Resns Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Hello guys! i'm new here, and i have a question!Why am i seeing Pollux as the brightest star?It is MUCH brighter than Sirius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long_arms Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Sorry if this isn't the case, but are you sure you're not looking at Jupiter? Its very close to Pollux and indeed brighter than Sirius. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbo! Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 +1 from the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Must be Jupiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingevader Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Sirius is much lower in the sky than Pollux (and Jupiter). It won't come up until about half 10 tonight and reaches it's highest at nearly 3 in the morning, even then it's only about 20o above the horizon.Procyon is South and West of Pollux and Sirius is about the same distance South again and further west, if that helps.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomtuu Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Easy way to tell. Does it twinkle? No? It's Jupiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer33 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Easy way to tell. Does it twinkle? No? It's Jupiter.Also if it has moons then it is definitely Jupiter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGC 1502 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Hi all, the above posts have got this sorted, but Gemini's two brightest stars, Castor & Pollux are an interesting case where Pollux (beta) is brighter than Castor (alpha). If you look carefully, naked eye, that's quite easy to spot.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_(star)Regards, Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resns Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Thank you all, it didn't twinkle, and was really bright, so it must have been Jupiter.I didn't even know it can be seen with a naked eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Jupiter is close to Castor and Pollox (Gemini) right now but by far...............the brighest of them all is Jupiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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