Massive star in the east tonight

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19 Aug 09 23:49

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I doubt you will get an answer unless you can at least say which constellation it was in. Next time see if you can get a photo of it.

Bosse de Nage

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21 Aug 09 11:22

Most people seem to think it's Venus.

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21 Aug 09 11:38

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Most people seem to think it's Venus.

Venus doesn't ever show in the east at the evening.
It can't be Venus.

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22 Aug 09 05:49

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Venus doesn't ever show in the east at the evening.
It can't be Venus.

Besides that, Venus is never red.

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I seen it today and wondered what it was. Around 4 am in Wyoming, USA

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The star is probably Jupiter.

If you want to be 100% sure look again at september 2 when it gets dark. The "star" just below the moon and a little bit to the right is Jupiter.

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23 Aug 09 19:28

Originally posted by flyUnity
I seen it today and wondered what it was. Around 4 am in Wyoming, USA

What you saw was Venus.

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23 Aug 09 20:05

Originally posted by David113
What you saw was Venus.

As I said, Venus is not visible in east at evening. Venus is out of the question. Trust me.

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23 Aug 09 21:10

Originally posted by FabianFnas
As I said, Venus is not visible in east at evening. Venus is out of the question. Trust me.

4 AM is evening?

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23 Aug 09 21:42

Originally posted by David113
4 AM is evening?

Read the first posting again.

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23 Aug 09 21:57

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Read the first posting again.

Sorry, I don't see the problem. diveggester reported seeing an evening star and I replied that it was probably Jupiter. flyUnity reported seeing a star at 4AM and I said that was Venus.

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24 Aug 09 03:39

Originally posted by David113
Sorry, I don't see the problem. diveggester reported seeing an evening star and I replied that it was probably Jupiter. flyUnity reported seeing a star at 4AM and I said that was Venus.

I say you cannot see Venus in the evening in the east.
Are we talking about a different object?