Space and stuff

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I still consider Pluto a planet even though The Man considers it not to be

#Rebel

 

[rascal]

Is the film worth a watch or is it complete dross like Gravity?

Pretty amazing how bright Venus and Jupiter have been recently, down here Jupiter has been visible before the sun has even gone down!

Read somewhere that Jupiter and Venus are going to move closer and closer together and eventually cross over each other in the sky on the last day of this month. Worth a look to track their progress.

Please don't ever compare Interstellar to Gravity again. Interstellar had solid science, Gravity did not, in fact it got everything wrong.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Please don't ever compare Interstellar to Gravity again. Interstellar had solid science, Gravity did not, in fact it got everything wrong.

That was my point, I watched Gravity and it was terrible but didn't watch Interstellar in case it was similar. Will have to give it a watch.

 

[The Esk]

Read somewhere that Jupiter and Venus are going to move closer and closer together and eventually cross over each other in the sky on the last day of this month. Worth a look to track their progress.

They converge on 30 June mate, should be excellent!

 

[rascal]

That was my point, I watched Gravity and it was terrible but didn't watch Interstellar in case it was similar. Will have to give it a watch.

You'll enjoy it, though towards the end it's a bit cheesy. Not ending of gravity levels of cheese but cheese enough to send the viewer home happy.

Ps many apologies for jumping down your throat a bit there chap .

 

[Titus Bramble]

You'll enjoy it, though towards the end it's a bit cheesy. Not ending of gravity levels of cheese but cheese enough to send the viewer home happy.

Ps many apologies for jumping down your throat a bit there chap .

It's quite alrite old chum, we're both obviously very similar in that trying to present something as plausible without being based on anything factual does our heads in

 

[rascal]

A solar storm is battering Earth

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...upted-but-auroras-might-be-seen-10338332.html

 

[PITA]

Is the film worth a watch or is it complete dross like Gravity?

Pretty amazing how bright Venus and Jupiter have been recently, down here Jupiter has been visible before the sun has even gone down!

Read somewhere that Jupiter and Venus are going to move closer and closer together and eventually cross over each other in the sky on the last day of this month. Worth a look to track their progress.

TB, it is Venus that is visible before the sun has gone down. After the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky.

 

[rascal]

TB, it is Venus that is visible before the sun has gone down. After the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky.

It's also the most beautiful IMO

 

[Pat's Van]

not had much luck spotting it since last week, is friday supposed to be clear ? I'm working the arena so should have good views of big sky by the river until late

 

[PITA]

A solar storm is battering Earth

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...upted-but-auroras-might-be-seen-10338332.html

The sky in the Northern horizon was very red tonight. Couldn't see any dancing lights so not sure what I was seeing.

 

[Titus Bramble]

TB, it is Venus that is visible before the sun has gone down. After the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky.

I think it was Jupiter I could see, it was higher in the sky than Venus normally is and there was cloud cover on the horizon. Could be wrong like.

 

[WA Toffee]

TB, it is Venus that is visible before the sun has gone down. After the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky.

You can see both, in fact i am looking at them both out my window right now. Venus is by far the brighter of the 2, but Jupiter is visible before sunset

 

[PITA]

You can see both, in fact i am looking at them both out my window right now. Venus is by far the brighter of the 2, but Jupiter is visible before sunset

I suspect that visibility is much better down under.

You might be correct that both are visible in the UK before sunset but if you can see something that is extremely bright it will be Venus. Jupiter is like a 20 watt bulb to Venus's 250 watts.

I haven't seen Jupiter before 10pm but Venus is usually visible about 9.10 pm.

 

[PITA]

I still consider Pluto a planet even though The Man considers it not to be

#Rebel

Some images of Pluto are now available. Just google.

Venus is up, the clouds have cleared and we should get a good view of how close Jupiter is.