Heavens above

[GerryC]

Currently Jupiter and Venus appear as two very bright stars in the South West early evening sky and over the next few days will be closest tomorrow, Monday Dec 1st 2008 when a thin crescent Moon will also be in close proximity.
Then the two planets will drift gradually apart over the following week.
Jupiter is the higher, slightly dimmer one and Venus is the brighter, lower one and will gradually move to the left from night to night. These two objects will be brighter than any of the true stars in the sky.
So have a look; we are not talking star of Bethlem stuff - well I'm not but then again,

 

[Denis]

Thanks Gerry C

Saw them tonight and I was showing them to the young lad but wasn't sure what they were. Thanks for the info.

 

[Mandylicious]

Think that must have been what I saw on Friday evening. Wondered what they were as there didn't appear to be any other stars around and they stood out soo much

You truly are a wise man

 

[GerryC]

You truly are a wise man

Mrs C is not with you on that
In any event the Irish have a gene that is suspicious of praise - it's why we don't speak well of each other. You ravishing young thing

 

[Mandylicious]

Mrs C is not with you on that
In any event the Irish have a gene that is suspicious of praise - it's why we don't speak well of each other. You ravishing young thing

That made my day, it's a long time from I've been called a ravishing young thing. I'm not suspicious, praise is praise you red haired devil you

 

[GerryC]

you red haired devil you

Ginger spice? Nah that was with an "I" and not a "Y"

Any road keep it all to yourself - she'll be checking my collar for lipstick and checking other items of apparel; can't go into details here.

How the fcuk did I get from the heavens to here.

But this is heaven.

Incidentally where's Aidan? Think I've heard a bike pull up outside.

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

I was only admirin' this the last few nights and had a particular good stare tonigth with crescent moon setting arounf 1830hrs here, it is spectacular.

 

[GerryC]

I was only admirin' this the last few nights and had a particular good stare tonigth with crescent moon setting arounf 1830hrs here, it is spectacular.

Keep an eye out for 3 geezers on camels - please.
You never really know for sure.

 

[vireo]

I think that the shuttle is due to land today or tomorrow, but on Friday evening about 5:30 pm it passed overhead in close persuit to the international space station, passing SW to E across the sky in about 3minutes. The ISS was incredibly bright.....brighter than Jupiter is right now, spectacular. Every night this coming week there are opportunities to see the ISS ........... more info here
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/skywatch.cgi?country=Ireland for us, and here http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/skywatch.cgi?country=United+Kingdom for the UK & Norn Iron. Select your location for details on when and where to look.....

Vireo

 

[Dibs]

For lots of info an whats going on up there try the following site
. < www.heavens-above.com> Loads of interest there its a German operated site in English click on the "ISS" ling and find out where to find the space station is hiding and when it over your coordinates. Can bed seen with the naked eye but binoculars are essential .
Site also covers all the other junk floating up there.