Five planets visible tonight

[y2blade]

A For the first time in over a decade, people can catch a glimpse of five of the planets in the solar system, over the course of one night.
A Bit more detail http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-1732...

[y2blade]

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-p...

[Eric Mc]

Been watching Venus get closer and closer to Jupiter over the last few months.

[y2blade]

Planets App is very good btw.

just hope the cloud clears here.

[TheHeretic]

There isn't a street light for about 5 miles here. I'll pop out and have a peek. Thanks for the heads up.

[Stu R]

Two scopes ready to go, and a spotting scope, a pair of 10x50s and even dug the SLR out to get some better snaps. Been planning it for weeks and looking forward to blowing off the astronomy cobwebs.




...and it's sodding overcast. F*cksocks.

[Jasandjules]

Seen Mars, Jupiter and Venus just now. Can't see Mercury. Not too sure how Saturn is different to Mars to the naked eye either..

[y2blade]

Clear skies now...popping out to have a butchers

[TheHeretic]

Only Mars and Saturn visible at the moment.

[y2blade]

TheHeretic said:

Only Mars and Saturn visible at the moment.

I can see Mars, Jupiter and Venus here.

is that what you meant or are you in a different part of the world to me?

[TheHeretic]

y2blade said:

I can see Mars, Jupiter and Venus here.

is that what you meant or are you in a different part of the world to me?

I'm all the way over here... <Waves>

Jupiter and Venus are just dipping below the horizon, and I can't see them cos there is a big bloody hill in the way.

[y2blade]

TheHeretic said:

y2blade said:

I can see Mars, Jupiter and Venus here.

is that what you meant or are you in a different part of the world to me?

I'm all the way over here... <Waves>

Jupiter and Venus are just dipping below the horizon, and I can't see them cos there is a big bloody hill in the way.

oh yeah you are in Bulgaria the App I mentioned earlier is brilliant btw.

[TheHeretic]

y2blade said:

oh yeah you are in Bulgaria the App I mentioned earlier is brilliant btw.

I use GoSkyWatch on iPad. Very nice wee app.

[y2blade]

still clear here, Jupiter and Venus have dropped below horizon
..
mars still high in the sky and Saturn has just popped into view

[Stu R]

Crystal clear skies here for the last hour or so. Tried a long exposure of jupiter but it didn't come out very well. Few decent ones of the moon but it's too cold for me to want to bother staying out there all night and have to lug 80KGs of gear back in

[MartG]

y2blade said:

A For the first time in over a decade, people can catch a glimpse of five of the planets in the solar system, over the course of one night.

You can actually see 6 - just look down

[y2blade]

MartG said:

y2blade said:

A For the first time in over a decade, people can catch a glimpse of five of the planets in the solar system, over the course of one night.

You can actually see 6 - just look down

yeah...well done

[balders118]

I saw (I think) two planets fairly close to each other last night.. any idea what I saw. The one on the right looked slightly larger and brighter than the other...

(I'm aware that's not a lot to go on, but I'm not much of an astronomer!)

Edited by balders118 on Sunday 11th March 18:32

[nellyleelephant]

The 'lower' planet would Have been Venus, the one diagonally up and to the left, Jupiter.

[balders118]

nellyleelephant said:

The 'lower' planet would Have been Venus, the one diagonally up and to the left, Jupiter.

Thanks