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Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 2400
Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 06 2:48 pm Post subject: Morning Star
Stretching the definiton of the environment a bit, but when I came into work this morning, there was quite a bright light, stationary in the sky. Is there any chance that it was the Morning Star (Venus?)? Peter.

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 06 6:31 pm Post subject:
If it was to the south-ish, it could have been the international space station thingy (sorry terribly technical ) That can be really bright sometimes.

Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 2400
Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 11:18 am Post subject:

Penny wrote:

If it was to the south-ish, it could have been the international space station thingy (sorry terribly technical

) That can be really bright sometimes.

I saw it again this morning. It is more East-ish than South-ish,

Peter.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 11:22 am Post subject:
For reasons best known to themselves (I probably signed up once, is probably the reason) these people https://www.popastro.com/ keep sending me newsletters, they note what's worth looking out for at the moment and they have plenty of good links too. Don't know if it's any help - I'm more of a "ooh it's pretty" kind of observer

Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 2400
Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 12:11 pm Post subject:
Thanks Bugs. I think it probably was Venus: https://www.popastro.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=12405#12405 Peter.

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 12:16 pm Post subject:
Looks good, didn't go as far as joining though I don't have enough time on my hands!

Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 2400
Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 12:42 pm Post subject:

Bernie66 wrote:

Looks good, didn't go as far as joining though

I don't have enough time on my hands!

You've got to join to ask the question,

Peter.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 12:44 pm Post subject:
Yes, we had to do that too - they seem jolly pleasant though. Glad you got an answer Peter

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 12:45 pm Post subject:

Blue Peter wrote:

Bernie66 wrote:

Looks good, didn't go as far as joining though

I don't have enough time on my hands!

You've got to join to ask the question,

Peter.

Arrh, mind you its something I could quite easily spend far too much time on - if I had it. Some thing comforting about seeing Orion in the sky on the cold winters nights in my book.

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 1:58 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

I'm more of a "ooh it's pretty" kind of observer

as far as ooh pretty and astronomy goes I like the apod pictures from nasa

https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

I have this one as my desktop at home at the moment

https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051101.html

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 2:02 pm Post subject:
Wow

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 2:08 pm Post subject:

Bernie66 wrote:

Wow

If I am not presuming and that is in response to the apod pictures, some of them are pretty cool!

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 2:16 pm Post subject:

bagpuss wrote:

Bernie66 wrote:

Wow

If I am not presuming and that is in response to the apod pictures, some of them are pretty cool!

Oh yes, it makes you realise what a small part of the solar system we really are.

CYL

Joined: 03 Apr 2006
Posts: 43
Location: Exeter

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 06 1:42 pm Post subject:

bagpuss wrote:

Bugs wrote:

I'm more of a "ooh it's pretty" kind of observer

I like the Aurora As Seen From Space one, myself. And the explanation underneath is quite entertaining.

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