Eisegerwind Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 What can you see tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 For about a tenner you can get a planisphere; when I was into stargazing I found it brilliant to learn the basics & find my way around. There's also loads of websites where you can print out a star chart for any given night. Heavens-Above is a brilliant resource (you need to set your global position for best effect). Although Mars & Saturn are above the horizon, they are low so save them for another night. I'd say the obvious thing to look for to get yourself going tonight would be to look for the Summer Triangle: Vega in the constellation Lyra (a parallelogram of stars with one really bright one - Vega - to the top right is an easy find, then the other two form a nearby triangle (Deneb in Cygnus & Altair in Aquila). When you find them, try & just pick out the shapes of the constellations. Cassiopaea is a fairly easy hit (a W shape - always visible & very high up in Northern skies). Just enjoy looking to start with though - you'll soon start to recognise the patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 Cheers. So, testing you, plough is to my immediate left, big bright star to my right so im facing... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I’m going to have a bit of a stab in the dark & say it could be Vega if its quite high or maybe Arcturus if it’s low ( actually thinking that might be the opposite side) Otherwise one of the triangle. It’s hard to visualise in my head but I’ll have a look out if I get chance tomorrow & see if I can work it out. Don’t tell some of our friends on here but it sounds a bit like you’re looking towards Polaris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 12 hours ago, Eisegerwind said: Cheers. So, testing you, plough is to my immediate left, big bright star to my right so im facing... ? Cassiopeia maybe, hard to tell, as immediate left doesn't mean anything specific for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I tried to have a look out as it came dark here but we have a fairly cloudy sky at the moment. Insofar as I can get a view, I reckon maybe if the Plough is to your left, your bright star might be Capella (constellation Auriga). It would be SE from the Plough but is a very bright & easy to spot star (in fact it's actually a set of stars). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 Nice clear night. Got the plough spotted, anything else of interest I should be looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 I've got sky, I've got eyes, I've even got binoculars. I can see a crescent moon and a big light to the right at 45 deg .Venus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farcity Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Correct. Bright as a button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, Farcity said: Correct. Bright as a button. OK. When it gets darker, whats next up too look at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farcity Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) The increasing collection of empties? On the increase here anyway. Or Taurus directly beneath the moon and Venus. Edited April 26, 2020 by Farcity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Empties, yes, no biggie. Not got Taurus, but I've got a star about 10 x the venus distance to my left of the moon and another star 180 deg to the moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 'uck it, walked into the security light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farcity Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Taurus later maybe. 2 stars close together near the moon, north east are the two heads of gemini. Edited April 26, 2020 by Farcity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, Farcity said: Taurus later maybe. 2 stars close together near the moon, north east are the two heads of gemini. 'kin hell they're popping up all over the place now, maybe I should draw this, anyone done that before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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