Star or planet in the east tonight.

oldscoil

Hi Folks.

This is my first time on this part of Boards.:o

I was out walking this evening ( Tuesday evening) and I noticed a flickering star / planet to the east. .

Using my trusty i Phone compass app, I noted it as being between 88 degrees and 90 degrees.

It was glimmering and flickering like it had a filter lense in front of it.
Amazing

Can anyone please tell me what I might have been looking at?

It never moved so it wasn't a plabe etc etc.

Thanks in davance Folks.....

goose2005

It might have been Saturn or Arcturus.

peterako

If it was flickering....it was probably (?) a star.

Saturn IS visible at the moment to the ESE (East South East) from about 8.30 pm onwards where I am.

There is also a bright star (Arcturus?) to the east of that at around the same time.

Peter

oldscoil

Thanks Folks,

Thats great.

(This is why boards.ie is so damn good!!!)

I forgot to mention that it was flashing like a disco light, you could clearly seeing changing colour!!!! :eek:

Maybe that might help decide which of the two it was.

Thanks again!!!

Popoutman

Most likely Arcturus, due east at about 22.30(ish) about 20-25 degress altitude, slightly orange/white, and flickering a fair bit.

peterako

If you haven't got it already, download Stellarium.

It is one of the best (free or otherwise) stargazing resources available.

You should be able to definitively work out what you saw from that.

Peter