Whats that I can see

[Mr Spacely]

Newbie question again

The brightes star tonight which appears to be a planet,? over to the south (I think :?)

It round anyway

My first sighting, stunning

[Chubster]

Hi Mr spacely

I suspect that is Sirius you can see....turn around and look at the moon, the little point of light underneath is Saturn

[The Warthog]

Sirius is just to the lower left of Orion (your left, not Orion's) and it generally twinkles, which a planet does not. If it tells you, "I'm the brightest star in the sky!" you can ask "Are you Sirius?" (Mnemonic I used to get my Cubs and Scouts to remember the name.)

[Mr Spacely]

Hi Mr spacely

I suspect that is Sirius you can see....turn around and look at the moon, the little point of light underneath is Saturn

Thanks

Just seen :saturn: "live" for the first time in my life

I'm totally blown away 8)

[Chubster]

Thing of beauty isnt it

[geppetto]

Nice one

No turning back now

[Mr Spacely]

So back to my original sighting, Sirius appears to look like a pale yellow planet then?

Never knew a star would look like that, never thought I would be able to view a star, it looked like a smaller version of the moon

[The Warthog]

So back to my original sighting, Sirius appears to look like a pale yellow planet then?

Never knew a star would look like that, never thought I would be able to view a star, it looked like a smaller version of the moon

Um, no, Sirius looks like a bright, bluish-white star.

[Kai]

Betelguese ??

[SteelRat]

Well - you posted a little before 8pm. Was it still up at that time or did you post a while after your sighting? Cos Venus was in the SW an hour n half or so earlier. Just a thought

[Kain]

Sounds like your looking at Venus to me, ot your scope it out of focus, which makes everything look like round fuzzy discs

Kain

[Kai]

When i looking at Venus i see a bluish tinge around it not a Yellow disk (or have i been looking at the wrong this time )

[Andrew*]

It wasn't sirius. You can't mistake the pup's colourful twinkle. It might have been Saturn, but I'm sure you would have noted its proximity to the sun. It was probably venus if it was very bright and late in the afternoon/early evening. Betelgeuse is clearly orange, but could be mistaken for yellow, and doesn't twinkle very much. It was in the south east, whereas venus was in the south west.

Hope we identify this one.

Andrew

[Greg]

At that time it wouldn't be Venus as it's below the horizon...

It could be Rigel, or Sirius..take your pic.

and here's your pic!

[Mr Spacely]

Sounds like your looking at Venus to me, ot your scope it out of focus, which makes everything look like round fuzzy discs

Kain

As I am totally new to this each day is a learning curve :?

Now realize I was over focusing as tonight when I have been looking at the stars I can re-create last nights observation on all of hem

Fuzzy discs :withstupid:

Found Saturn again though 8)