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Bright Star??

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  • 15-07-2006 4:20am
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    kamobe
    Registered Users Posts: 857 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    Sry - I'm not much of an astronomer, but there's a star shining very brightly right now easterly over Dublin. It's approaching dawn & the sky is very bright in that direction. There're no other stars visible. Can someone tell me what it is? I'm just curious.

    Thanks


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    kamobe
    Registered Users Posts: 857 ✭✭✭kamobe


    the star is still VERY bright and the sun is rising...


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    Reaver772
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    probably venus


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    Kevster
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    Wait, isn't Jupiter visible these days? I have no telescope so obviously I cannot be sure. I'm not sure that Venus has been around recently but I know that Jupiter has been.


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    kamobe
    Registered Users Posts: 857 ✭✭✭kamobe


    Thanks folks - i thought i might have been the space station (i haven't a clue...)

    Look out for it you're up that early/still up :]


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    Flukey
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    In the mornings currently it would be Venus. Jupiter is the bright object that can be seen in the evenings at present.


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    slade_x
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,425 Mod ✭✭✭✭slade_x


    At Sunrise venus and cappella would be the brightest, shortly afterwards saturn would be visible under the sun if, it wasnt hidden by daylight.

    At night Vega would be the brigthest object in the eastern sky


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