A bright light in the sky
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homesickblues
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Yes with the sky so clear Venus really shines brightly.
homesickblues
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Good photo, careful of those daleks though!
Erimus74
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See what you mean there 
homesickblues
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Cardiffdaffs
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Use this Sky Guide app to recognise it. Just point it towards the star it will tell you what it is.
I noticed his last month -25th March. I'd actually gone outside to view the space station as I'd read that visibility would be very good, clear skies etc. I noticed an exceptionally bright Venus and wondered if lockdown and the associated improvement in air quality might influence visibility. I live in central Brighton where traffic was pretty heavy previously.
HundredRoom
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The Sun ?
Fluffycarpet
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If you look into the sky tonight you'll see the spacex satellites go past. It's impressive to see them go by.
HarryVegas
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One of my favourite childhood memories was my dad getting a cheap, second hand telescope and setting it up in the kitchen for me. I loved astronomy as a kid. He pointed at the brightest star in the sky and said to me, "What's that?"
"That's easy", I replied, "it's the Northern Star".
Through the kitchen window, he then focused the telescope on it and said "Now look."
I looked through the lens and couldn't believe I was clearly seeing a planet. It was in half-crescent and it moved across the viewer every few minutes. He explained it was actually Venus. The old man's long gone now, but I've never forgotten it. I look for Venus every clear night and think of him.
"That's easy", I replied, "it's the Northern Star".
Through the kitchen window, he then focused the telescope on it and said "Now look."
I looked through the lens and couldn't believe I was clearly seeing a planet. It was in half-crescent and it moved across the viewer every few minutes. He explained it was actually Venus. The old man's long gone now, but I've never forgotten it. I look for Venus every clear night and think of him.
Lefty
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it’s unusual to see a capella so accompanied like.
Fluffycarpet
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You'll catch those satellites going across the sky over next 10-15 mins or so if you take a look.
FatCat
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What with Venus, the satellites and the lyrid meteor shower it’s quite a week for staring out your windows. Me and the Mrs were staring out last night for about 15 minutes,” is that it, I think I just saw something move, no it’s over there” and so on, genuinely saw sod all but will give it another go again tonight.
Fluffycarpet
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I was sat out with my 5yr old. All the satellites come over in a line one after another. We saw loads. If you know which direction they are coming from you cant miss them. It's like watching a dimmer version of the space station.