Can someone from england look at the sky? what is that?

Sorry if this is the wrong thread but i wasn't sure where to post.

Can a fellow brit look into the sky and tell me what that bright starry thing us?
is it a star? or maybe that satellite?

either way its the only star iI see in the whole sky and its Very bright.

I can't help you, sorry...can you take a pic?

The only working camera i have atm is about 2mb, so would look like just a dot, but i will try

It's worth a shot

Hopefully some other member from England will see your post.

It's NIBIRUUU!!!!!!!!!!!! Head for the hills!
RUN!!!!!!!!!

Alright mate?

I'm on night shift, I'll try to slip out. I'm up in Cumbria though so chances are its raining.

sorry, im in nevada

:nohelp:

Yeah, a picture would be great, if you have a facebook, get your friends out there with a better camera!

reply to post by RobbWonder


Download Stellarium and put in your location and see what it says.

You'll need to work out what direction you're looking at.

Jupiter is quite bright and high in the sky in the UK at the moment.

Where is it in the sky? I am not in England but even those of us not from the area can help you.

Is it any where near the moon? I think Jupiter should still be visible and It has been appearing near the moon.

I have seen Jupiter here recently and yes it looks like a very bright star.

If that helps.

I watched it last night from New Zealand - it's the brightest star I've ever seen and had a streak of light coming from it - from the 5 oclock position - strange!

Why don't you look at a skychart?
Or search for one of the many threads about it.

Its 4:53am here, no-one I know is online :/
tried to take a picture through a rifle scope but my camera didn't pick up a thing

Its Jupiter, its been really bright for months now

Downloading Stellarium , and can't even see the moon

reply to post by Hic sunt dracones


Yea its awsome, find myself staring at it often.

Originally posted by RobbWonder
Downloading Stellarium , and can't even see the moon

None the less my bet is on Jupiter so far.

Until you get it downloaded, can you tell us approximately where it is in the sky? What direction? what degree? etc?

It's Called the moon. and it is there every night

serious though. i see a lot of stars.. so a pic or a direction ect would help.

Cloudy in Cumbria but what your seeing will be Jupiter. It's really bright at the moment and should be fairly lowish on the horizon. About 30 degrees

Originally posted by Hic sunt dracones
Its Jupiter, its been really bright for months now

It was really bright last night I noticed.... and strobing red/blue... bright enough it could have been a flying police cruiser!