Have you noticed those two bright Stars ?

[MickL]

If you commute home in the dark round 17.30+ you will notice two very bright stars NW-W ish, one low the other high, these are Venus (low) and Jupiter(high). You will also notice Venus as well in the mornings as bright object to the NW as well, another reason to commute by bike, you probably wouldn't notice them in a car

 

[MickL]

Planet which means wandering star....

 

[siadwell]

For anyone with a smart phone, I can recommend The Night Sky app by iCandi. Currently only 69p in both App Store and Marketplace.

Now, can anyone tell me why I can't see Uranus? (Fnarr need not reply)

 

[numbnuts]

I thinking about buying a telescope

 

[fossyant]

Spotted. Google Sky map was handy. Been there a couple of weeks !

 

[MickL]

I thinking about buying a telescope

Look at buying a Skywatcher, cheapish and possible the best starter scopes out there. I have the skywatcher 130P with a tracker on it so I can view objects for longer.

 

[Beebo]

I will have a look for it in the morning as my route in is NW. I cant see much at night with all the London light pollution. The most spectacular thing I see every night is the Greenwich Meridian Lazer, which is a very impressive sight.

http://www.thegreenwichmeridian.org/tgm/articles.php?article=14

 

[Holdsworth]

Venus and the Moon looked amazing when they appeared close together in the sky a few days ago.

And for anything astronomy, see here: http://stargazerslounge.com/

 

[subaqua]

yes , and all the guys in work laughed when i said they were Jupiter and Venus. they all think they are aeroplanes.muppets .

 

[goo_mason]

For anyone with a smart phone, I can recommend The Night Sky app by iCandi. Currently only 69p in both App Store and Marketplace.

Now, can anyone tell me why I can't see Uranus? (Fnarr need not reply)

Or get the free Google Skymap app if you're using Android.

 

[ohnovino]

I use SkEye on my android phone. Like Google's effort it's also free, but it offers a little more detail.

Another good free astronomy app is ISS Detector, which tells you when and where you can see the International Space Station and/or Iridium flares (that's when the sun reflects off a satellite making it briefly visible to the naked eye).

 

[Watt-O]

Strange as it may seem, but star gazing isn't high up on my list of priorites when I am riding home down the A21 in the rush hour! Will take a peek with my bins when I get home tonight, weather conditions and light polution permitting.

 

[Holdsworth]

Strange as it may seem, but star gazing isn't high up on my list of priorites when I am riding home down the A21 in the rush hour! Will take a peek with my bins when I get home tonight, weather conditions and light polution permitting.

What do you mean? When I rode to Alderley Edge back in October I looked up at the lear skies on the way there and was greeted by the sight of the ISS making an evening pass

These sites are good for getting an idea of what's up:

http://www.heavens-above.com/

http://www.calsky.com/

And this is a great program to have on the computer for checking the position of objects (stars/planets/deep sky objects) in the night sky in real-time.

http://www.stellarium.org/

 

[rich p]

I saw Mars last Thursday, low in the eastern sky at about 10.30pm. It had a tinge of red and Google Sky confirmed it - the first time I've been aware of seeing it. The wonder of apps.

 

[Mugshot]

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