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  1. Walshie79
    Just caught it again, bright twilight so less easy to judge but still seems noticeably fainter than Aldebaran, though again brighter than Bellatrix. And I can see Sirius! In August, never done that before.
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    It's back! Caught it just now, and although it's now clearly brighter than Bellatrix and Alnath, it still seems to be fainter than Aldebaran though not by a huge amount. It's not as bright as I was expecting. I'd still go with the last estimate of 1.2 I posted back at the end of March. Will keep an eye on it as it gets higher in the sky...
  3. Walshie79
    Back to first magnitude now. About equal with Aldebaran and Pollux, clearly brighter than Bellatrix, still fainter than Procyon. Estimate 1.2, at its faintest I had it around 1.9
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    Also it is definitely closer to Castor than Pollux in terms of brightness
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    I had a good look earlier; it seems to have dimmed even more compared to 2-3 weeks ago. If brighter than Bellatrix only by 0.1 mag or so, much fainter than Pollux, not noticeably brighter than Elnath or Castor. It looks more 2nd than 1st magnitude. I'd guess 1.6- it's unfortunate that Adhara (epsilon CMaj), which is about 1.5, doesn't rise more than a few degrees as it would be a good comparison.
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    And just now I could briefly see Betelgeuse and Regulus simultaneously; I think Betelgeuse is fainter. Also Betelgeuse is not visible through thin clouds that keep swirling around in front of the stars while the other bright stars nearby (Rigel, Procyon, Sirius) are. I'd put Betelgeuse at around 1.4 at the moment
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    Just been out for a look, first clear night since I heard about this. It's much dimmer than "normal". I've known it be as bright as Rigel, but now as I see it's: Clearly fainter than Aldebaran Slightly fainter than Pollux Still brighter than Bellatrix, but not by much Will compare it to Regulus when that rises to a decent altitude.
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    Just popped outside where I am and it's a bit hazy but visible. Could see a red tinge to the umbra and a nice thick "crescent" at the lower part.
  9. Walshie79

    Just a quick peek with the bins at some late winter objects- M46/47 looking good, M93 easily seen which means good transparency, M44 coming into view nicely. Finally a nice clear night!

  10. Walshie79

    Venus and Saturn looking nice together.. and a star that must be Antares.. and how old is that Moon?

  11. Walshie79

    Went out at 7.20 and saw a bit of clear sky! Too light to go spring Messier hunting by then but dark enough for a look at Jupiter and the moons

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    Think I just saw a bright fireball low in the NW

  13. Walshie79

    Visible just now: Ursa Major, the whole Summer Triangle, Fomalhaut and Orion. The Four Seasons Sky!

  14. Walshie79

    Finally that pesky streetlight decides not to work and yet cloud refuses to clear off

  15. Walshie79

    Wow that's the darkest lunar eclipse I've ever seen..

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