Really bright star - look outside

Merlin5 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:01

Hey, I just noticed an extremely bright star to the right of the moon, anyone know what it might be? If you look outside, can you see it?

dcsarge · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:01

UFO powering up it's doomsday weapon.

Fenris · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:01

ALIENS.

Fishman · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:01

Jupiter

Jakstaar2007 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:02

Jupiter. Whip out some binoculars and you can see its moons!

me227 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:02

I wondered the same thing last night. Probably a planet.

manbearpig · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:02

Yeah I noticed that as well earlier, not sure what it is though.

Edit: Too slow.

G-MAN2004 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:02

That's not very bright at all.

Merlin5 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:02

No I said to the right of the moon. I'm wondering if it could be a planet or the north star or something like that. It's way more prominent than other stars.

Fishman · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:04

Take a look at www.stellarium.org if you are interested in whats out there

Jakstaar2007 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:04

Yep. Below and to the right is Jupiter and in between those two will be Uranus but that isn't visible with the naked eye.

KidCanary · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:05

It's been visible for a while hasn't it? Or was it a different planet over the past month or so?

I'm pretty much completely ignorant of this sort of thing.

Egon · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:05

Yeah, all I see is clouds. You made me get up and look too

danza · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:06

THAT'S NO MOON!!

Brian8bit · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:06

KidCanary said:
It's been visible for a while hasn't it? Or was it a different planet over the past month or so?

I'm pretty much completely ignorant of this sort of thing.

As far as I was aware there's plenty of planets are visible to the naked eye if you know where they are in the sky at any given time.

Vonhelmet · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:06

It's TangoSixteen, Teki and magick flying home.

kapows · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:07

you can see it on yorkshire and it is mega mega bright!!

like a big round bright mini sun!!

looks awesome wish i had some binos could check out its moons too!

Jakstaar2007 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:08

KidCanary said:
It's been visible for a while hasn't it? Or was it a different planet over the past month or so?

I'm pretty much completely ignorant of this sort of thing.

Been visible for a good few months in the east moving to the south, but it is rising higher, earlier, so it is easier to see at the moment.

If the Moon wasn't so close then i would get out the telescope

Merlin5 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:08

Jakstaar2007 said:
Yep. Below and to the right is Jupiter and in between those two will be Uranus but that isn't visible with the naked eye.

I'm looking at Jupiter? That's what I was wondering because I saw this picture before posting here. Scroll down to 'Dusk, Oct 19-22nd'

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance

Tom0 · 20 Oct 2010 at 22:11

It's me!