Starry starry night

[karatekid]

If you’re lucky enough to have clear skies above you take a look up into the heavens and wonder at the sheer beauty of the universe. Many planets aligned up for the next 3 days. I’m not sure which they are tbh but just the sheer magnificence of it all is astounding. It sort of makes you realise just how small and insignificant our planet is and how even smaller we all are. Maybe someone up there is looking at us and thinking the same.

[Bosscat]

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Saw this on Twittler earlier KK apparently a decent set oh binoculars will be all thats needed ... obviously won't look like the pic above but the colours should be visible ...

Four of them (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars) will be visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune will require binoculars or a telescope. Saturn will be the hardest to see due to its proximity to the Sun at this time.

To observe this event, it is recommended to choose a location with minimal light pollution and clear skies. The planets will appear just after sunset.

[karatekid]

Lots of stars showing tonight. I’m just not sure which are which. Far more visible to the naked eye than just the mentioned ones.

[Jimmybfc]

Lots of stars showing tonight. I’m just not sure which are which. Far more visible to the naked eye than just the mentioned ones.

There's free star tracking apps available that will identify them for you. You just point your phone towards them

[CaptJohn]

As a ships navigation officer before the days of Satnav I used the sun, planets and stars to navigate around the globe. Being out in the Pacific Ocean miles from any land mass on a clear and starry night really did make you feel quite insignificant and I understand exactly how KK feels. It always amazed me that the brightest star in the sky Sirius, other than the Sun of course, was 8.6 light years away. Mind boggling distances of the light travelling through space. There will be life of some form out there for sure and hopefully, if we don't destroy ourselves beforehand, we will be able to make contact and maybe even travel to different civilisations in outer space.

[Marney&Mee]

As a ships navigation officer before the days of Satnav I used the sun, planets and stars to navigate around the globe. Being out in the Pacific Ocean miles from any land mass on a clear and starry night really did make you feel quite insignificant and I understand exactly how KK feels. It always amazed me that the brightest star in the sky Sirius, other than the Sun of course, was 8.6 light years away. Mind boggling distances of the light travelling through space. There will be life of some form out there for sure and hopefully, if we don't destroy ourselves beforehand, we will be able to make contact and maybe even travel to different civilisations in outer space.

Not for me thanks. I’ll stick to visiting Barley…

[Nonayforever]

I've been to outer space. 1972. Man.....it was really cool.
Barbara came with me .

[A.Claret.Fan]

I've been to outer space. 1972. Man.....it was really cool.
Barbara came with me .

Me too. I went with HAL.

[clitheroeclaret3]

As a ships navigation officer before the days of Satnav I used the sun, planets and stars to navigate around the globe. Being out in the Pacific Ocean miles from any land mass on a clear and starry night really did make you feel quite insignificant and I understand exactly how KK feels. It always amazed me that the brightest star in the sky Sirius, other than the Sun of course, was 8.6 light years away. Mind boggling distances of the light travelling through space. There will be life of some form out there for sure and hopefully, if we don't destroy ourselves beforehand, we will be able to make contact and maybe even travel to different civilisations in outer space.

In Tenerife just now, 1am looking at Sirius 8.6 million miles away!

[Zero]

51.6 trillion miles.

[LeadBelly]

In Tenerife just now, 1am looking at Sirius 8.6 million miles away!

Our sun is 93 million miles away, I think the dog started is 8.6 light years away (in miles that'll be what zero has just posted). The brightest star when visible although a planet or two may be brighter (as per Jupiter currently in the evening sky).

[morpheus2]

Tenerife is a Federation outpost in the Canis Majoris system.

[CaptJohn]

I was in Tenerife last week but it wasn't too good for star gazing. Too much light pollution. Liverpool museum planetarium is a good place to start for any would-be star gazers.

[claretonthecoast1882]

Paint your palette blue and grey

[dsr]

As a ships navigation officer before the days of Satnav I used the sun, planets and stars to navigate around the globe. Being out in the Pacific Ocean miles from any land mass on a clear and starry night really did make you feel quite insignificant and I understand exactly how KK feels. It always amazed me that the brightest star in the sky Sirius, other than the Sun of course, was 8.6 light years away. Mind boggling distances of the light travelling through space. There will be life of some form out there for sure and hopefully, if we don't destroy ourselves beforehand, we will be able to make contact and maybe even travel to different civilisations in outer space.

And yet, at the current fastest speed of any man made object (that rocket that recently whipped past Venus at 460,000 mph), it would take twelve thousand years to reach Sirius. Even to send a radio message and get a reply would take 17 years.

[Claretnick]

When I look up at the night sky makes me wonder why humans get so worked up about trivial things (me included).
We are nothing but specks of stardust....