What did i see in the sky tonight?
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Went for a wander with the infant this evening near sunset, in an attempt to not end up on the news for murder.
On the walk, i spotted a very bright, defined light in the sky. Guess in a south-ish direction. It didn't look like a plane (no strobing, didn't appear to move at all, no hint of red light). Other planes (live near Manchester airport so there are plenty!) All over the shop, but if this was a plane, it must have been heading directly towards me with aftermarket dub scene level HID's on full.
It was brightest (by contrast) about 30m after sunset, then disappeared (from full bright to not there) in about 5 minutes max (i wasn't staring at the thing, i was.more.concerned about dog egg-pram wheel interaction in the near dark)..
So PH, what did i see?
On the walk, i spotted a very bright, defined light in the sky. Guess in a south-ish direction. It didn't look like a plane (no strobing, didn't appear to move at all, no hint of red light). Other planes (live near Manchester airport so there are plenty!) All over the shop, but if this was a plane, it must have been heading directly towards me with aftermarket dub scene level HID's on full.
It was brightest (by contrast) about 30m after sunset, then disappeared (from full bright to not there) in about 5 minutes max (i wasn't staring at the thing, i was.more.concerned about dog egg-pram wheel interaction in the near dark)..
So PH, what did i see?
Definitely Venus. It is a very bright evening star at the moment. It doesn't obviously move - unlike the space station which travels across the sky at a fair old lick (horizon to horizon in about five minutes).
Of course, Venus, like all the planets, is very definitely making its way across the sky. However, to notice any genuine movement you would need to track it over a couple of nights as you would see that, for any given specific time, its position in the sky would be different to the previous night.
Of course, Venus, like all the planets, is very definitely making its way across the sky. However, to notice any genuine movement you would need to track it over a couple of nights as you would see that, for any given specific time, its position in the sky would be different to the previous night.
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