just googled it could quite possibly be that as there were a few other stars around it as well
hopefully get a good luck tonight
Massive star about 7 o’clock to the moon
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hopefully get a good luck tonight
70s traveller
Winger
Aye, I was looking at them the other night when viewing Betelgeuse, they're in what looks like a line with the eye.
Rammstein
Midfield
It’s Jupiter.
It’s in a close conjunction with the moon at the moment.
If you look to the left a bit and upwards you’ll see three stars in a line ( Orion’s Belt ) and above left of that an orange coloured star - Betelgeuse.
The next couple of months are my favourite for star gazing.
Download Stellar or Star Walk for free, they’re excellent for showing you what’s what in the sky
Stars reflect light too
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70s traveller
Winger
The number of stars I could see across the sky last night to form a line of 3 was quite large but for relatively close proximity Orion's belt is likely to be the one
Love the Night Sky is also a good free download for info
Check on Clear Outside for where you are, I find it gives good guidance on cloud cover etc
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DaveH
Striker
If you recognise Orion, then it is a really nice one to look out for in the winter months. Look pretty much due south at 6pm and you will see it.
It is an old red giant star, so if you look at it for a few minutes and compare it to other stars, you will notice is is quite orange. It is a big different from the relatively young white/blue star, Rigel in the lower right corner.
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Orion can be a good sign post to other interesting stuff. If you follow the belt down to the left in a straight line, you get to the brightest star seen from the UK, Sirius, which is also known as the Dog Star. (Note, Harry Potter fans, and also Bellatrix in Orion). Going the other way, you get to a V which is the head of the bull of Taurus. Going the same distance again is the Pleaides cluster, where if you have any binoculars is well worth a look. With the naked eye it looks like a little cloud of stars.
If you do have binoculars and think something might be Jupiter, even low power bird watching binoculars can be enough to pick out the four brightest moons. It will not be that spectacular but look a bit like . . o . .
If it looks like it has ears, then it is Saturn.
They don't. They are known as black bodies because they pretty much absorb all radiation going into them:Stars reflect light too
Black-body radiation - Wikipedia
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vinegar hill
Striker
You can see it’s moons?
Fantastic.
Dave Hosselhaff
Winger
good look with that
You sure it's not Uranus? I hear that's massive
70s traveller
Winger
Yes, the four Galilean moons could be picked out with a 900mm telescope on a clear evening. Very small but you could see them.
Kent_Mackem
Striker
70s traveller
Winger
He can reply to that one.
Japanese spacecraft trying to land on the moon in 10 minutes
jarramackem
Winger
70s traveller
Winger
An excellent description ^ you could also faintly see others of the 95 small moons.
Don't think I managed to pick out that one
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K3NA
Midfield
I got quite a decent shot of the Orion nebula a few years ago when I ventured away from landscape photography to try Astro photography. I am actually considering giving astro photography another go and purchasing a star tracker mount.If you recognise Orion, then it is a really nice one to look out for in the winter months. Look pretty much due south at 6pm and you will see it.
It is an old red giant star, so if you look at it for a few minutes and compare it to other stars, you will notice is is quite orange. It is a big different from the relatively young white/blue star, Rigel in the lower right corner.
Logon or register to see this image
Orion can be a good sign post to other interesting stuff. If you follow the belt down to the left in a straight line, you get to the brightest star seen from the UK, Sirius, which is also known as the Dog Star. (Note, Harry Potter fans, and also Bellatrix in Orion). Going the other way, you get to a V which is the head of the bull of Taurus. Going the same distance again is the Pleaides cluster, where if you have any binoculars is well worth a look. With the naked eye it looks like a little cloud of stars.
If you do have binoculars and think something might be Jupiter, even low power bird watching binoculars can be enough to pick out the four brightest moons. It will not be that spectacular but look a bit like . . o . .
If it looks like it has ears, then it is Saturn.
They don't. They are known as black bodies because they pretty much absorb all radiation going into them:
Black-body radiation - Wikipedia
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That would make it a planet rather than a star?
Flat earthers celebrate.
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Japan moon landing live: Japan in contact with moon lander - but problem with solar panels puts mission in jeopardy
Japan has become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, but it was a tense wait for contact with the "sniper" probe after it touched down. We've had an update from the Japanese space agency - which is communicating with the probe but faces a potentially serious problem.
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Flat earthers celebrate.
Japan moon landing live: Japan in contact with moon lander - but problem with solar panels puts mission in jeopardy
Japan has become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, but it was a tense wait for contact with the "sniper" probe after it touched down. We've had an update from the Japanese space agency - which is communicating with the probe but faces a potentially serious problem.
I reckon they crashed - they have been very silent since it "landed" and are planning on holding a news conference.
Some suggestion it may not be upright.
Because the moon isn’t flat either.
70s traveller
Winger
I aim to eventually use a tracker for astro, but for full effect a more capable scope would also be required than I currently have. I'm using a beginner scope to learn so maybe one day.
