Object to the right of the moon

david65

I was out walking the dog this frosty morning and was facinated by a bright object to the right of the moon. I'm a complete novice regarding the night/ morning sky, could someone please tell me what the object is?

Standard Toaster

That wound be Jupiter. You should have another look tonight.

jfSDAS

Don't forget to look east and you'll spot Venus, whereas Jupiter is setting towards the west at that time of the morning.

I'm just going to copy below the info I put in another post ... also, check out my "November 2012 sky notes" thread.

The web sites listed at the bottom of the sky notes post will have details of other planet-spotting opportunities -- I'd especially recommend earthsky.org as they have nice graphics showing the alignments (albeit for latitudes of the US, but the Stellarium program will let you draw the view from Ireland).

Some guides worth procuring are;

"Stargazing 2013" which is currently in Easons, Reads, and Hodges Figgis, or via an online bookstore. It is a month-by-month guide to the night sky for the year ahead. It is published by Philips and costs €10.

The publication of "Nightscenes 2013" has been delayed and I suspect it's because Paul is probably adding information about comet ISON, which is predicted to be prominent in our skies towards the end of 2013. See http://www.astrospace.co.uk/Astrospace/shop/publications.html for details. It's often stocked by Hodges Figgis in Dublin but can be purchased direct from Paul or on Amazon.

Another annual staple is Guy Ottewell's "Astronomical Calendar" and you can see a preview at http://www.universalworkshop.com/AC.htm along with ordering info. I buy it either direct from Guy's site or on Amazon. It's a very large format publication but packed with tons of info.

atb,

john

ZeRoY

jfSDAS wrote: »

See http://www.astrospace.co.uk/Astrospace/shop/publications.html for details. It's often stocked by Hodges Figgis in Dublin but can be purchased direct from Paul or on Amazon.

Thanks for this! pre-ordered!

david65

Standard Toaster wrote: »

That wound be Jupiter. You should have another look tonight.

Thanks, I will