LARGE VERY BRIGHT CROSS-SHAPED PLANET or STAR is visible in the Western Sky | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1486940 United States 04/20/2012 11:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That is the exact thing I saw in the sky last week, was staring at it - just like you described! The night I saw it was the same night that that tired pilot thought it was an oncoming plane, took the jet plane into a dive, and injured 16 of his passengers. They said it was the planet Venus. I can see why he was confused, as it was quite a sight. It has gotten badly overcast here in San Diego, so cannot look tonight. Take some pics, maybe? |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 11297503 United States 04/21/2012 12:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes. It seems like Venus at its brightest. It's in the right quadrant of the sky. But why is it cross shaped? The pictures I am seeing just show a round white object or the disk of of the plant. I am seeing this through the binoculars (ignore the zeros): 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - o --- -- . -- --- 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - It looks like a cross with an empty ring around it. The planet is obviously in the center. It is very bright. Why does it look like this? Reflected light? Pollution over LA? Our Atmosphere? Anyone else seeing the cross pattern around venus? |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 11297503 United States 04/21/2012 12:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But why is it cross shaped? The pictures I am seeing just show a round white object or the disk of of the plant. I am seeing this through the binoculars (ignore the zeros): 000000000-0000000 000000000-0000000 000000000-0000000 000000000 0000000 000000000-0000000 00000000 -0000000 o0--- -- . -- --- 000000000-0000000 000000000-0000000 000000000 0000000 000000000-0000000 000000000-0000000 000000000-0000000 It looks like a cross with an empty ring around it. The planet is obviously in the center. It is very bright. Why does it look like this? Reflected light? Pollution over LA? Our Atmosphere? |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 11297503 United States 04/21/2012 12:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes. It seems like Venus at its brightest. It's in the right quadrant of the sky. But why is it cross shaped? The pictures I am seeing just show a round white object or the disk of of the plant. I am seeing this through the binoculars (ignore the zeros): 000000000-00000000 000000000-00000000 000000000-00000000 000000000 00000000 000000000-00000000 00000000 -00000000 00---_---.--_---00 000000000-00000000 000000000-00000000 000000000 00000000 000000000-00000000 000000000-00000000 000000000-00000000 It looks like a cross with an empty ring around it. The planet is obviously in the center. It is very bright. Why does it look like this? Reflected light? Pollution over LA? Our Atmosphere? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 5126083 United States 04/21/2012 12:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Venus is so bright right now because it is a crescent. This is also probably why some of you are seeing the different "shapes" of the light being reflected. Most of what you see from Venus right now through a telescope is the dark side. The reason it is so bright when it is crescent is that it is at it's closest to Earth. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14011374 Venus is not currently visible from the US. Saturn however is visible and very bright in the western sky tonight... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14011374 United States 04/21/2012 12:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Venus is so bright right now because it is a crescent. This is also probably why some of you are seeing the different "shapes" of the light being reflected. Most of what you see from Venus right now through a telescope is the dark side. The reason it is so bright when it is crescent is that it is at it's closest to Earth. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14011374 Venus is not currently visible from the US. Saturn however is visible and very bright in the western sky tonight... Venus is visible from the US, I was just looking at it here in AZ an hour ago. lol. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 5126083 United States 04/21/2012 12:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Venus is so bright right now because it is a crescent. This is also probably why some of you are seeing the different "shapes" of the light being reflected. Most of what you see from Venus right now through a telescope is the dark side. The reason it is so bright when it is crescent is that it is at it's closest to Earth. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14011374 Venus is not currently visible from the US. Saturn however is visible and very bright in the western sky tonight... Venus is visible from the US, I was just looking at it here in AZ an hour ago. lol. Check again. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 14786631 United Kingdom 04/21/2012 12:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Venus is so bright right now because it is a crescent. This is also probably why some of you are seeing the different "shapes" of the light being reflected. Most of what you see from Venus right now through a telescope is the dark side. The reason it is so bright when it is crescent is that it is at it's closest to Earth. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14011374 Apart from.....Its not a crescent.....Look through your telescope. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 14011374 United States 04/21/2012 12:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Venus is so bright right now because it is a crescent. This is also probably why some of you are seeing the different "shapes" of the light being reflected. Most of what you see from Venus right now through a telescope is the dark side. The reason it is so bright when it is crescent is that it is at it's closest to Earth. