There REALLY IS something strange in western sky around sunset...!!!

If the clouds lift, I'll get it. I have everything set up and am looking out my window atm.

JB

Clouds cleared

I'm going out

Hope you do also


Easterns should have a view now!

Your hubby is right. It's a Contrail from a plane.

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Not where I'm at, still have a big cloud in the way.....

BTW, I am out...LOL.

GREAT!

Can't believe I'm doing this, but clear western sky here in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Going up on the roof now with binoculars. If I see something, may get the telescope out.

Great!

seen it last night too. thought it was venus but way too big and bright to be it.

Any photos/videos or verification yet?
Cloudy here in Canada east coast, waiting in anticipation!

Ok, I out here, looking at it w binocs and stellarium, it seems to match up with Arturus, however, it still looks dynamic and somewhat bi-lobed thru binocs. Trying to get the telescope zoomed in but it's cloudy and I'm no expert, I have it lined up in the view finder but cant get it in main view, sorry for spelling, on the ipad

:gbpih:

Well, I must say...it is one hell of a contrail! ha ha! don't fool yourself buddy! and about venus, how many venuses are there? we're not stupid!

Good, because I still have clouds to contend with!!!

Ice may get it though....

That is excellent video, matches what I am observing. Now let's look for some old video of Arcturus n c if it matches. Nice job to author of the vid.

On my roof a minute ago, saw venus clearly, sliver moon, and I guess mercury, but have a cloud bank about 15 degrees above the horizon and can't see anything else. Where is this in reference to this?
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Mercury and saturn..close thread

Looks like...

I think that may be right..

Please explain:
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The moon, Venus, Saturn and Mercury as they appear from North America on October 6. Note that Mercury will be very low in the sky from northerly latitudes. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere has a great view of this event!

Before night drapes the sky on the peak night of the Draconid meteor shower on October 7, look in the southwestern dusk to see the waxing crescent moon between Venus and Saturn. Again, the Southern Hemisphere has the best view here, with the planets straight above the sunset, instead leaning to one side of it.

Moon, planet Venus and star Antares at dusk on October 8. Everyone, around the world, can see these objects on this night.

Sorry,
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Uh huh!!! OK, I'm going to stay calm and try to debunk this. I have clouds obscuring everything west and south.

Please get some good shots or report nothing....

Be honest.


What I think I've seen - I saw an object that looked almost exactly like the one in the photo on the blog last night but with a bit more of a tail through an 8 inch telescope. It also looks very similar to the object in this video. It is in the SW sky and is NOT VENUS, which is above it. It is orange. It's tail is orange/black. It is highly dynamic (the surface appears wavy).

I likely won't add much tonight as these clouds are barely moving!!

Good luck and I hope you get some great shots!!!

I am seeing it (5:30 pm mountain time) .... and have watched it move across the SWern sky, westward looking like a short comtrail - actually getting lower by the hour, it is too faint for me to get a picture of, the sun is washing it all out ... I did get a picture of Venus (at 5:20) and when I zoomed in on it, I saw two other "stars" were to the right and lower than venus, got a pretty good close up of the lowest one ... I will upload and show you later, gotta get back out there

FYI: "Professor" James McCanney got a doctor in med, not in science and he sells prepper-stuff.

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It's Venus.

Venus.

Venus.

The Morning and Evening Star.

Did it fall off again?

Yes, that viewpoint has been well represented by those who don't even read the first line of the first post. We get it. Go away.

To the rest - the sun is still up here, but clear skies otherwise. Sadly I have no telescope but if I see anything of note I'll post it!

Beautiful cloudy pink sunset....Ahhhhhh.

I just spent a week at my beach house with unimpeded view of the SW, W, NW skies.

I was impressed as well.

Which is why I looked it up on Stellarium.

It is Venus.


IT is Shining...


What do you KNOW of Venus?

Did you know the 'dance' between Earth and Venus creates this pattern?
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Nothing is accidental...