moon and stars

[percypineapple]

Hi,
and a good frisday evening to you all. can someone tell me what the two brilliant stars are that are in line with the moon tonight? i know the moon will move, but at 19.50 hours there was a straight line of 2 stars and the moon. never seen that before, really impressive. i am in Lincolnshire.
thanks,
perc.

[WF8MAN]

Frisday? Is that part of the new metric week? Oh, the "stars" you see are probably the planet venus and is the other one jupiter?

[wendilla]

They are the Planets Jupiter and Venus and they will be coverging closer as the week goes on.

[wendilla]

Percypineapple if you look out at 8 25pm tonight you will see the International Space station go past them. If not tune in here tomorrow about 6 pm for times of spacestation over the uk. There are a few more nights viewing.

[thelord]

The moon does'nt move idiot. You'd have got set on fire for suggesting such heresy fairly recently. I did want an argument but I don't now. It must be an hour since I started this. Drink aa. I bet I can outdrink all abs.

[Prudie]

I'm really cross that it's completely cloudy here. haven't seen the new moon, Jupiter and Venus or the ISS.

[percypineapple]

when I said the moon will move, I meant out of visual alignment, not propel itself across the sky. was real clear here last night, one of those really black starry nights, those two planets were dazzling. cloudy now, but it might clear for a look at the space station later.

[parkie]

Two blondes were discussing distances. One said, "Which is closer. The moon or Florida?"
The other one said, "Doh. Can you see Florida from here?"
(This was told me by one of my daughters - a blonde).