Subject: APZ000e1z5
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by Edyflwr
There's a bright spot on the water on the right side of image. Could that be Venus? It's sometimes bright in the mornings. 😃
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by gardenmaeve moderator
I see it, @Edyflwr . Would Venus be visible in Antarctica? (Went searching...) From what I've seen digging around just a bit, Venus can be seen.
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by gardenmaeve moderator
Perhaps someone will stop by to suggest if it might be Venus we see here. 😃 Apparently she would be a morning star.
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by Edyflwr
Ooh...I didn't think of that. I'll search Earthsky.org. Now I'm curious. 😃
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by ggm02
You could also try the Stellarium program - given a location, it can map the sky for any date.
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by ggm02
I've just tried it, and on that date Venus is just below the horizon. However I may have the wrong location. But Saturn, Mars and Jupiter...
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by ggm02
...are all visible so could be one of them? Is the camera pointing North-ish?
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by gardenmaeve moderator
@AvastMH - You'll enjoy this quest. 😃
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by AvastMH moderator
This being Egg_Rock we know almost exactly where it is thanks to Mount Luigi (the reflection) & one of us saw the site on a visit down there
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by AvastMH moderator
From this photo (almost mid-day and almost mid-summer) it looks like we are looking Northeast.
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by ggm02
With the location set to the Antarctic peninsula, Stellarium shows Venus as being to the south and below the horizon on that date.
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by gardenmaeve moderator
What other possibilities might there be?
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by AvastMH moderator
If anyone can use this to look up Venus on that day please do - it could well be Venus 😃
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by AvastMH moderator
It might be the International Space Station - it's as bright as Venus. That would take a bit of finding - but not impossible. :-\
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by ggm02
Ah thanks for that, AvastMH. I reckon it's either Regulus, Jupiter or maybe Spica but I think that's too far east.
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by ggm02
Venus is to the south on that day and perhaps just under the horizon too - maybe too low to cause a reflection like that.
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by ggm02
Think the ISS would be going too fast to generate a sharpish image like that with a long-ish exposure?
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by Edyflwr
The ISS doesn't fly over the poles. Long answer: http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/5297/why-doesnt-iss-pass-over-the-polar-regions
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by Edyflwr
@ggm02 - I love the Stellarium program. 😃
I've seen the ISS where I live, 38.84°N, it only takes several seconds for it to cross the sky.Posted
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by Edyflwr
What if it's nothing but an artifact on the camera lens?
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by gardenmaeve moderator
Then we'd expect to see it in other images. This inquiry is for our interest only. 😉
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by AvastMH moderator
Thanks everyone 😃 Interesting about the ISS - I knew it didn't go to the poles but didn't know it was so low. I see it relatively often
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by AvastMH moderator
over southern England. I like the idea of Regulus or Spica (and perhaps Jupiter) @ggm02 . We may never know - but it's fun to guess 😃
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by ggm02
Join PenguinWatch and learn about the ISS - that's why I like this place! 😃
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by AvastMH moderator
😄 😄 😄 That's the spirit @ggm02 ! My main project is OldWeather - went to learn about weather and now know all about sailing ships 😄 😄
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by Edyflwr
Jupiter will be visible from both hemispheres tomorrow. I'll look for it to see how bright it is.
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by Edyflwr
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury
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by coldcounter
Space is all the go in Oz at the moment ... sister project https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ianc2/exoplanet-explorers exoplanet featured
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by coldcounter
on national broadcaster and good old citizen science people. We found four planet system!
Link to report following for anyone interested..Posted
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by coldcounter
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by Edyflwr
That's exciting!
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by coldcounter
If you are into astronomy... we have been a nation with eyes turned skyward ant to computer screens last few days with amazing results.
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by AvastMH moderator
Nice posts @coldcounter and @Edyflwr . I firmly believe that the people who come and donate their eager and focused minds on the
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by AvastMH moderator
Zooniverse projects all deserve an award for their furtherance of knowledge, be it discovering new planets, or rescuing this one!
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by AvastMH moderator
Makes me feel very proud to be part of it 😄
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by Edyflwr
How wonderful, @AvastMH! I live someplace where science is denied and it's concerning.
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by yshish moderator, translator
Haha, you are amazing guys!!! 😄 Love you all.
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