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    tombar
    tombar Forum Participant Posts: 408 Participant
    edited January 2016 in General Chat #1

    If anyone wishes to be brave and get up early (just before dawn) anytime between now and mid-February, and look south (just above the horizon), you will see five planets, with the naked eye.  Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and JupiterHappy

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    • brue
      brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 Participant
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      edited January 2016 #2

      Well at least dawn's quite late at the moment so there's a chance of seeing this line up.Smile

    • nelliethehooker
      nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 14,440
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      edited January 2016 #3

      I will give it a go but seeing the horizon to the south of us is difficult because of all the houses on our estate.Sad

    • cyberyacht
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      edited January 2016 #4

      Too much light pollution here unless I get in the car and drive down to Southsea and look out over the sea.

    • HelenandTrevor
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      edited January 2016 #5

      Same problem here, far too much light pollution,  unfortunately Sad

    • Oneputt
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      edited January 2016 #6

      Our problem as well, just too much light pollution here

    • brue
      brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 Participant
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      edited January 2016 #7

      You might just about manage to see Venus as it's usually very bright? I haven't looked yet, dead to the world this morning! We've got plenty of time to catch a view.

    • Pippah45
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      edited January 2016 #8

      Too cloudy here this morning - I was awake most of the night and  much too early and hoped for a bonus!  Still plenty of time for some clear skies - very much hope to spot them soon. 

    • brue
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      edited January 2016 #9

      I think the end of the month and early Feb will be the best time and the moon probably won't be as bright.Smile

    • nelliethehooker
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      edited January 2016 #10

      It too was cloudy here early in the morning. Venus can be seen quite clearly most nights at the moment, even in an area of high light pollution.

    • nelliethehooker
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      edited January 2016 #11

      It too was cloudy here early in the morning. Venus can be seen quite clearly most nights at the moment, even in an area of high light pollution.

    • tombar
      tombar Forum Participant Posts: 408 Participant
      edited January 2016 #12

      Personally, I didn't think you would see Mercury unless you have a powerful telescopic and you see it as it passes in front of the sun.Undecided

    • Pippah45
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      edited January 2016 #13

      I was awake just before dawn and couldn't see anything to the south although it might have been cloud - there was clear sky higher up and a very bright something fairly high in the west?

    • brue
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      edited January 2016 #14

      Scan the sky southeast to southwest. Venus will be the most visible. Our weather forecast is pretty awful tomorrow so we wont be seeing anything until things improve.

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