The sky is clear as fvck tonight -- anything worth looking at?

Dave!

It was real clear last night too, but I forgot to do anything.

Got a nice clear one again tonight!

All I have is a sh*tty pair of bino's, so anything interesting or exciting visible with them or the naked eye? And which direction?

I'm in Dublin BTW

Would easily see the ISS tonight, but it's passing too early for the next while, so it'll be too bright

Cheers

backboiler

Look south west. The bright thing is Jupiter. You'll see that it's a ball in binos and be able to see 4 tiny dots beside it. They're some of its moons.
Turn about 90 degrees left. Find the three stars in a row that make Orion's belt. Below and below right there are two more brightish stars. In the middle of the triangle/square made by the belt and the other two is the Orion Nebula, a vaguely triangular-shaped fuzzy blob with some faintish stars buried in it.
Saturn will rise in the south later tonight, don't have the time to hand but around 3 or so probably. You'd probably be able to make out the rings around the planet if you can keep steady.

shedweller

backboiler wrote: »

Saturn will rise in the south later tonight, don't have the time to hand but around 3 or so probably. You'd probably be able to make out the rings around the planet if you can keep steady.

Stellarium says Saturn rises at 00:00 or shortly afterwards. Venus rises around 05:15 too and has been putting on a nice show this past few mornings!

NoQuarter

Pity the moon is out blocking out the stars