Really bright star in sky?

V4NT0M · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:22

Point to it

something daft already!! · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:23

I thought it was two planets in alignment which is quite rare. Actually I think it's just Venus.

james.miller · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:23

Cybergangster said:
Brightest star in the sky is Venus... it's also usually the first star to appear and last one to disappear.

its not a star

sorry i had to say it!

NeoReloaded · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:23

I noticed it just now when i popped out for a smoke! Had to have a good stare to make sure it wasn't a plane or UFO!

asim18 · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:24

Gamer_Dude said:
So could anyone tell me what planet/star this is? I'd research it but I'm not up on astronomy so I wouldn't know what I was looking for.

Thanks

It would be helpful if you posted your location and the direction and elevation of the UFO.

lord filbuster · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:24

howiepoohs said:
I thought it was two planets in alignment which is quite rare. Actually I think it's just Venus.

Uranus is only a couple of degrees above it.

Amp34 · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:25

howiepoohs said:
I thought it was two planets in alignment which is quite rare. Actually I think it's just Venus.

TBH I think its Uranus...

EDIT:******!

something daft already!! · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:26

lord filbuster said:
Uranus is only a couple of degrees above it.

Cue to bottom jokes.

Amp34 · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:26

I'm sure I edited... :confused:

Nothing to see here...

lord filbuster · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:27

howiepoohs said:
Cue to bottom jokes.

I was Serious

something daft already!! · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:29

Uranus remains in the constellation of Aquarius again throughout this month but is now past its best for viewing. Uranus will only be observable through the early part of the night as by the end on the month it is setting at 2026 hrs. On the 22nd, planet Venus will pass just 1o north of Uranus and will help as a marker to try and find Uranus.

platinum87 · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:30

once again i must post that i cannot see not even one star

mabye if i sit there for an hour an concentrate, however i see planes lol

ohh well

something daft already!! · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:31

platinum87 said:
once again i must post that i cannot see not even one star

mabye if i sit there for an hour an concentrate, however i see planes lol

ohh well

That damned light polution. I am the same living in a city.

thevet · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:33

re

i think our nearest star is alpha centauri off the top of my head i think....

rayer · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:33

So its def not Vulcan then

thevet · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:33

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i think our nearest star is alpha centauri off the top of my head i think....it maybe..................................NIBIRU!

V4NT0M · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:39

howiepoohs said:
Cue to bottom jokes.

Thebug · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:49

Is it the Space Station?

strudey · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:50

platinum87 said:
once again i must post that i cannot see not even one star

mabye if i sit there for an hour an concentrate, however i see planes lol

ohh well

I can't see stars very well without my glasses, how's your eyesight?

something daft already!! · 19 Jan 2009 at 19:53

Nemesis is a hypothetical red dwarf star or brown dwarf, orbiting the Sun at a distance of about 50,000 to 100,000 AU, somewhat beyond the Oort cloud. The existence of this star was postulated in an attempt to explain an inferred periodicity in the rate of biological extinction in the geological record.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(star)