VicS
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a the moment if you are in the south east.
Roughly due west and unmissable.
Mars I believe visible in the east.
Roughly due west and unmissable.
Mars I believe visible in the east.
A good view of Venus and Jupiter
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Boomshanka
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Yep, extremely bright tonight... it's almost balmy out there, just spent 10 mins on the patio looking at the sky.
Babylon
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Cracking view of all three from Newtown Creek last night.
Been curious about the two in the west for a few days. My crew, an amateur astro-gazer, told me who they were.
Mars lived up to its name as the Red Planet: was as clear as a coloured lightbulb.
TeamSpirit
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Crystal clear tonight.
LONG_KEELER
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Fantastic !
Very clear compared to everything else.
Very clear compared to everything else.
AntarcticPilot
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They are very clear in Cambridgeshire - just went outside and had a look. Mars is also clearly visible, if you look at Jupiter and Venus, then turn round 180 degrees and look up a bit! It's the bright, reddish star.
Searush
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Download Google Skymap (free) on your Android smartphone for an excellent real time plantearium on your phone. Enable the GPS & point it at the bit of sky you are intersted in & it will name all the stars & objects visible. Magnificent App.
Blue5
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Great view of all three in Hampshire plus the added bonus of star finder on i-phone to identify all those in between.
Blueboatman
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Cheated using StarWalk app as wasn't sure Jupiter. Beautiful sunset, low low tides, t shirt weather, clear night sky. Ah 'tis Spring
VicS
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Dont count your swallows until they are hatched
Ruffles
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I was using it on Friday having spotted Venus and Saturn while driving home and was surprised that the two planets were momentarily shown at the wrong angle to each other until the GPS acquired my position and the display corrected. Would your location on the earth surface make that much difference?
SAWDOC
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Vic
Thanks for posting - nice to know what we are looking at!
Thanks for posting - nice to know what we are looking at!
Searush
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Your phone won't orientate properly without the GPS locked in. But yes, location DOES make a difference, otherwise sextant navigation wouldn't work would it?
mjcoon
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Your phone won't orientate properly without the GPS locked in. But yes, location DOES make a difference, otherwise sextant navigation wouldn't work would it?
Eh? Not to the relative position of two bodies in the sky at the same moment (assuming we are measuring angles relative to the ecliptic, and they are visible above the horizon, of course!).
With modest magnification you should be able to see the 4 "Galilean" moons of Jupiter, if you can hold your bins or 'scope still enough. Sometimes their movement can be seen in one night.
Mike.
prv
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Saw them on Saturday on the way to the curry-house . Didn't know which planets they were though - thanks.
Pete
. Didn't know which planets they were though - thanks.Pete
tillergirl
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Can anybody help with this. We are in Mauritius (20 degrees south) at the moment and every evening after sunset at about 7pm, to the west or SSW are two bright stars/planets almost in a vertical line, mcuh brighter thn anything else in the sky, the lower being the brightest. The lowest disappears below the horizon at about 8/8.30pm local time. Anyone any ideas please?
Babylon
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Jupiter and Venus.
tillergirl
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Thank you. Venus the brighter I assume?
LittleShip
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Your phone won't orientate properly without the GPS locked in. But yes, location DOES make a difference, otherwise sextant navigation wouldn't work would it?
Steve,
Your getting a bit technical these days
Tom
Pete R
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I use this..
http://www.stellarium.org/....
It is a free download then just put in your location and it it will tell you what you are looking.
