - missed it this am because it was dustbin day

[busy_lizzie]

Hi Tim, Just an idea; there was supposed to be some very bright showers last night in the sky, which was debris from Halle's Comet. Could be completely off the mark. but I thought I would mention it.  :) busy_lizzie

[tim]

More grist!

[Leonnie]

Sorry Tim, I didn't see your post yesterday. I have no idea so not much help I'm afraid. :)

[tim]

Well that was a bum steer of mine.

Careful look this am & we have almost another ladle group, with the very bright star at the bottom, distanced from the big dipper by its length.

But can't see anything in Google remotely like it??

[moonbells]

Hope I don't get cut off this time.

That distance and direction from the plough asterism is possibly more of Ursa Major, but about 1.5 plough lengths down is Leo, with first magnitude Regulus at the bottom of what looks like a back to front question mark. Possible?

moonbells

[calendula]

I agree with MB that it is UM but the very bright star is actually a planet - Venus  ;)

[tim]

Regulus I see - but not Venus.

But still can't relate the pattern. 'Spose it depends upon what stars you can see at what time or in what conditions.

[calendula]

try this then

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/myspace/nightsky/

but it is venus and saturn and mars are close by I believe

[kenkew]

Tim. How on earth (no pun) am I know what it is you saw?

 If you tell us what time you're going to go out, not what time you did, we might stand a chance. It could have been Manicscouser doing a moonlight flit.
 So, where will you be looking at 5.00 AM in the morning?

[tim]

Sorry, Ken - was in bed by the time you posted.

As said earlier, 6.30ish has been the time. Didn't realise that things moved around within a short time.
But alll is lost - overcast this am!

Problem with those maps, Calendula - my UM is the other way up, as in my drawing.

I shall leave this si-fi area to the experts & just enjoy looking. And realise that if I can see stars, I'd better fleece my tender crops!

[calendula]

best thing tim is to print one of those maps out then you can turn it accordingly

I have a lovely gadget called a planisphere which is a 10 inch plastic disc with all the stars on it and a calender which you turn to the date you require and that shows you the visible stars

during the winter Venus is the brightest thing in the sky early morning and it changes to summer and becomes the brightest thing in the summer sky during the evening/night

buy a telescope and enjoy even more - star and planet gazing is wonderful

the full moon (the hunter moon) is on the 26th, so yes fleecing for all I think  :)

[moonbells]

Ah - Venus. Forgot about that! Yes it's in Leo too.

Sorry Tim - bit distracted at the mo by frantic DIY, hard enough normally but I can only manage one or two bits of wallpaper at a time now! (Might have news soon though :) )

moonbells