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Title: Any stargazers out there ?
Post by: Pesky Wabbit on April 16, 2010, 21:45:59
Can someone tell me what the bright point of light is thats below the Moon at the moment (21:30) is?

Go on, go have a look. The Moon is also a real stunner at the moment (if your into that kind of thing  :-[).

Its far brighter than Sirius, and cant be an aircraft, not with the current news, and not that its moving anyway.

Title: Re: Any stargazers out there ?
Post by: Unwashed on April 16, 2010, 21:53:09
I think it's mercury.
Title: Re: Any stargazers out there ?
Post by: Alimo on April 16, 2010, 21:54:09
I think it's venus.

Beautiful isn't it??

Alison
Title: Re: Any stargazers out there ?
Post by: Unwashed on April 16, 2010, 21:59:24
The really bright one's venus, but mercury's fainter and on its right.
Title: Re: Any stargazers out there ?
Post by: Pesky Wabbit on April 16, 2010, 22:14:31
Excellent !

With Mars also high in the sky (horizon side and nearly in line with Pollox and Caster, the Gemini Twins, and orange-ish in colour.)

What a planet-fest were having at moment, if your in to all that  :-[ :-[ :-[