anyone know what this is,,,,,,,?

[petermartin5]

Weather here in Penzance still too poor to try out my scope. Virtually the only object visible with the naked eye is a very bright blue star ( ? planet). Its towards the west and maybe at an angle of 45 degrees. It manages to shine through the general murk/ cloud thats about.

Grateful if anyone could help identify this

Pete

[GazOC]

At what time are you seeing it PM?

[petermartin5]

Gaz, it seems to be visible from about 8 pm, and it was there last night at midnight.

Pete

[The Warthog]

'Was there at midnight,' as in 'in the same position?' Something at 45 degrees in the west at 8pm should be set by midnight.

Vega is bright and blue, but it sets in your latitudes, don't it? It's almost circumpolar here.

The plot thickens...

[The Warthog]

Mars and the moon were the only things I could see through the thin cloud a couple nights ago, but they were overhead at about that time, so would have been for you guys, too.

[GazOC]

I've checked on Starry Night, I can't find anything bright and blue in the West at 45 degrees. Rigel is the only thing that comes close (and not very close at that!!)

[Astroman]

Could it have been Deneb in Cygnus? It's really NW, but it is bright and blue..

Maybe Alpheratz in Pegasus?

[mark_smith]

i thought Sirius i can see this from around 8.00 pm to the east just below orion.

mark_smith