[XAlp]

Hi
Just had a little fun with my daughter - viewed the Moon and Venus right next to it through our telescope in the garden. Turns out tomorrow night will be Venus at its brightest this spring, and a little surprise - “it’s just like the moon!” said my daughter with a little yelp of joy - Venus in crescent.
Nice

[agentorange]

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[XAlp]

Sorry - I guess you had to be there!

[ZedsRedBaby]

It's surprising how much clearer the stars and planets are while road and air traffic are much reduced. If you stay up a bit later, or get up a bit earlier, you should also get a good view of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury at the moment.

[rjwojcik]

Has anyone seen these satelites?

https://findstarlink.com/?fbclid=IwA...th,0.17,West;3

I've been out most nights but haven't seen them.

You're right about Venus, bright "star" visible from early evening

[bishbosh]

I'm outside sheffield and the light pollution isn't great. My holiday home however is right near a dark sky site and the stuff you can see even with the naked eye really makes it worth it.

Here's a photo I took (in Sheffield) with my DSLR mounted on a telescope. It was the first photo I'd ever taken of the sky through the telescope and I was amazed! Then I was put to shame by some of the things people have photographed - proper works of art some of them!

[AlwynMike]

Originally Posted by rjwojcik

Has anyone seen these satelites?

https://findstarlink.com/?fbclid=IwA...th,0.17,West;3

I've been out most nights but haven't seen them.

You're right about Venus, bright "star" visible from early evening

Have a look at https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink

It's quite accurate with a Street view of your location and cloud prediction.

Seen them most nights this week - but not last night as it was raining!

[rjwojcik]

Originally Posted by AlwynMike

Have a look at https://james.darpinian.com/satellit...ecial=starlink

It's quite accurate with a Street view of your location and cloud prediction.

Seen them most nights this week - but not last night as it was raining!

Thanks for that, will give it another go. Quick q:

Do you see one of these satellites at any one time or do you see numerous instances?
How fast do they travel, similar to an airliner or slower / faster?

[mikeoz]

I dread to think what Broncho is looking at though his telescope....

[rjwojcik]

Originally Posted by AlwynMike

Have a look at https://james.darpinian.com/satellit...ecial=starlink

It's quite accurate with a Street view of your location and cloud prediction.

Seen them most nights this week - but not last night as it was raining!

Well, saw my first satellites lat night, that website was spot on and street view proved useful, thank you

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by mikeoz

I dread to think what Broncho is looking at though his telescope....

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