Venus, Jupiter and Mars are very obvious just now.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 25 Apr, 2012 12:22 am

Jogon wrote: LeoThere's a small deep orange crescent moon very low in the sky with bright star above tonight 22.47Hrsexactly as per http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/moon/ Cheers Jogon. I had not realised that the sky was so clear. The bright object (Venus) is just visible from where I am so I've just been out to try and get a better view but what will be a thin crescent Moon close to Venus (they are approaching NW) is lower than Venus and was still hidden from my view. Crescent Moons are a lovely sight.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 23 Apr, 2013 11:24 pm

Where did that year go?Full moon2013 Apr 25 21:57 Thursday

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 27 May, 2013 12:13 am

BIG BIG orange moon tonight Leo.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 27 May, 2013 12:25 am

Hi Phill. The still about Full Moon (it was Full yesterday) is still a bit too low in the SE for me to see due to houses blocking my view. There was a close triple conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and Mercury tonight around sunset and I went out into the twilight at 21:45 but they were too low in about the NW to be seen with trees blocking the view. It will have been a great sight. The 3 spread away a bit but stay close (visually speaking!) for some days yet. The Full Moon last night was gorgeous in the clear sky.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 27 May, 2013 12:35 am

Leodian wrote: Hi Phill. The still about Full Moon (it was Full yesterday) is still a bit too low in the SE for me to see due to houses blocking my view. There was a close triple conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and Mercury tonight around sunset and I went out into the twilight at 21:45 but they were too low in about the NW to be seen with trees blocking the view. It will have been a great sight. The 3 spread away a bit but stay close (visually speaking!) for some days yet. The Full Moon last night was gorgeous in the clear sky. I took a pic, some strange green light up near the moon. Although I've only viewed it on the camera, not full size on the monitor(so it's probably nothing)I'll upload it tomorrow anyway.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 24 Jun, 2013 3:55 pm

I took a few pics of the super moon last night.Thought I'd try a different type of shot to the tiny white spot type that was appearing on facebook last night Armageddon!The moon got so big it exploded

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 24 Jun, 2013 6:46 pm

Wow Phill you were more successful than me in seeing the 'Super Moon' locally as it was clouded over the few times I looked. I like your Armageddon photo. Right now Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars are 'close' together in the SW to W but sadly it is too light to see them! Weather permitting Venus may be visible being a very bright 'star' low in the west when it is still dusky before it also sinks below the horizon.

BJF · Post by **BJF** » Wed 26 Jun, 2013 3:33 pm

Super moon on the day before.