Re: OT: Astrophotos [Re: Scouts doing Platinum?]

David Patrick wrote:
Edward wrote:
..... I got up in the small hours for the usual and saw a very bright object on the Eastern horizon. Looking at 'heavens-above' now I deduce it is probably Saturn. It is very close to Venus at the mo' so if I had checked a bit later, she might have been visible as well.

Brilliant! Saves me a search. I saw it to when I was called out at 5am. I saw it and thought it was an aircraft - it was only after I noticed it had not moved that I realised it must have been something else - and here we are, you have given me the answer.

Cheers!


Might even have been Venus we were looking at.

From Jodrell Bank's website:

"...Venus is now shining brightly dominating the eastern pre-dawn sky! It was at is very brightest in late September but still shines at magnitude -4.7 - the brightest object in the sky apart from the Moon! Viewing it with a telescope will reveal a 38% illuminated crescent...."

http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/public/nskyoct07.html

Very useful site, and they also offer a monthly podcast describing the night sky for the next four weeks.

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David Patrick
ADC (Communications)
Eastleigh District Scout Council
www.eastleigh-scouts.org.uk
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