What is that star beneath the moon tonight?

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:18

What is that star beneath the moon tonight? Anyone know?



Answers containing the word "Uranus" will receieve a ban of 2000 lightyears from home!



Lem

RedSnapper


Joined: 12/08/2008
Posts: 540

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:20

Might be Jupiter.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:24

We are being watched.

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:26

Might be UKTVdirect's satalite ?

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:27

fantastic view driving into Lapta from the west.nearly full moon,lights from the castle and the bright star.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:33

It's the Turkish military spy satellite.



Richard

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:34

It's the Spy Eye in the Sky.

Dawnie1


Joined: 27/09/2008
Posts: 217

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:53

I think it may be Jupiter, remember seeing something in news in UK saying it was visible at the moment.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 22:59

Its the Space Station...Has trains and coach departures too. Well if not one day.!!





Spider,X

judgejolly


Joined: 05/07/2008
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 23:17

During the month of August, Mars will be closer to earth than its ever been. A mere 34,649,589 miles away. Its a once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to see Mars. At the end of August, Mars will reach its closest point to the earth and on the 27th it will be at its highest and will be as bright and as large to the naked eye, as a full moon would be. No one who is living today will ever be able to see this again. The next time something like this could happen will be inthe year 2287.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
06/08/2009 23:22

So who'll make it to 2061 to see Halley's comet? Count me out!



Richard

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 00:20

Lem just noticed it . lovely. So very clear. Thank you for pointing it out as I would not have noticedxxxxx

jacktheladett


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 528

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 07:36

Redsnapper was right, it is jupiter

frontalman



Joined: 28/02/2008
Posts: 499

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 08:28

I think that thing about Mars is a hoax. If it does appear as large as the moon on the 27th I'll come back on here and grovel, but I think I'm safe!

BigMart


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 423

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 08:40

frontalman,



You are dead right, this is a hoax, Mars will never appear as large as the moon.

chinaeyes


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 425

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 09:05

It's Jupiter

If you look on the Northern Cyprus BB there is a link to go to Nasa,it will tell all.Very interesting.

el-tel


Joined: 02/08/2009
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 09:18

i think you'll find its Venus you can see, its usulally the brightest star in the sky and can be seen in various positions in the sky most nights.

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 09:32

Re the Mars hoax:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8184351.stm

Amber


Joined: 26/09/2008
Posts: 561

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 09:46

Saw it last night looked great - so was it Jupiter or Venus ???

darrener2


Joined: 30/12/2008
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 10:30

Absolutely, indisputedly, definately Jupiter.

At the moment, Venus does not rise until the early hours of the morning.



Fiona

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 10:42

Re Msg 6: You're right, Richard!



But you omitted to mention the name of this 'heavenly body' - it's 'TITAN URANUS'!

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 11:12

For anyone who missed it, here is what the sky looked like at 21:55 last night, Thurs 06 Aug 2009: -

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3797746374_4bf8bbb04f_o.jpg

Tonight 07 Aug 2009 at 22:00 hrs the planets will be more to the right of the Moon: -

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3797746378_87091335ce_o.jpg

msg 10, as has been pointed out, is a well known 'Urban Myth'...

mrcyprus


Joined: 26/06/2009
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
07/08/2009 14:21

I didnt see it - but i can tell you.. If it was a green light around hte object then it was a comet that has been passing through earths orbit recently.. But if it was a orange or yellow glaze, then it would be venus.