Mars
Mars is high in the south-east as the Sun sets, appearing as a red star in a rather empty area of the sky. Wait until around 8pm when it reaches its highest position directly to the south. To help find Mars, you can use the waxing gibbous Moon which sits just to the right of the planet on the 8th. (See below)
Kernow said:Any chance of a picture, it is hammering it down with rain here in the South-East, so the moon isn't visible
clayj said:Um, you're not supposed to see that.
Go back inside and stay away from the windows, please.
Or the Flying Spaghetti Monster.skunk said:It's the Intelligent Designer's mothership.
Applespider said:
Ashapalan said:Its all right everyone, calm down, it's just mars.
but, why's it flashing?
At midnight on the twelfth of August, a huge mass of luminous gas erupted from Mars and sped towards Earth. Across two hundred million miles of void, invisibly hurtling towards us, came the first of the missiles that were to bring so much calamity to Earth.
As I watched, there was another jet of gas. It was another missile, starting on its way.
And that's how it was for the next ten nights. A flare, spurting out from Mars - bright green, drawing a green mist behind it - a beautiful, but somehow disturbing sight. Ogilvy, the astronomer, assured me we were in no danger. He was convinced there could be no living thing on that remote, forbidding planet.
"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one," he said.
"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one - but still they come!"
Maybe they're signalling to us?Ashapalan said:Its all right everyone, calm down, it's just mars.
but, why's it flashing?
I SAID, go back inside and stay away from the windows, PLEASE.Jaffa Cake said:Maybe they're signalling to us?
Ah... the Mothership's come back for you, clayj?clayj said:I SAID, go back inside and stay away from the windows, PLEASE.
At midnight on the twelfth of August, a huge mass of luminous gas erupted from Mars and sped towards Earth. Across two hundred million miles of void, invisibly hurtling towards us, came the first of the missiles that were to bring so much calamity to Earth.
As I watched, there was another jet of gas. It was another missile, starting on its way.
And that's how it was for the next ten nights. A flare, spurting out from Mars - bright green, drawing a green mist behind it - a beautiful, but somehow disturbing sight. Ogilvy, the astronomer, assured me we were in no danger. He was convinced there could be no living thing on that remote, forbidding planet.
"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one," he said.
"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one - but still they come!"
EricNau said:Could also be venus. It would appear more white than red (when compared to mars).
Ashapalan said:hey
is it just me or is there a bright object near the moon at the moment?
Im in the north west of england, anyone else see it?
anyone know what it is?
!!!
"Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors."raggedjimmi said:something strange has to be going on and its foggy in my wee village.