Brammie Steve Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Neptune visible to the naked eye in ESE tonight. What can anyone else identify? SkyView is a great free app BTW! Carl Sagan, Miggins and TigerTedd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, Brammie Steve said: Neptune visible to the naked eye in ESE tonight. What can anyone else identify? SkyView is a great free app BTW! My missus just shouted "I can see Uranus", "bloody hell", I replied, "I hope the neighbours didn't see me get out the hot tub as well" Steve How Hard? and Boycie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said: My missus just shouted "I can see Uranus", "bloody hell", I replied, "I hope the neighbours didn't see me get out the hot tub as well" Glad I ay in Utcheter tonight ah kin tell thee! uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 16 hours ago, Brammie Steve said: Neptune visible to the naked eye in ESE tonight. What can anyone else identify? SkyView is a great free app BTW! Pretty sure Neptune's never visible to the naked eye, but would be with binoculars. It's a but of a mystery that the ancients only knew Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as wandering planets against the fixed backdrop of stars, when they should also have been able to see Uranus. But Neptune is several times fainter than the faintest start it's possible to see. I love the astronomy night sky apps for spotting things. Brammie Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: Pretty sure Neptune's never visible to the naked eye, but would be with binoculars. It's a but of a mystery that the ancients only knew Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as wandering planets against the fixed backdrop of stars, when they should also have been able to see Uranus. But Neptune is several times fainter than the faintest start it's possible to see. I love the astronomy night sky apps for spotting things. The ancients had SkyView. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 3 hours ago, TigerTedd said: The ancients had SkyView. They had the Antikythera Mechanism, which is an extraordinary piece of Greek clockwork astronomical kit from around 200 BC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism TigerTedd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I’ve seen the moon on numerous occasions quarter, half, three quarters, full and new. I have also witnessed a few eclipses over the years. Only ever seen one side of the moon because it doesn’t rotate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Not sure where to post this but this will do. The Gaia is an art exhibition of the globe as seen from astronauts. It’s currently on display in the Cathedral, suspended from the ceiling and slowly rotating. it’s a beautiful thing to see, I popped in today while in town with the missus. richinspain, I know nothing, Highgate and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Highgate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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