Is this what the shiny object is by the moon right now ?

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earthsky.org/tonight/moon-near-jupiter-on-november-4-2022/

It’s very brigh at first I thought it was an aircraft but it isn’t moving …..does anyone know please

Ummmmm... isn't it just Jupiter?

Yes sorry I’m just so excited - it’s so beautiful (I didn’t know)

It’s not ‘just;’ jupiter to me I don’t see planets every day in fact I think this is my first time

It is, yes. They were very close, last month, too.

Yes it’s Jupiter! It’s so bright and beautiful tonight, I’m the same OP I think it’s amazing.

Oh - I was just wondering this! Having a crafty fag in the garden. I wondered if it was the space station.

@PickAChew thank you - it’s overwhelmingly beautiful, I’m in Dorset it’s very clear tonight

@LottieTx it is very humbling isn’t it, Just so beautiful

Thanks for the thread OP, I wouldn't have known otherwise. That's really tickled me. How beautiful!

I was wondering this too and was going to look it up, so I'm glad I saw this thread 😊

Oh wow, I thought it was just a star!

its lovely, isn’t it? I’ve just fetched DS13 to have a look.

They're up there quite often, most usually Venus and Mars.

Sometimes you can even see the International Space Station flying past. That looks like a star, but travelling fast from west to east, like a plane but much higher up. It circumnavigates the Earth every 90 minutes. Best time to see it is after sunset or before dawn - you might be lucky and see it low down in the sky around 4.59 tomorrow morning if the sky is clear.

You can search on 'where is the International Space Station?' and there are several websites that track its exact location.

You can download an app called Star Chart for free and it will tell you what you can see in the heavens. You just point your phone/device at the bit of sky you are looking at and you will get a map of all the stars/planets/some satellites etc. The bright thing you can see just above the moon is Jupiter.

I have just been to have a look as it is a clear night.

I'm glad I clicked on this thread.

I'd assumed it was one of the planets but didn't know which. It's quite amazing to think another planet, so far away, is so bright in our night sky.
I live in an area where there's very little light pollution and went out to look at the stars last night. Stunning. I really need to learn more about the constellations I only know Orion's Belt!

I can never get my head around stuff like this. A shiny dot in the sky that only looks 20 odd miles away is actually an entire planet 🤯

I'm also in the it's amazing camp. Also Mars has been up this week and I find it incredible that you can see how orange/red it is compared to other things in the night sky with the naked eye.

Random useless fact for this thread, Jupiter emits more energy than it receives from the sun!

Thank you - I wondered what it was too!

Me & DS were looking at fireworks out of the attic window tonight, I also saw this and thought it was a star!

I would never have guessed it was Jupiter, I didn’t realise we would be able to see it so clearly when it is so far away!

@WWRGD thats not useless it’s incredible 🥰
I have to admit I am actually shedding a little 🥲as it’s so amazing astrology must be such an interesting career it’s all so mysterious to me

Astronomy.

Astrology is horoscopes and woo stuff.

thank you
i noticed this too

Thanks for this - we've just been outside for a look- very cold clear night here and there it is - very bright!

@EndlessMagpies of course . Yes sorry 😭😭😭