Bright object to east
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Geostationary satellites are too small and too far away to be visible to the naked eye - unless your eyesight is good enough to spot something the size of a bus at a distance of 25,000 miles.
Mars rises in the evening. It rises in the east and is directly overhead by the early hours of the morning. It is very bright at the moment and very obviously red/orange in colour.
Venus also rises in the east in the early hours of the morning. It is even brighter than Mars but white in colour.
Mars rises in the evening. It rises in the east and is directly overhead by the early hours of the morning. It is very bright at the moment and very obviously red/orange in colour.
Venus also rises in the east in the early hours of the morning. It is even brighter than Mars but white in colour.
Eric Mc said:
Geostationary satellites are too small and too far away to be visible to the naked eye - unless your eyesight is good enough to spot something the size of a bus at a distance of 25,000 miles.
Mars rises in the evening. It rises in the east and is directly overhead by the early hours of the morning. It is very bright at the moment and very obviously red/orange in colour.
Venus also rises in the east in the early hours of the morning. It is even brighter than Mars but white in colour.
I would have trouble spotting anything the size of a bus at 2.5 miles let alone 25k Mars rises in the evening. It rises in the east and is directly overhead by the early hours of the morning. It is very bright at the moment and very obviously red/orange in colour.
Venus also rises in the east in the early hours of the morning. It is even brighter than Mars but white in colour.
As I have not spent time observing the “bright object” morning and evening . What you and others have said makes sense .I am seeing two different planets in the same area, early morning before sunrise , and then late evening whilst dog is out for her “finals”. Binoculars for next look at , assuming the sky is clear !
Edited by MXRod on Friday 9th October 10:48
MXRod said:
Eric Mc said:
Geostationary satellites are too small and too far away to be visible to the naked eye - unless your eyesight is good enough to spot something the size of a bus at a distance of 25,000 miles.
Mars rises in the evening. It rises in the east and is directly overhead by the early hours of the morning. It is very bright at the moment and very obviously red/orange in colour.
Venus also rises in the east in the early hours of the morning. It is even brighter than Mars but white in colour.
I would have trouble spotting anything the size of a bus at 2.5 miles let alone 25k Mars rises in the evening. It rises in the east and is directly overhead by the early hours of the morning. It is very bright at the moment and very obviously red/orange in colour.
Venus also rises in the east in the early hours of the morning. It is even brighter than Mars but white in colour.
As I have not spent time observing the “bright object” morning and evening . What you and others have said makes sense .I am seeing two different planets in the same area, early morning before sunrise , and then late evening whilst dog is out for her “finals”. Binoculars for next look at , assuming the sky is clear !
Edited by MXRod on Friday 9th October 10:48
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/@26390...
you can scroll around and see what is what.
Lot's of other sites do similar, or you can download something like Stellarium for more advanced stuff.
Mars is currently in opposition, meaning Earth and Mars are the closest they can get to each other in their orbits, lined up on the same side of the Sun. it’s actually particularly close this time, on 13th October it was only 39 million miles away and won’t be this close again until 2035.
But not nearly as close as it got in 2003, the closest it has been in 60,000 years.
But not nearly as close as it got in 2003, the closest it has been in 60,000 years.
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