Antares

[DommyDevil18]

One thing I look forward to every Spring and Summer is that my favourite Zodiacal Constellation of Scorpio makes his appearance and I always cant help but look at the brightest star Antares and its Planet that I named Naomi which is said to be a Hot Jupiter I have a picture of an Artistic impression of the two objects.

[michaeldurban]

yes...

It's great dreaming about other worlds...

I understand your anticipation completely..

Thanks for the tip, next time I will be looking for Antares as well...

and her planet Naomi..

Good name for a planet.

(great impression...!)

[Tinker1947]

Does the planet have any Moon's...??

[DommyDevil18]

As far as we know not yet here is the story on how it was found I was looking at Antares in the low October 2012 skies and I noticed it was blinking so I sent a thesis in and this came back October 2013 with it being confirmed but I named it Naomi in the July of 2013 after a dear friend I know in my college class

[DommyDevil18]

Does the planet have any Moon's...??

At this moment no however with Spring and Summer literally around the corner I can observe and then say yes. It wouldnt surprise if it has but like I said I can only tell you when I properly observe it

[DazC]

Is this observable with a 10" dob? Or would I need to use a professional scope remotely?

D.C

[Peter Drew]

Scorpius please!, Scorpio is an astrological invention. Sorry to be pedantic.   

[Davey-T]

All academic from my obs'y, if the neighbouring Leyandii keep growing at this rate I'll be lucky to see Altair in the South.

Dave

[Peter Drew]

Isn't there a legal limit to the height of Leylandii where they cause impedance to view or light?. 

[Joe_L]

I can't find Leylandii on my star chart, where is it?

[sologuitarist61]

I can't find Leylandii on my star chart, where is it?

In my neighbours garden!

[Zakalwe]

As far as we know not yet here is the story on how it was found I was looking at Antares in the low October 2012 skies and I noticed it was blinking so I sent a thesis in and this came back October 2013 with it being confirmed but I named it Naomi in the July of 2013 after a dear friend I know in my college class

Am I reading this right? You SAW visually the planet occulting the star so you wrote a thesis on it which has been accepted? Got a link to that thesis?

[Tinker1947]

Interesting Star not a small one either.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares

[Zakalwe]

It must have been some planet to occult Antares AND for it to be visible......

[zikalify]

According to wikipedia it only has a companion star, no planet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares

[Tinker1947]

This a list of Stars with known Planets....yours is not listed......???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exoplanetary_host_stars

[C7tsj]

This a list of Stars with known Planets....yours is not listed......???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exoplanetary_host_stars

Its a wind up.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

OK, this has gone far enough, this is clearly a fanciful tale with little or no basis in fact, thread locked.