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I know its the time of year for such things (allegedly), :wink: but what's the very bright "star" in the east just now?

 

I'm assuming its probably some planet. Its best seen later in the night and early morning. By around 6 or 7am its getting pretty low in the sky, in the approx ESE or SE by E as seen from the Ness.

Get a set of binoculars on it, if you can see the moons (four of them), it's Jupiter.

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I know its the time of year for such things (allegedly), :wink: but what's the very bright "star" in the east just now?

 

I'm assuming its probably some planet. Its best seen later in the night and early morning. By around 6 or 7am its getting pretty low in the sky, in the approx ESE or SE by E as seen from the Ness.

Get a set of binoculars on it, if you can see the moons (four of them), it's Jupiter.

 

Not on a sub from Bobby Bayes' shop are you?!? :wink:

 

I don't own binoculars, so someone is going to profit from selling me a set before I can try to spot some moons.

 

I'll take it on trust that the majority opinion that its Venus is correct. I wouldn't know either way even if I could see it better anyway, the extent of my astronomy knowledge begins and ends with being able to find the plough, the north star, and the seven sisters.

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MAJOR FLARE: Earth-orbiting satellites have detected the strongest solar flare in more than four years. At 0156 UT on Feb. 15th, giant sunspot 1158 unleashed an X2-class eruption. X-flares are the strongest type of x-ray flare, and this is the first such eruption of new Solar Cycle 24. The explosion that produced the flare also sent a solar tsunami rippling through the sun's atmosphere and, more importantly, hurled a coronal mass ejection toward Earth. This raises the possibility of geomagnetic storms in the days ahead.

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my sky is clear overhead but cloudy on northern horizon :'(

 

Will check later

 

 

nooo I can see it!!

 

faint horizontal white bands flashing upward and white streaks in a pale glow

 

First time I've ever seen it

 

:D :D :D

 

If you going to watch outdoors... wrap up well, it's freeeeeezing!! :shock:

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