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planet to the south of Dublin?

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  • 22-09-2009 11:33pm
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    Evil Phil
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    it's been there every night for the last few nights and it's really bright. Which planet is it?


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    marko91
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    URANUS!:pna i havent noticed anything...what direction is it in?i wana look:eek:


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    brav
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    Evil Phil wrote: »
    it's been there every night for the last few nights and it's really bright. Which planet is it?

    Jupiter is the planet towards the south recently


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    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    Yeah it was Jupiter alright. Is Mars going to be visible soon? Could see two of them last night.

    On a side note: I, according to my wife, "wouldn't know Jupiter from Uranus!"


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    maglite
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    I came in looking for the answer, But this thread just appeared like is there a world outside the pale..


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    Ostrom
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    maglite wrote: »
    I came in looking for the answer, But this thread just appeared like is there a world outside the pale..

    It is standard now - if you haven't already, please realign your mount to the top of the spire; all directions here are specified relative to Dublin :)

    Perhaps we should work from a new datum, whatever object zenith of the spire at 12:01am each night??


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    bouncy100
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    Mars is about at midnight from mid-November on. Currently its a morning object, in the ese (in Gemini)


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    riptide
    Registered Users Posts: 739 ✭✭✭riptide


    bouncy100 wrote: »
    Mars is about at midnight from mid-November on. Currently its a morning object, in the ese (in Gemini)

    Well it rises at about 00:30 am.


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    Stargate
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    efla wrote: »
    It is standard now - if you haven't already, please realign your mount to the top of the spire; all directions here are specified relative to Dublin :)

    Perhaps we should work from a new datum, whatever object zenith of the spire at 12:01am each night??

    lol @ efla :D


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    Kevster
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    ...did someone say 'Jupiter? Take a look here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B49N46I39Y - and fast forward to just after the 3 minute mark for the best piece of music ever created.


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