any idea what it is?

whatsinyoursky · 15-01-2009 8:40pm #1

right now there is a huge bright object in the sky, its not the first time ive seen it. all over xmas it has been there, missing somedays back others. if its a space station then they must have a massive construction crew up there working around the clock cause the size of this thing is impressive. i would say it is to the northwest in the sky. an unusual characteristic i noticed was when clouds were hiding the stars, this was clearly visible, till a typical irish sun-blocker moved past it

is it a planet? if so its grown over the years or its coming closer. any ideas out there to what it is? around this time last year there was something similar, possibly the same thing, in the sky. i asked at the time to various friends and was given a "concrete" conclusion that it was the sun reflecting off a nearby planet!!?? this was posted on sites as to the mystery of this thing. now, i would assume that if that was the case the reflection would diminish as the planet and ours rotated and continued on its/our orbit, but hours later it was still as strong. im no astronomer but i love looking at the sky above me and this object now, the size, brightness and seemingly closeness of it are things i would have noticed had it always been there.
appologies for making u read so much

hehe
but has anyone any idea what this is?