What planet is this?

And again tonight, particularly bright about 6.45 pm.
(I was persuaded to go outside again to get a better view!)
The stars were really bright last night when I looked about 2.30am.

It just made me think how insignificant we are.

Face north away from light pollution.
Best to look through a camera lens.

I caught the tail end of something on TV saying we may see the Northern Lights again, something to do with an explosion on the sun??
I didn't see the whole clip so may have got it wrong, but I'll be watching the sky for a night or two, I missed it last time. Anyone know where to look? - towards the north? - or towards the setting sun?

Skydancer

Remember the wonderful late Patrick Moore? He’d know.

The jury's still out. A conjunction of planets? A comet? A supernova?
Patrick Moore wrote a book about it.
The Magi were probably astronomers.

It depends, of course, on which was the actual year of Jesus's birth.

😁 ❄
No snow (yet) at least

Sorry about the freezing weather allira

Remember the wonderful late Patrick Moore? He’d know.

For years I told my daughter it was the star that the 3 wise men followed 😂

As the new year of 2025 begins, the night sky of January offers an exciting lineup of celestial events for stargazing enthusiasts. These include a rare chance to see a parade of four bright planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – in one evening view.

Oh dear, just upset DH, he's off to consult his Night Sky! 🌙 *

Venus

There are some brilliant apps for researching the night sky, or even just google 'the sky tonight' for info. We had a clear night as well, and on our dog's last outing I could see Mars noticeably red, in the south-east and another planet higher up in the south.

Whingey

Very bright above 🌙?

Well, of course, I had to go out into the garden with DH and inspect Jupiter then look for Mars.

It was flippin' freezing, Whingey!

Jupiter says DH, near the moon.

Mars is a but further away, showing very red tonight.

Yes it’s very bright tonight

Venus, the morning star?

Think it is Venus.