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diebitter
11-25-2005, 06:02 PM
Here in the UK, I can see a particularly bright, yellow-looking star tonight. I'm no astronomer, but it's too bright for Venus (I think), so I figure it must be Mars. Can any of you guys in North America (or anyone anywhere else?) see it too?
Any astronomers here to set me straight on what it really might be?
utmt40
11-25-2005, 06:11 PM
Its not dark here yet.
Cubswin
11-25-2005, 06:21 PM
If i remember correctly, Mercury and Venus will never get very high in the sky... they will visable on the horizon for a short period of time before sunrise and after sunset. They are know as morning or evening stars because of this. Is it just over the horizon or way up in the sky?
Dynasty
11-25-2005, 06:24 PM
Wouldn't Mars be red?
DrSavage
11-25-2005, 06:25 PM
Fo sure.
http://www.ebulkcandy.com/sys-tmpl/nss-folder/scrapbook1/mars2.jpg
Vavavoom
11-25-2005, 06:28 PM
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Although its dark here in London....Can't see it...
I'm just glad I can't see Uranus !!!! /images/graemlins/cool.gif
diebitter
11-25-2005, 06:29 PM
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If i remember correctly, Mercury and Venus will never get very high in the sky... they will visable on the horizon for a short period of time before sunrise and after sunset. They are know as morning or evening stars because of this. Is it just over the horizon or way up in the sky?
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This is about 30 degrees or just a little less. It's southerly I think, maybe south-south-east.
diebitter
11-25-2005, 07:05 PM
I kid you not guys, I just found this on the BBC web site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4395660.stm
and I was born and raised in Tooting.
That's a mental coincidence that I was looking at something in the night sky tonight and wondering if it was Mars!
mostsmooth
11-25-2005, 07:14 PM
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Here in the UK, I can see a particularly bright, yellow-looking star tonight. I'm no astronomer, but it's too bright for Venus (I think), so I figure it must be Mars. Can any of you guys in North America (or anyone anywhere else?) see it too?
Any astronomers here to set me straight on what it really might be?
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for some reason i always thought venus appeared as the brightest planet?
diebitter
11-25-2005, 07:16 PM
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Here in the UK, I can see a particularly bright, yellow-looking star tonight. I'm no astronomer, but it's too bright for Venus (I think), so I figure it must be Mars. Can any of you guys in North America (or anyone anywhere else?) see it too?
Any astronomers here to set me straight on what it really might be?
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for some reason i always thought venus appeared as the brightest planet?
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Really? I'm no expert. Maybe it's that then. We need an astronomer!
mostsmooth
11-25-2005, 07:19 PM
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Here in the UK, I can see a particularly bright, yellow-looking star tonight. I'm no astronomer, but it's too bright for Venus (I think), so I figure it must be Mars. Can any of you guys in North America (or anyone anywhere else?) see it too?
Any astronomers here to set me straight on what it really might be?
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for some reason i always thought venus appeared as the brightest planet?
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Really? I'm no expert. Maybe it's that then. We need an astronomer!
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check in the science forum. when i was looking into telescopes brucez and a couple others seemed to be in the know.
Mars has just finished being closer to the earth now than it will be for the next 2300 yrs or something. I believe it is currently the brightest point in the sky in the northern hemisphere.
Dominic
11-25-2005, 09:14 PM
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Wouldn't Mars be red?
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mars will always have a reddish glow to it - so you probably didn't see Mars. although you can see it.
diebitter
11-26-2005, 12:40 PM
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check in the science forum. when i was looking into telescopes brucez and a couple others seemed to be in the know.
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I did this, and brucez did indeed confirm it was Mars, which is unusually close at the current time.
Here's some info about it (http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_1612_1.asp)
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