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30-09-2011, 07:32
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Can any of you astronomy buffs tell me what I saw this morning.
In the garden at half light this morning - around 6.45 a bright star or planet?
low in the western sky.
Thanks
Chris
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30-09-2011, 08:05
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The Sun maybe....
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30-09-2011, 08:09
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It was Venus - also known as the morning star.
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30-09-2011, 08:36
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Obviously a UFO.
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30-09-2011, 08:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Halibut
It was Venus - also known as the morning star.
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My money's on Jupiter
http://www.heavens-above.com/skychar...lmbfjjffkekfff
Useful site above - set your time etc
Also interesting for the Space station spotters - if you are awake early at the moment!
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30-09-2011, 08:47
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Originally Posted by FORE
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I think you're quite right - the OP said west and Venus rises in the east.
That's a great little website, thanks for pointing it out.
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30-09-2011, 08:47
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The brightest object over the western horizon at that time would have been Jupiter.
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30-09-2011, 08:51
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if youve got a smart phone, id suggest downloading Googles Sky Map
Its really easy to use and helps you see whats* in the sky
*Can not determine if its a UFO or not though
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30-09-2011, 08:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alternageek
if youve got a smart phone, id suggest downloading Googles Sky Map
Its really easy to use and helps you see whats* in the sky
*Can not determine if its a UFO or not though
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Well obviously it won't be on the sky map if it is... 
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30-09-2011, 09:29
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Originally Posted by truman
Well obviously it won't be on the sky map if it is... |
Most UFOs will indeed be on the sky map; more than half of them turn out to be Venus, Mars or Jupiter and thus become identified objects.
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30-09-2011, 09:53
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It was probably the newly launched Chinese Space Station transforming into a ICBM weapons platform, targeting all of the Western countries...
...Probably. 
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30-09-2011, 10:08
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Could be showing the way to Baby Jesus !
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30-09-2011, 10:52
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Chinese lantern.
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30-09-2011, 11:00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alternageek
if youve got a smart phone, id suggest downloading Googles Sky Map
Its really easy to use and helps you see whats* in the sky
*Can not determine if its a UFO or not though
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I'd also recommend SkyView which has information about many of the objects and superimposes pictures to show how, for instance, the constellation of Cancer represents a crab so you can finally work out what those mushroomed-up Greeks were on about.
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30-09-2011, 11:27
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Originally Posted by Jack's Rake
Chinese lantern.
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you beat me to it!
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30-09-2011, 11:33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HeadingNorth
Most UFOs will indeed be on the sky map; more than half of them turn out to be Venus, Mars or Jupiter and thus become identified objects.
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To be pedantic if we know what they are they can harldy be classed as "unidentified"..
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30-09-2011, 11:35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gardenman
The Sun maybe....
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The sun doesn't rise in the west 
I saw the same star as I was getting in the car this morning.
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30-09-2011, 13:04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by truman
To be pedantic if we know what they are they can harldy be classed as "unidentified".. |
That's exactly the point. The vast majority of unidentified objects are commonplace objects that the viewer simply cannot identify. ChrisM66 saw a UFO himself this morning; he posted this thread in order to identify it.
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30-09-2011, 14:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gardenman
The Sun maybe....
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The Sun is a newspaper. The sun is a star.
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30-09-2011, 17:20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeMaquis
The Sun is a newspaper. The sun is a star.
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The Star is also a newspaper...well kind of anyway!
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