What's the planet?

[Bob Kontak]

Taken 90 minutes ago from Asheville NC.

This is awesome. What's the planet? I don't know. Jupiter, Saturn, Venus?????

[hbueno]

Venus most likely.

[craigster59]

Uranus.

Come on man, you tee'd that ball right up.

[island911]

LOL ^

https://earthsky.org/tonight/

[Scott R]

Lv 426

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by island911

LOL ^

https://earthsky.org/tonight/

Thank you!

[Fast Freddy 944]

Seti-alpha 7...

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by Fast Freddy 944

Seti-alpha 7...

Ceti Alpha Six exploded six months after we were left here. The shock shifted the orbit of this planet and everything was laid waste. 'Admiral' Kirk never bothered to check on our progress. It was only the fact of my genetically-engineered intellect that allowed us to survive.

[flatbutt]

This is ceti alpha 5!

[tabs]

Its my ride coming to pick me up.

[Crowbob]

Ork.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Taken 90 minutes ago from Asheville NC.

This is awesome. What's the planet? I don't know. Jupiter, Saturn, Venus?????

Originally Posted by hbueno

Venus most likely.

Yep, Venus and the moon!

Venus is always far brighter than any other planet. Next would be Jupiter, then Saturn, and finally Mars.

[DonDavis]

For future ref, get the SkyView app, the free version.

You’ll have fun locating everything in the sky.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by DonDavis

For future ref, get the SkyView app, the free version.

You’ll have fun locating everything in the sky.

Will it lead to the secret.UFO base?

[hbueno]

Originally Posted by tabs

Will it lead to the secret.UFO base?

We have you for that.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Taken 90 minutes ago from Asheville NC.

This is awesome. What's the planet? I don't know. Jupiter, Saturn, Venus?????

If you have access to any kind of telescope or good binos you can see that Venus goes thru phases just like the Moon. It's kinda cool to see.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

If you have access to any kind of telescope or good binos you can see that Venus goes thru phases just like the Moon. It's kinda cool to see.

Yes, very cool.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

If you have access to any kind of telescope or good binos you can see that Venus goes thru phases just like the Moon. It's kinda cool to see.

I have a Meade EXT that cost around $800 15 years ago. I do remember finding Venus and seeing the surface partly in shadow. Crescent shape lit up.

I don't know what made the shadow, though. That's how little I know.

Coolest thing was seeing Jupiter's moons, though.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

I have a Meade EXT that cost around $800 15 years ago. I do remember finding Venus and seeing the surface partly in shadow. Crescent shape lit up.

I don't know what made the shadow, though. That's how little I know.

Coolest thing was seeing Jupiter's moons, though.

I have the Meade also, it's my grab and go scope.

As for Venus the "shadow" is the same as for the Moon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phases_of_Venus

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

I have a Meade EXT that cost around $800 15 years ago. I do remember finding Venus and seeing the surface partly in shadow. Crescent shape lit up.

I don't know what made the shadow, though. That's how little I know.

Coolest thing was seeing Jupiter's moons, though.

Originally Posted by flatbutt

I have the Meade also, it's my grab and go scope.

As for Venus the "shadow" is the same as for the Moon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phases_of_Venus

Right, it's not a shadow from something the way an eclipse is. It's that you're looking at the body at an angle where you see some of the front (side facing the light source) and some of the rear (side facing away from light source).