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If you have clear skies tonight, look westward #6828759 04/03/20 07:33 PM 04/03/20 07:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio amspoker OP trapper
amspoker OP trapper Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio	To see Venus and the Pleiades star cluster. This guy is up there too. My apologies to real photographers, I do feel I am getting the hang of it though. Levi

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6828772 04/03/20 07:41 PM 04/03/20 07:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,032 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,032 SEPA	Great pics. Venus has been hanging low in the west for weeks now. Last week it was just below the crescent moon. Orion is up and to the left with the red dwarf Betelgeuse as his left shoulder. Eh...wot?

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6828779 04/03/20 07:43 PM 04/03/20 07:43 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,881 MT (Big Sky Country) A Allan Minear trapper
Allan Minear trapper A Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,881 MT (Big Sky Country)	That maybe a challenge it's snowing at the moment hopefully it will clear up but time will tell. Thanks for the head's up !

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6828781 04/03/20 07:44 PM 04/03/20 07:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,840 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,840 Northern Maine	Nice pictures. Nevada bound

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6828793 04/03/20 07:52 PM 04/03/20 07:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio amspoker OP trapper
amspoker OP trapper Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio	Quote Great pics. Venus has been hanging low in the west for weeks now. Last week it was just below the crescent moon. Orion is up and to the left with the red dwarf Betelgeuse as his left shoulder. Thanks! I guess it is at it's eight year "peak" tonight. I'm also an amateur astronomer. Still learning. Last edited by amspoker; 04/03/20 07:54 PM. Levi

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6828811 04/03/20 07:59 PM 04/03/20 07:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,861 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,861 Greene County,Virginia	I have not skies this clear in years. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6828929 04/03/20 08:58 PM 04/03/20 08:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 160 Nevada B billcat trapper
billcat trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 160 Nevada	Betelgeuse isn't a red dwarf, it's a red giant, close to going supernova.

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6828987 04/03/20 09:25 PM 04/03/20 09:25 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 144 north central Ohio T trapOH trapper
trapOH trapper T Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 144 north central Ohio	Just came in frome looking and got to see the international space station for about 5 mins.

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6829002 04/03/20 09:31 PM 04/03/20 09:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 6,221 Kansas Pawnee trapper
Pawnee trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 6,221 Kansas	Thanks amspoker will do. I’m a amateur too. Do you have sky guide on your phone. Great app Everything the left touches it destroys

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: Pawnee] #6829003 04/03/20 09:32 PM 04/03/20 09:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio amspoker OP trapper
amspoker OP trapper Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio	Originally Posted by Pawnee Thanks amspoker will do. I’m a amateur too. Do you have sky guide on your phone. Great app Have a similar app on my tablet. It's very helpful. Levi

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: trapOH] #6829004 04/03/20 09:33 PM 04/03/20 09:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio amspoker OP trapper
amspoker OP trapper Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio	Originally Posted by trapOH Just came in frome looking and got to see the international space station for about 5 mins. Very cool. It's on my list. Levi

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: billcat] #6829027 04/03/20 09:47 PM 04/03/20 09:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,032 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,032 SEPA	Originally Posted by billcat Betelgeuse isn't a red dwarf, it's a red giant, close to going supernova. You're right, a red supergiant. Eh...wot?

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6829040 04/03/20 09:55 PM 04/03/20 09:55 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,899 Central MN, sort of old MnMan trapper
MnMan trapper Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,899 Central MN, sort of old	Very cool pictures! Our sky here is very clear but I'm afraid to look up for fear of seeing Uranus. I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6829064 04/03/20 10:06 PM 04/03/20 10:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,861 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,861 Greene County,Virginia	Lol. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: MnMan] #6829086 04/03/20 10:15 PM 04/03/20 10:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio amspoker OP trapper
amspoker OP trapper Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio	Originally Posted by MnMan Very cool pictures! Our sky here is very clear but I'm afraid to look up for fear of seeing Uranus. I've never seen it. From what I've read, it's just a greenish orb. You'll survive it. Trapstickman will take care of you Levi

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6829120 04/03/20 10:29 PM 04/03/20 10:29 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,899 Central MN, sort of old MnMan trapper
MnMan trapper Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,899 Central MN, sort of old	Originally Posted by amspoker Originally Posted by MnMan Very cool pictures! Our sky here is very clear but I'm afraid to look up for fear of seeing Uranus. I've never seen it. From what I've read, it's just a greenish orb. You'll survive it. Trapstickman will take care of you Trapstickman likes to howl at the moon but if Uranus is a greenish orb, he wants nothing to do with it. I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6829565 04/04/20 10:02 AM 04/04/20 10:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,861 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,861 Greene County,Virginia	Good one, mnman. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6829590 04/04/20 10:14 AM 04/04/20 10:14 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm A adam m trapper
adam m trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm	Great pics. Lol mnman

Re: If you have clear skies tonight, look westward [Re: amspoker] #6829683 04/04/20 11:12 AM 04/04/20 11:12 AM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA S seniortrap trapper
seniortrap trapper S Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA	I saw the Venus and the Pleiades star cluster. Wondering what that was so bright. And being in the West/Northwest kind of direction. Vietnam--1967 46th. Const./Combat Engineers "Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." "After the first shot, all plans go out the window!"

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