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Bright star in the west, what is it?
#9695803 - 01/28/09 05:53 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm in southwest fla, and for the past month or so, I've noticed this super bright star in the west, just above the trees in my parking lot. It seems to be sticking around in the same spot for a really long time. I've never seen it in any other place. Maybe it's because I always go outside at the same time each night.
I really started to get freaked out after my alien contact experience on shrooms. My friend would always talk about how the bodhisattvas and the enlightened beings were visiting him on shrooms. He'd point to a really bright star and say "SEE! See that!? Now tell me what that is..." and I'd say "um... looks like a star to me." "No man! That's the BUDDHA!" He'd insist.
He would always say how these beings would follow him around in the sky where ever he would go.
Anyways, so does anyone know what star or planet I'm seeing? It always shows up in the late evening.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9695848 - 01/28/09 05:59 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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It is Venus dude
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: niteowl]
#9695883 - 01/28/09 06:05 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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What time are you seeing it?
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9695886 - 01/28/09 06:05 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've seen the same star (here in the uk) a couple of weeks ago.. It was quite low on the horizon and considerably brighter than any of the other stars in the sky (and no, its not the sun ).
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Cepheus]
#9695936 - 01/28/09 06:14 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yep, that's Venus, it should be nice and visible right now, a little to the south of the moon.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Cepheus]
#9695941 - 01/28/09 06:15 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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i live in holland, i saw it 2 nights ago, it was really bright!
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9695985 - 01/28/09 06:22 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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It is actually the reptilian mothership.
(though the Earth governments and those closely working with the governments would like you to believe it is just Venus...)
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: blewmeanie]
#9695993 - 01/28/09 06:23 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well I'm seeing it right now and it's like 8pm EST.
I really want to become more conscious of the sky and the stars but the light pollution is way to much here.
So Venus huh? Isn't Venus the Godess of love? Does this mean I'm going to get laid soon?
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9696005 - 01/28/09 06:25 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: blewmeanie]
#9696033 - 01/28/09 06:31 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's a neat pic but I'm not really sure how to read that. What's the purple line mean? and how should I hold this while looking at the sky?
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9696144 - 01/28/09 06:46 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Holding the map in front of you, facing south, put south (on the map) facing down. North will be at the top of the map and behind you
straighten you arms above you head. west will be to your right east to your left
everything on the map should match up.
Venus won't be around too much longer another month or so and it will be gone
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: niteowl]
#9696169 - 01/28/09 06:50 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's getting brighter and it's part of a greater cycle affecting the earth too!!!
2500% increase in auroral brightness, and substantive global atmospheric changes in less than 30 years...
http://www.enterprisemission.com/_articles/05-14-2004_Interplanetary_Part_1/Interplanetary_1.htm
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9696462 - 01/28/09 07:34 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nunbuh_Chrubble said: Well I'm seeing it right now and it's like 8pm EST.
I really want to become more conscious of the sky and the stars but the light pollution is way to much here.
So Venus huh? Isn't Venus the Godess of love? Does this mean I'm going to get laid soon?
Get yourself a telescope and go out where no one lives and star gaze. I'm about to drop almost 10 000$ on a telescope and go star gazing.
Ive got an obsession with the universe. Start reading about it, your gonna start loving the stars and the planets and galaxies etc to.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9696681 - 01/28/09 08:13 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nunbuh_Chrubble said: That's a neat pic but I'm not really sure how to read that. What's the purple line mean? and how should I hold this while looking at the sky?
The line is the celestial equator, its basically a projection of the earths equator out into the universe.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: blewmeanie]
#9697185 - 01/28/09 09:47 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Neat. I'll start looking at more star maps. Any sites you would recommend (since I'm too lazy to google)
I always enjoy the stars when I travel out of the city, but such travels aren't easy for me to make regularly.
I would love to be able to look at the sky each night and watch as it all progresses through the year. Fuck the Gregorian Calender!
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9697187 - 01/28/09 09:48 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Astronomy.com
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: blewmeanie]
#9698118 - 01/29/09 12:47 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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They sell yearly sky map books.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: hpi]
#9698349 - 01/29/09 02:16 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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hpi said: Get yourself a telescope and go out where no one lives and star gaze. I'm about to drop almost 10 000$ on a telescope and go star gazing.
