There's a figgin huge star out tonight.

[kneescraper]

Any one seen that huge bright star in the sky tonight. I noticed it when I was enjoying a wiskey out on the deck. Thought it was the drink doing it to me but it wasnt :)

By my (drunkin) calculations its North East.

Is it a new star or what?

[Dave Lobster]

Too cloudy here.

I did see something bright before last light a few nights ago. Possibly a planet, rather than a star? CBA to look it up..

[skelstar]

Venus probably, or even Sirius if its real East.

[kneescraper]

Ahhh I see said the blind man to the deaf man.

Its friggin bright over these ways!

[Macktheknife]

Thats Venus isn't it?

[Dave Lobster]

Saturn? (http://www.astronomynz.org.nz/the-planets/the-planets.html)

[kevfromcoro]

Too cloudy here.

I did see something bright before last light a few nights ago. Possibly a planet, rather than a star? CBA to look it up..

yes i can c the thing from down here.......

[marty]

does it smell bad?

[Kiwifire72]

Its not Uranus is it ????????

[kneescraper]

Its bright isnt it?

I just guessed it was a new star, BTW I know nothing about stars etc.

[Skyryder]

Download this.

http://www.skyviewcafe.com/index.php


Open up the planatarium. Typ in your city etc or lattitude and longatude position th emap to the direction of the star and flick curson on it. should tell you what it is.

I'll have alook myslef.

Skyryder

[Steam]

I'd have to be about two kilometers up to get above these gloomy rainy wellington clouds and see this star. Is it a nova? Or just a bright planet? Someone please tell!

[yod]

if its far brighter than anything normally is, its probably jupiter

when its at its closest, jupiter is VERY bright and through my 114mm scope i can see most of its moons too and a lot of the surface patterns on the planet itself - awesome sight

[robertydog]

Yep its Jupiter

[soundbeltfarm]

Its not Uranus is it ????????


nah wont be that, its hairy and in my undies anyway

[skidMark]

what the dimmer (same as other stars)...slightly red one above and to the right....looks orangy red ish ?:S

[The Pastor]

Dude, thats the moon.

[kneescraper]

if its far brighter than anything normally is, its probably jupiter

when its at its closest, jupiter is VERY bright and through my 114mm scope i can see most of its moons too and a lot of the surface patterns on the planet itself - awesome sight

Awesome, Jupiter it is then!

[Skyryder]

Any one seen that huge bright star in the sky tonight. I noticed it when I was enjoying a wiskey out on the deck. Thought it was the drink doing it to me but it wasnt :)

By my (drunkin) calculations its North East.

Is it a new star or what?

It's two planets in algnment with each other Saturn and Venus.

[kevfromcoro]

YEAH I SAW IT..can u c me...iam sitting next to u with the bottle of whiskey

[kneescraper]

put down the bottle of wiskey kev....

[kro]

Was probably just some swamp gas that reflected off Venus. Look for guys wearing black suits.