Jupiter in SW night sky right now?

[MTbowels]

From the UK, is that bright object in the south-west sky right now Jupiter? Many thankso

[Prudie]

I thought the bright one was Venus and just to the left at the moment is Jupiter. Could be the other way round.

[DTCwordfan]

I agree Prudie....Jup is the lesser one

How is Puss, Prudie?

[Prudie]

Up with Jupiter and Venus DT :-(

[MTbowels]

Thank you all

[Psybbo]

Your username worries me!

[DTCwordfan]

Prudie - I am so sorry to hear that, I missed the continuation of BM's moving thread........I must say I thought that was the case when you hadn't responded. Just remember all the great times that you had together and the love that he gave to you...and you to him.

[MTbowels]

Sibton, that's the idea!

[Prudie]

DT I ended up posting about in on josaphine's thread
http://www.theanswerb.../Question1112720.html
Back to OP, Mars is also quite clear at the moment SW about 45 degrees from horizontal, clearly reddish.

[starone]

I had the same question in mind tonight because it is so bright. I also noticed a very small star towards the south west which was twinkling. Does that mean I was looking at a star or a planet, or something man-made? I thought the bright object might be Venus - Jupiter is much farther away so would not be so bright (I think). Would anyone who really studies the heavens care to elucidate?

[Vimto]

Will the transit of Venus due on June 5th/6th 2012 be visible from northern England? All the sites I've looked at are U.S.A orientated which is another example of the insularity and arrogance which abounds there.

[wendilla]

SUNSET PLANETS: This is a great week to admire the sunset. Venus and Jupiter are side-by-side only 3o apart in the western sky, beaming through the twilight as soon as the sun goes down.

For 2 weeks now Jupiter and Venus have been converging closer. Also if you look opposite in the evenings Mars can be seen with the naked eye from roughly 8pm.

[wendilla]

http://www.schoolsobs...g.uk/astro/esm/dome20

[heathfield]

Never seen Mars so bright as in the last week or so.

[scowie]

Stellarium is a good freeware tool that will help you identify things in the night sky. http://stellarium.org/

It can tell you when satellites are flying past too (helps if you give it your exact coordinates).