DavidJames Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 Hi Y'al, Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the bright star in the eastern sky. I have only noticed it over the past ten years, but it is large and many others have noted its brightness too. Any info would be helpful
Voltarius Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 I don't know too much about star arrangements, but my guess is that it's either a very large star that's fairly far away, or another planet in the solar system.
Realitycheck Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 It could be a supernova, maybe nobody else noticed it.
CaptainPanic Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 You should at least mention whether you're on the northern or southern hemisphere, because the night sky is totally different on both sides.
imatfaal Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 Stick your city or lat/long in here and get your own personal skymap http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/ Make sure you either do it at night or adjust the time (the website will default to using current time). In the UK Jupiter is in the east in the early night.
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