Tonights sunset...

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intetest

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After sunset, the crescent moon and Venus.

the angle here,
much further south,
is interesting in comparison



(i had it my head it was mars, though)

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

intetest


the angle here,
much further south,
is interesting in comparison

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(i had it my head it was mars, though)

No. Mars is smaller but distinct by its reddish hue.
Venus is bright and above the horizon early in the evening. Later Jupiter comes around from the east and is even brighter.

 

[calumdown]

No. Mars is smaller but distinct by its reddish hue.
Venus is bright and above the horizon early in the evening. Later Jupiter comes around from the east and is even brighter.

yep,
you're right

The Planets Today : A live view of the solar system

The planets today shows you where the planets are now as a live display - a free online orrery. In this solar system map you can see the planetary positions from 3000 BCE to 3000 CE, and also see when each planet is in retrograde.

www.theplanetstoday.com

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

yep,
you're right

The Planets Today : A live view of the solar system

The planets today shows you where the planets are now as a live display - a free online orrery. In this solar system map you can see the planetary positions from 3000 BCE to 3000 CE, and also see when each planet is in retrograde.

www.theplanetstoday.com

Sky Guide is a good relatively cheap app.
You should download it.
It’s point and identify.

 

[jimharri]

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

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You’re getting good at this.

No snow?

 

[jimharri]

You’re getting good at this.

No snow?

We had precious little of it here Eamo. 5 or 6 hours of very light snow; started around 7 last night, but I was up briefly at 1:30 and you could see stars in the sky at that time. So the cloud was obviously breaking. Lovely day here today; dry (but overcast until mid afternoon. Cold, mind; the reading on the car dash said 2° when I took that pic. Pretty much all gone off the roads at this stage, just in the fields and gardens now. I believe the southern half of the country were supposed to get it worse than us. What was it like in Baile Atha Cliath? Was the hound stuck inside all day?