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    Saturn rises first and the some way east it's Jupiter up later. How close they get is all down to orbits and yes they will line up close at some point in the future. Jupiter and Saturn did just that at Christmas 2020. Appeared exceptionally close Needless to say it's a line of sight effect.
     
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    Which one? There are loads on the Android store.

    I'd really like to get into looking at the night sky more.
     
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    I’m on Apple but I believe this is the one on Android:

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    When I was on Android I used google sky maps
     
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    Somebody had to say it :eek:
     
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    Yes. About 15 years ago, all the naked eye visible planets were visible in a line, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. I tried to take a photo but it was useless.

    Edit, Apparently we missed a similar event in June... https://www.space.com/rare-five-planets-alignment--photo-june-2022
     
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    Is Neptune visible with the naked eye. I saw a blue star/planet last night straight above me as I looked directly up? Also I'm told planets don't flicker but to the North East I saw a large star/planet that flickered green, blue and red.
     
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    Neptune is a binocular object and even then you need very dark skies. Planets would never be seen overhead in the UK, they all lie in the plane of the solar system which is tilted by 23 degrees. In winter they are nearer to being overhead than in summer in the same way that the sun is more overhead in the summer. The moon is also roughly in the same plane as the planets so it shows much the same behaviour - at this time of year it never gets very high, have a look in December/January and it will be much higher.

    The blue star overhead is probably Vega and the one in the north east is probably Sirius (the Dog star, the brightest star). Stars flicker because they are effectively points of light due to their extreme distance therefore the beam is incredibly narrow and can be easily disrupted by the atmosphere. A planet has a visible size so the light beam is wider hence the atmospheric effects are averaged out.
     
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    It's swamp gas.
     
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    It doesn’t need charging? It’s an Apple iPhone, Battery on it is fine
     
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    Has anyone got any hints or tips for starting out trying to view or photograph planets or constellations? Or even satellites etc.

    I know Barnsley may not be ideal due to light pollution but I'd like to give it a go, ideally without spending a fortune unless I really get into it.
     
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    From what I’ve tried…. You need to spend a fortune. I bought a telescope for a couple of hundred quid… looks brill, but it only changes the stars from being a pin tip size… to a slightly bigger pin tip.

    As for photographing, you need to be away from artificial light, a tripod, and a camera that will do long exposures. And luck,
     
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    Just download Skymap on your phone, needs Location on but you just point it at the sky and it identifies all thr stars and planets.

    My kids used to love it when they were younger.
     
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    The star up in the northeast that's quite bright and low down mid evening is Capella. Come Christmas day it will be directly overhead at the same time. You can see Neptune with binoculars from Barnsley. As previously stated it's not a naked eye object, but in binos it looks like a dimish green star. Same applies for Uranus but it's a bit brighter being closer to the Earth.
     
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    Been in backyard tonight. The plough is visible. Also Capella and Polaris look particularly bright. The app I'm using is a star map. Are there any that are like snap shots that lock onto the constellation you're viewing.
     
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