New star in the sky? 10th planet? wtf?

Originally posted by Essan

I do wonder what they teach people these days, I really do .....

I don't think it so much what is taught, as what is learned.

You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think.
D. Parker

Originally posted by daylow1923
...IT IS LOW ON THE HORIZON TO THE SOUTH WEST JUST AFTER SUNSET. AM I THE ONLY ONE SEEING THIS ??? ...

If you were looking low on the horizon to the southwest just after sunset, then you were seeing Venus. Venus just started becoming visible in your area just a few weeks ago. Before that it was too close to the Sun in the sky (from Earth's point of view) to really be noticed.

Put it this way -- If you really DID see the 10th planet/Nibiru/whatever in the southwest sky just after sunset, then you should have seen TWO bright planets -- This "10th planet" and Venus.

If you only saw one, then either you saw only Venus, or you did in fact see the 10th planet...
...but if you did only see this "10th Planet", then where's Venus

Originally posted by Pauligirl

Originally posted by Essan

I do wonder what they teach people these days, I really do .....

I don't think it so much what is taught, as what is learned.

You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think.
D. Parker

For me, it doesn't bother me that people may not have learned about Venus in school.

What bothers me is the way people jump to conclusions without doing a little basic research first. Did it not ever occur to this person to simply check to see what known bright object may be in the southwest sky after sunset, rather than jumping to the conclusion that it must be some unknown planet?

I mean, why do people see something they personally don't understand, and then assume that since THEY don't understand it, it must be something NOBODY understands?

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Think about that.

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