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Weather Watchers

Tetrachloride

(8,448 posts) Sat Dec 3, 2022, 04:53 PM Dec 2022

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Night sky stars and planets

So far this year, identified at least once, all without binoculars or telescope

Sirius
Aldebaran
Capella
Pollux
Rigel
Arcturus
Canopus
Procyon
Spica
Regulus
Vega
Fomalhaut
Altair

The Big Dipper
Orion constellation

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

Not sure on Deneb and Antares

North Star is obliterated by city lights

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Night sky stars and planets (Original Post) Tetrachloride Dec 2022 OP

Thanks! elleng Dec 2022 #1

Mars is super bright. i get the best view of Big Dipper at 4-5 because of my city lights Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #2

No city lights around here. Was late when I thought I saw Mars. elleng Dec 2022 #3

You definitely saw it. in my 27 latitude, it's straight up Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #4

Mars was far east, and 'maybe' Dipper in closer eastern view. elleng Dec 2022 #5

Yes. early evening. i am an all night night owl Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #6

DITTO all night night owl! elleng Dec 2022 #7

Vega! First star of the Summer Triangle - just saw it now (615 AM), progree Dec 2022 #8

elleng

(136,064 posts)

1. Thanks!

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 05:28 PM

Dec 2022

MAY have seen Mars last night.

I see the Big Dipper was around? Might have seen it, so started to sing and thinking of our history:

Tetrachloride

(8,448 posts)

2. Mars is super bright. i get the best view of Big Dipper at 4-5 because of my city lights

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 05:34 PM

Dec 2022

Mars, Jupiter and Sirius are the top 3 brightest now

elleng

(136,064 posts)

3. No city lights around here. Was late when I thought I saw Mars.

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 05:39 PM

Dec 2022

Tetrachloride

(8,448 posts)

4. You definitely saw it. in my 27 latitude, it's straight up

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 05:41 PM

Dec 2022

give or take. going pretty much straight west or north of west

elleng

(136,064 posts)

5. Mars was far east, and 'maybe' Dipper in closer eastern view.

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 05:49 PM

Dec 2022

Tetrachloride

(8,448 posts)

6. Yes. early evening. i am an all night night owl

Reply to elleng (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 05:56 PM

Dec 2022

i see the sunrise pretty often.

No precipitation measurable except for 1 day in 26 months

elleng

(136,064 posts)

7. DITTO all night night owl!

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 06:04 PM

Dec 2022

Clear tomorrow >, but showers coming Tues > Friday, with hi temp Wed 61! The next full Moon will occur on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 11:08 PM EST, so not sure about seeing it.

progree

(11,463 posts)

8. Vega! First star of the Summer Triangle - just saw it now (615 AM),

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 07:31 AM

Dec 2022

Last edited Tue Dec 6, 2022, 09:40 AM - Edit history (1)

On the north-eastern horizon.

And the sun will begin setting later in the evening starting in just 3 days (Minneapolis).

https://in-the-sky.org/skymap2.php

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