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03-17-2009, 11:17 PM | #1 |
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20m asteroid,(2009 fh) flyby
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ASTEROID FLYBY HAPPENED TONIGHT: Newly-discovered asteroid 2009 FH is flying past Earth tonight only 85,000 km away. That's about twice the altitude of a geosynchronous communications satellite. Advanced amateur astronomers in North America can photograph the 20-meter-wide space rock racing through the constellation Gemini after sunset on March 17th. It should be about as bright as a 14th magnitude star. [ephemeris] [3D orbit] http://www.spaceweather.com/ |
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Hi Antaletriangle,
Do you know of any good astronomer who has knowledge of the Southern hemisphere that can help me out. Over the last few days at around 6:00pm there is always one star that appears before any of the others. This star is really bright, with a bluey type of light which can be seen looking west (I'm on the North Eastern Brazilian coast and look inland to see it). It appears close to the Cruzeiro do Sul. I have spoken to others about it, but no-one is an astronomer. They have suggested that it could be Venus, but couldn't be sure. Pardon the pun, but try to shine a little light on this for me. Best regards, Steve Quote:
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03-18-2009, 11:42 AM | #4 |
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Give me a reference point Steve to a nearby constellation that you recognise in proximity to the object, from a specific location (your nearest friendly illuminati outpost - city) at a specific time so I can look it up for you.
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Hi Steve
The brightest of all planets is hanging low in the western sky at sunset, and if you look at it with a backyard telescope, you'll see that it is a slender 4% crescent. Venus resembles a rainbow because Earth's atmosphere acts like a prism. When Venus is near the horizon, refraction separates the red crescent from the blue. The crescent is so thin, the splitting of colors is obvious. Later this month, Venus will disappear into the glare of the spring sun--so catch the rainbow planet while you can! source: http://www.spaceweather.com/
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Hi Luminari,
The nearest constellation is the Cruzeiro do Sul (Southern Cross) - however this only appears when it gets darker. Reference city is Recife in the State of Pernambuco at around 6:00pm local time. Best regards, Steve |
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Hi GaiaLove,
It could well be Venus then. Don't forget I'm looking at this thing from the Southern Hemisphere and not the Northern where you are. To me it looks like a really strong star, not prism shaped, but with a bluey shine. Best regards, Steve Quote:
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03-18-2009, 03:53 PM | #8 |
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are you thinking of the Hopi Blue Star right now?
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03-18-2009, 05:26 PM | #9 |
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i've seen this Planet for the past few months, it is always the first to be seen and can be seen before it goes dark. It's in the west and I can see it from here in Manchester/England. Does anyone know what it is?
I am thinking that it is Venus, but I have never noticed seeing this planet any other year... that is if it is a planet. |
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Steve:
Venus is low in your western sky at 5pm your time based on the sky map here http://www.space.com/snserver/snweb....th&Explore=No& It will appear as a very bright star regardless of its current crescent shape. burgundia: No but the comet pictured below sure looks like the Hopi Blue Star More info here--> http://www.space.com/spacewatch/0902...met-lulin.html
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03-18-2009, 08:21 PM | #11 |
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...Well its not Venus, had a quick look but running late for work. Will give you a comprehensive answer later today.
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wanna bet?
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Its not hard to find Venus.. we were looking for something else. I also find your claim of a giant GREEN comet (Lulin) being the Hopi BLUE star to be amusing. Ok Steve.. at the location of Recife, Venus is directly west moving downwards.. it totally disappears just after 7pm. CRUX (the southern cross) is in the southeast and doesn't rise until about 8:30 pm.. CRUX is not very close to the ecliptic meridian so we can safely rule out ALL of the planets.. (unless the object is a fair distance directly ABOVE CRUX which would place it near the ecliptic, even so the nearest planet around that time is Saturn but it is a 'very long way away' in the upper left if you are looking at CRUX). I suggest looking at http://www.heavens-above.com/ to see the position of the ISS (international space station). So far we have a UFO peace out, no hard feelings GaiaLove (gaylove?) im just a bit grumpy and in need of a beer.. all the best, L |
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Hi steve i can't add much more to Luminari's observations-i have just read this and been having that beer that luminari stated he needed STELLA ARTOIS lol,apologies for not replying earlier-cheers!
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Synchronicity!
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What's Stella?
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I see, LOL, I guess I could've looked it up but I was being lazy. I've never heard of it before.
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Antale and I never said we were drinking "the greatest beer on earth ever"
Stella is a great everyday beer Humble!! If you want to know some of my FAVOURITES though.. INNIS & GUNN (Scotland) CHIMAY Blue (Belgium) TROIS MONTS (France) LA FIN DU MONDE (Canada) RAFTMAN (Canada) Baron's BLACK WATTLE (Australia) 3 RAVENS Black (Australia) or just give me an ice cold pint of Guiness and im happy I could go on and on and on.... |
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Ok Burgundia.. Ive only had Zwiec and Brok from poland
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