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  • 25-09-2012 11:10pm
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    Daffodil.d
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    Just curious. there is a bright star north but low on the horizon. I changes colour even and looks almost like its changing size at times its sparkling so much. i looked on my phone at Google sky map but it isn't very accurate as regards to other constellations. Would anyone be able to tell me what it is?


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    namloc1980
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    Capella? Or Jupiter is rising around this time but that is more easterly.

    It probably is Capella. Interesting fact, Capella is actually two pairs of binary stars i.e. it is a 4 star system.


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    Daffodil.d
    Registered Users Posts: 353 ✭✭Daffodil.d


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    Capella? Or Jupiter is rising around this time but that is more easterly.

    It probably is Capella. Interesting fact, Capella is actually two pairs of binary stars i.e. it is a 4 star system.
    Thank you for that. It actually makes sense judging from what i could see. If it has star like environment the flashes are sporadic but if there are more than one in a group it could give the optical illusion that its moving.


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