steve m
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:04 PM |
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Whats that star in the south ?
There is a star in the south west sky that is blinking red white and green
you can not miss it !
what is it, as i can not find out !
Steve
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:09 PM |
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the red and green is normally something to do with the atmosphere, refration of the white light or something? twinkling, in other words 
or an aeroplane  its cloudy here anyhow
[Edited on 21/3/11 by blakep82]
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steve m
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:10 PM |
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It is not an aeroplane, or heli
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meany
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:10 PM |
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maybe of help.
http://www.theplanetearthcentre.btinternet.co.uk/free_sky_map.htm
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:12 PM |
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jupiter
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky/
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Simon
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:13 PM |
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The only star I can think of that's red is Betelgeuse, which is on (as you look at it), Orion's left shoulder.
Most stars are blinking this evening due I suspect to atmospheric conds.
Did you know, our sun is 750,000 miles in diameter, but Betelgeuse is 500,0000,000
Of course, as you're near Gatwick, I suspect it's plane lights you can see
ATB
Simon
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jossey
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:16 PM |
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David beckham?
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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steve m
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:20 PM |
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its not a plane, nor beckham,
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stevegough
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:22 PM |
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That's no planet! - that's the DEATH STAR!
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bbwales
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:25 PM |
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Here is another site that you can check the night sky
http://www.heavens-above.com/skychart.aspx?SL=1&SN=1&lat=53.05125&lng=-3.02023&loc=home&alt=0&tz=CET
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scudderfish
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:30 PM |
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Or download this :-
http://www.stellarium.org/
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:34 PM |
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yeah I can see the one you mean from here, just an ordinary star but it is changing colour a lot more than normal. Like Blake said its just turbulance
in the atmosphere causing it. It's not a planet, they don't shimmer very much as they are not point sources like the stars so are not
effected the same way.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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daniel mason
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 09:36 PM |
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if your north of liverpool it will be luis suarez!
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pekwah1
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:14 PM |
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didn't have you down as a stargazer steve....!
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skodaman
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:24 PM |
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Libyan scud missile.
Skodaman
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
There is a star in the south west sky that is blinking red white and green
you can not miss it !
what is it, as i can not find out !
Steve
I'm really glad that someone has mentioned this...I thought my eyes had suddenly gone really bad.....
I also thought at first it was a plane...but it is not, it's in the same place.....for the last few nights (cloud before then so not sure how
long) .... I first noticed it when I was looking at the 'Super' moon the other night.........
I think Blakes 'atmospheric' reply sounds the most likely......
Glad that I haven't (quite) lost the plot! ...thanks Steve! .....
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Alan B
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 01:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
Or download this :-
http://www.stellarium.org/
Awesome link....
Really cool
Cheers,
Alan
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 01:37 AM |
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If the upper atmosphere is disturbed presumably it will act like a prism hence the colours
(actually I've no idea but it sounds plausible)
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 08:06 AM |
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if you have a smartphone use google skymap, one of the most impressive app I have used EVER. You point it at the sky and it senses the orientation of
the phone and shows you what you're looking at on the screen.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 09:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
if you have a smartphone use google skymap, one of the most impressive app I have used EVER. You point it at the sky and it senses the orientation of
the phone and shows you what you're looking at on the screen.
Google skymap is excellent, but totally eclipsed (see what I did there ? ) by "Star chart" you're meant to pay for it but
it's available in the usual places..
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 09:48 AM |
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It's the Italians doing a laser display to celebrate 150 years of unification.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Jasper
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 03:26 PM |
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I had a look at that last night Steve, it was really twinkling, and I couldn't find out what it was on my chart either .....
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 08:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jasper
I had a look at that last night Steve, it was really twinkling, and I couldn't find out what it was on my chart either .....
It's twinkling very bright and multi-coloured again tonight! ......Jasper I have looked at the Philips Planisphere and i cannot see anything
that corresponds with it either ....
If my weather vane is sighted correctly, the 'star' is south south west ........
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Fozzie
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 09:15 PM |
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Right.....I have had another look, and with Planisphere in hand ......I have decided that it is either Pollux or Procyon .....
edit to add ...... we have both decided it is Procyon...
[Edited on 22-3-11 by Fozzie]
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 02:15 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
if your north of liverpool it will be luis suarez!
So footballers DO do something useful, they shine in the sky......
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