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14011374 Venus is not currently visible from the US. Saturn however is visible and very bright in the western sky tonight... Venus is visible from the US, I was just looking at it here in AZ an hour ago. lol. Check again. Still there, heading for the horizon. What's your point? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 14011374 United States 04/21/2012 12:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Venus is so bright right now because it is a crescent. This is also probably why some of you are seeing the different "shapes" of the light being reflected. Most of what you see from Venus right now through a telescope is the dark side. The reason it is so bright when it is crescent is that it is at it's closest to Earth. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14011374 Apart from.....Its not a crescent.....Look through your telescope. I did, about an hour ago and it was a beautiful crescent. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 5126083 United States 04/21/2012 12:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5126083 Venus is not currently visible from the US. Saturn however is visible and very bright in the western sky tonight... Venus is visible from the US, I was just looking at it here in AZ an hour ago. lol. Check again. Still there, heading for the horizon. What's your point? My point is, it isn't Venus. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14785771 Philippines 04/21/2012 12:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP, I have been hearing rumors that there is a huge glowing orb in the center of the solar system. Some people even think that it may be powered by thermonuclear explosions. Sounds crazy I know but maybe you should look into it...I mean look directly into it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14786631 United Kingdom 04/21/2012 12:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lol if people say its Venus you are as they say "pants on head retarded". I thought it was Jupiter. Due to the size of it....That was before I relised it was getting bigger and bigger. if you look carefully you can now start to see a moon orbiting this thing. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14785771 Philippines 04/21/2012 12:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | After sundown Venus IS visible in the west. Saturn is in the east. Venus is so bright right now because it is a crescent. This is also probably why some of you are seeing the different "shapes" of the light being reflected. Most of what you see from Venus right now through a telescope is the dark side. The reason it is so bright when it is crescent is that it is at it's closest to Earth. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14011374 Venus is not currently visible from the US. Saturn however is visible and very bright in the western sky tonight... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1248093 United States 04/21/2012 01:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well Northern US hemisphere here (Illinois) and I literally looked at it with Binoculars last night and was frustrated because I could not get a clear shape in view either. For me it almost looked like 3 large bright lights converging on one another. Also the glare did give it a cross shape to it but definitely seemed like it had three sources of light all the same brightness, I was pretty sure it was Venus but if you guys are saying Venus is NOT visible in the US northern hemisphere then W T F !? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14786631 United Kingdom 04/21/2012 01:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP, I have been hearing rumors that there is a huge glowing orb in the center of the solar system. Some people even think that it may be powered by thermonuclear explosions. Sounds crazy I know but maybe you should look into it...I mean look directly into it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14785771 What is that? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 11297503 It is so bright! It has cross shaped rays! It HAS TO BE REFLECTING Light from somewhere. Sagittarius A. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14011374 United States 04/21/2012 01:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14011374 Venus is visible from the US, I was just looking at it here in AZ an hour ago. lol. Check again. Still there, heading for the horizon. What's your point? My point is, it isn't Venus. lol, yeah ok. You go boy. lol |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14785771 Philippines 04/21/2012 01:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | WOOWOO! All aboard the WOOWOO train for those who failed 5th grade science! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 14786631 United Kingdom 04/21/2012 01:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | WOOWOO! All aboard the WOOWOO train for those who failed 5th grade science! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14785771 Lol if people say its Venus you are as they say "pants on head retarded". Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14786631 I thought it was Jupiter. Due to the size of it....That was before I relised it was getting bigger and bigger. if you look carefully you can now start to see a moon orbiting this thing. ? If you had a telescope you could prove me wrong. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14785771 Philippines 04/21/2012 01:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This propaganda tool put out by the powers that be says that it's Venus: [link to www.lightandmatter.com] Don't buy it though. It is definately Bella and Zyra. |