Ive got an obsession with the universe. Start reading about it, your gonna start loving the stars and the planets and galaxies etc to.
Have you ever used a telescope before?
$10,000 is a lot of cash to spend on a telescope, just to get it and not be able to use it properly.
I have had a telescope since I was 9 (over 30 years) They are fun but they take a bit of patience to master.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9698356 - 01/29/09 02:19 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Bright star
Just to clarify, its a planet not a star. A star is a sun.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: niteowl]
#9700309 - 01/29/09 02:28 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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niteowl said:
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hpi said: Get yourself a telescope and go out where no one lives and star gaze. I'm about to drop almost 10 000$ on a telescope and go star gazing.
Ive got an obsession with the universe. Start reading about it, your gonna start loving the stars and the planets and galaxies etc to.
Have you ever used a telescope before?
$10,000 is a lot of cash to spend on a telescope, just to get it and not be able to use it properly.
I have had a telescope since I was 9 (over 30 years) They are fun but they take a bit of patience to master.
What kinda question is that?
Ive owned a couple before but the nothing like the 10k one I'm gonna get soon.
It's worth the money, Ive looked through it cause a buddy has it and WOW is all I can say.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: hpi]
#9700334 - 01/29/09 02:35 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Note that eyepieces can be a significant portion of the cost, so you may need to spend quite a bit more than the tube alone costs.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Ego Death]
#9700349 - 01/29/09 02:39 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ego Death said:
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Bright star
Just to clarify, its a planet not a star. A star is a sun.
Forget that mumbo jumbo, it`s totally a sign that you should move to the west coast. Think about it,it`s been there your entire life and it just spoke to you,saying go west young man,hevent you been told ,california is full of women ,whiskey and gold.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: DieCommie]
#9700360 - 01/29/09 02:40 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Qubit said: Note that eyepieces can be a significant portion of the cost, so you may need to spend quite a bit more than the tube alone costs.
Money isn't really an issue.
Besides, the universe up close it worth every penny:)
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: hpi]
#9701498 - 01/29/09 06:30 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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hpi said:
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niteowl said:
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hpi said: Get yourself a telescope and go out where no one lives and star gaze. I'm about to drop almost 10 000$ on a telescope and go star gazing.
Ive got an obsession with the universe. Start reading about it, your gonna start loving the stars and the planets and galaxies etc to.
Have you ever used a telescope before?
$10,000 is a lot of cash to spend on a telescope, just to get it and not be able to use it properly.
I have had a telescope since I was 9 (over 30 years) They are fun but they take a bit of patience to master.
What kinda question is that?
Ive owned a couple before but the nothing like the 10k one I'm gonna get soon.
It's worth the money, Ive looked through it cause a buddy has it and WOW is all I can say.
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: niteowl]
#9702211 - 01/29/09 08:28 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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is venus what i'm seeing above and to the left of the moon? it's pretty close to it, but not right next to it
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: Nunbuh_Chrubble]
#9702214 - 01/29/09 08:30 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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its venus
I remember being up for over 30 hours on amphetamine and seeing it, thought it was some kind of fucking ufo it totally flipped me out
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: aDoS]
#9702226 - 01/29/09 08:32 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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aDoS said: its venus
I remember being up for over 30 hours on amphetamine and seeing it, thought it was some kind of fucking ufo it totally flipped me out
I know where your coming from man. Always happens to me
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: demiu5]
#9702247 - 01/29/09 08:35 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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demius said: is venus what i'm seeing above and to the left of the moon? it's pretty close to it, but not right next to it
yeah thats what i was seeing for most of the night. sweet ass planet.
or maybe this guy?
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Re: Bright star in the west, what is it? [Re: aDoS]
#9702252 - 01/29/09 08:36 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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check this out: http://www.skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn0901.pdf
I look at the starts almost every night when I take my dog out to before I go to sleep. The brightest one right now seems to be Sirius which moves across the night sky but starts low where I am in Northern California. It often looks like many different colors. Venus is the one near the moon which is seen early in the evening, it's not really that bright, but brighter than others.
Edited by Rebirtha (01/29/09 08:44 PM)
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