Dec's Guide to the Night Sky for Amateur Astromomers - including Melbourne weather

That's okay @outlander - you can just read and take it in - we all have flat days - oh my did I ever feel flat yesterday - but today I seem to be okay -

I must - I have found some pics of Mars and they are great - I will post a couple here but there are stacks

These are great images - maybe because Mars has been visited by probes from Earth and those little go-cart things have been down there and taken lots of pics - but from the sky - these are fantastic

Mars is names after the god of war - Mars or Ares - maybe because it seems to wander far off and return and when it does return it is bright red and unmissable in the night sky

Hi Niqua - I hope you are well today - or if not - you are the best you can be - gotcha about that one - I really do hate being told to have a good day when I am in the supermarket - I might have other plans

Meanwhile - back to Melbourne weather -

Dec

@outlander@Former-Member@utopia

Hi @outlander

I did notice something you wrote on your other thread yesterday - I wasn't quite ready to say anything then - but it's okay this morning - it's a huge thing to face and come out with

But to quote something I heard on TV recently - artists see this as fluid rather than fixed - without saying too much - it's okay with me though

You have been facing confronting fears lately - one after the other - and the only person I have ever noticed being more afraid than I am - I am the freak artist - I am glad to know I am not alone

I will no doubt find your other thread sooner or later - but if I don't - that's okay - I mean - what you wrote is okay

Dec

Hello @Owlunar, as we've just had a full moon and you mention anti-clockwise, does that mean we're in waning gibbous now?

Hi @Former-Member@Owlunar@outlander@Former-Member and everyone else

I'm just coming onto the forums on Monday & Thursdays to give me some boundaries and discipline incase you were wondering.

This morning about 6.10 am took the dog out for a whiz and the sky was so clear, you could still see the stars and venus was so bright and beautiful to look at. It put a smile on my face after a crappy day.

Hi @Change123@Former-Member@outlander@Former-Member@Former-Member

The moon sets at 12.38pm today - that's around lunchtime - so if the sky is clear you will be able to see the white moon in the western sky this morning - but here we have some cloud in that part of the sky so alas - unless I stand and wait for the spotty white clouds to love a bit I am out of luck looking myself

Hi Change - I limit my time here - so that is a good thing - we need to be able to attend to our ordinary stuff - I understand that - and enjoy the time we do spend here - I cherish this time but yes - we also have our - as you say - crappy days here and there - and I am so glad you saw Venus this morning - it is brilliant right now - and so easy to find

This thread is popular so I guess it will be running for a while yet - I have to think up more things to post - and the interet has a wealth of information

Thanks for joining in

Dec

hi @Change123

welcome among us exlporers (heart)

hi @Owlunar yes this thread is gaining momentum and its great to see so many people interested

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@Niqueeta1 wrote:

Hello @Owlunar, as we've just had a full moon and you mention anti-clockwise, does that mean we're in waning gibbous now?

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Hi Niqua - yes - we are in waning gibbous atm - and few a few days the moon is visible in the western sky during the day

Dec

@Former-Member

whats the next lesson @Owlunar

Good evening @Owlunar,

I think I've seen Sirius, the Dog Star. I saw 3 stars in a row close together and to the right of them there appeared to be another 3 Stars in a row but further apart. They were almost in an 'L' shape, though curved a little - a bit like a spoon? The 3 that were further apart had a smaller/dimmer star (sorry if I'm using the wrong terms, I don't know if they're stars or planets) to the left of the top one, almost but not quite in line with the 3 Stars that were closer together. When I followed the line of the 3 Stars that were closer together there apeared to be a Star above and below, or to the left and right of them. One of those stars, the one to the left or below, seemed much brighter. Would that have been Sirius? Don't worry if you can't understand a word that I've just typed, tomorrow I will go back through the thread and find the pictures you posted of Orions constellation and Sirius. But I'm allowing myself to be, just quietly, excited as I think I have seen it!

Wishing you smiles and joy 🙂

Niqua