Re: Bright object in western sky?


"Will" <billrigby@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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COMPLETE NEWBIE:

My bedroom window faces West, and I've noticed in the last couple of
clear nights a very bright object in the sky. It doesn't "wink" so I
assume it's not a star, but it's pretty spectacular. A planet,
maybe? I'm sorry I don't have the technical language to describe its
position better, but then if I did, I'd probably know what it was. If
it makes any difference, I'm in Gloucestershire.

If it's directly West at 9.00pm then it's Venus. Saturn is to the West (and
slightly lower in the sky) about two and a half hours later but it's not as
bright and looks more like a star to the naked eye.

No, it doesn't make any difference as I'm in Gloucestershire too. (Hello
Rexx.)

R.

PS. Apologies for the ravings of oriel36, by the way. He attempts to hijack
every thread: you will learn to ignore him.


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