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Bright star beside moon

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  • 23-11-2009 6:31pm
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    congo_90
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    Hey all. I know this time of year is good for observing. So hoping if someone could identify the bright star beside the moon? Its at the moon's 7 o'clock position and visible to the naked eye at least 40 mins since i spotted it. Someone said its jupiter but i doubt it. Been years since i looked through a scope lol.
    Anyways thanks!


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    hinault
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    congo_90 wrote: »
    Hey all. I know this time of year is good for observing. So hoping if someone could identify the bright star beside the moon? Its at the moon's 7 o'clock position and visible to the naked eye at least 40 mins since i spotted it. Someone said its jupiter but i doubt it. Been years since i looked through a scope lol.
    Anyways thanks!

    It's the planet Jupiter, I think.

    http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/


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    gman2k
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    It's 100% Jupiter, and it's directly due south at present, about half seven from the moon!


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    hinault
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    gman2k wrote: »
    It's 100% Jupiter, and it's directly due south at present, about half seven from the moon!

    Thanks

    I thought it was Venus initially - but correct me if I am wrong, isn't Venus more visible in Sept/Oct sky?
    (I'm probably wrong !).


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    gman2k
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    download and install Stellarium (freeware) and all your questions shall be answered.


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    jumpguy
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    Venus is only visible in the small hours of the morning atm. It is far brighter (you think Jupiter is bright, see Venus). Anyway, it's Jupiter! :)


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    Duiske
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    gman2k wrote: »
    download and install Stellarium (freeware) and all your questions shall be answered.

    Thanks for that gman. Thats class !! :)

    http://www.stellarium.org/


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    rccaulfield
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    Any shorthand info on where the visible planets are at what time of year available?


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    Hauk
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    rccaulfield wrote: »
    Any shorthand info on where the visible planets are at what time of year available?

    Hi rccaulfield. A quick Google brought up this http://stardate.org/nightsky/planets/

    Mars is up at 23:00 at the moment, and climbs into the sky as the evening/morning progresses. I'll definitely be getting the scope out at 4:30am sometime in the next two or three weeks.

    Saturn is also up in the early morning(02:30am) this time of year as well.

    But as has been echoed in this thread, Stellarium is a wonderful tool for finding out(fairly fast too) where the planets are at what time of year.

    Good luck with the planetary viewing!


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