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 Bottom Clinger 12 Jan 2023

…just above the horizon, South West, shortly after sunset. Any ideas?

 alx 12 Jan 2023
In reply to Bottom Clinger:

URANUS

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 broken spectre 12 Jan 2023
In reply to Bottom Clinger:

About 17:20ish? That's Venus that is

In reply to alx:

As boring as it is, makes me giggle every time

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In reply to broken spectre:

Yes. And thanks. Good views tonight - very clear skies. 

 Linda Orritt 12 Jan 2023
In reply to alx:

Did you know that 63 Earths can fit inside Uranus? ………. Fact of the day. 

 petemeads 12 Jan 2023
In reply to Linda Orritt:

Only if it is hollow...

 ThunderCat 13 Jan 2023
In reply to Linda Orritt:

> Did you know that 63 Earths can fit inside Uranus? ………. Fact of the day. 

64 if you relax... 

 deacondeacon 13 Jan 2023
In reply to ThunderCat:

Pretty sure it's 67 if you get on your knees.

In reply to deacondeacon:

It’s only 3 of my earths. Not bragging, simple fact. 

 GrahamD 13 Jan 2023
In reply to deacondeacon:

Pretty sure you can't fit any, the earth being flat and therefore the wrong shape. 

 Billhook 13 Jan 2023
In reply to alx:

> URANUS

Isn't that a Black Hole?

 Tringa 13 Jan 2023
In reply to Billhook:

Mars and Jupiter are well placed for viewing too.

About 7:30 - 8:00pm, Jupiter is in the SW; bright and white and Mars is about due south, high up and noticeably reddish in colour.

Jupiter is worth having a look at through binoculars. It is unlikely you'll see any detail on the planet, though it will appears as an obvious disc(rather than a dot, as stars will look) but one or more of the largest four moons should be visible.

Dave

 streapadair 13 Jan 2023
In reply to Bottom Clinger:

Get the Daff Moon app on your phone, it's got a lot more than just the moon.

 deepsoup 13 Jan 2023
In reply to streapadair:

> Get the Daff Moon app on your phone, it's got a lot more than just the moon.

^ I was going to mention this.  It's brilliant and it's free (no ads either).  But Android only I think.


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