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Bright star northeast of moon right now

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  • 21-04-2015 10:11pm
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    Vorophobe
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    Does anyone know the name of it? Have seen it the past few nights ... it's really bright!


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    namloc1980
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    That's the planet Venus.


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    #3
    Vorophobe
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭Vorophobe


    No way! I shall now pitch up on my balcony for a while longer, thank you!


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    namloc1980
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    With a telescope you could see Venus has phases just like the moon.


    Venus_phases.jpg


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    rolion
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    No moon in D15 ! :(


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    Zaph
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    rolion wrote: »
    No moon in D15 ! :(

    Little feckers will rob anything that isn't nailed down around here! :pac:


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    Carawaystick
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    rolion wrote: »
    No moon in D15 ! :(

    The Moon would have set by 10pm or so last night, be up a bit later tonight
    You could just see Aldebarran behind the moon last night. You can see how the moon moves by checking tonight.


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    ps200306
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    Not as bright as Venus, but within five degrees of the moon last night was Jupiter.


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