Im looking at the stellarium right now. Am I able to enter my location or anything like that? Im a bit confused

Originally posted by Oozii
Im looking at the stellarium right now. Am I able to enter my location or anything like that? Im a bit confused

Hit the wrench icon on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen (or you can just hit "1" on your keyboard). This will open the configuration window. From there click on the location tab and a map will appear where you can choose your location from.

I've seen this 'star' you are talking about over the past year or so, it flashes red, green, and white. But sometimes it would not be there It appeared to morph shapes as well, but I thought it was my eyes playing tricks.

Speaking of weird sky stuff, my friend and I were riding in a car through my neighborhood and the sky flashed neon greenish-blue. The sky was clear and there was no lightning before or after this, nor did I see a lightning bolt or meteor trail.

I recommend buying a star chart,
get out in the garden with it under a red light,
lots of fun and you will soon know the names of most of the first magnitude stars,

PEACE,
RK

Originally posted by Rigel Kent
I recommend buying a star chart,
get out in the garden with it under a red light,
lots of fun and you will soon know the names of most of the first magnitude stars,

PEACE,
RK

I'll have to see where I can purchase one, sounds cool.


Also, I used the Stellarium, and picked my location, I checked where Venus was that night, and then went from there, but the star I was viewing wasn't listed or anything.

I will double check again, because I know I seen the star last night, but not as bright, so to make sure tonight I will use it again.

and I still dont have a camera....

Hi,
We live right on the coast near Hythe, South East UK.
I first noticed it 3 or 4 weeks ago, when it was beath the moon. Then, whilst walking the dog last Friday night 13.8.2010, I saw it again, but in the back garden instead of from the front. So I said to my wife, that coloured flashing star is out the back this time, she said no, it's out the front. So we went up to the roof window to settle the argument, only to find there are now two of them.

Any ideas anybody?
Cheers

Originally posted by kokopelliuk
Hi,
We live right on the coast near Hythe, South East UK.
I first noticed it 3 or 4 weeks ago, when it was beath the moon. Then, whilst walking the dog last Friday night 13.8.2010, I saw it again, but in the back garden instead of from the front. So I said to my wife, that coloured flashing star is out the back this time, she said no, it's out the front. So we went up to the roof window to settle the argument, only to find there are now two of them.

Any ideas anybody?
Cheers

First off, you are writing here since you are amazed that you have TWO twinkling stars in the sky? That sounds like something for the X-files, don't it?

-Mulder! Mulder! Look at that totally empty canvas up there.
-There seem to be some objects up there.
-What could it be?
- I don't know Scully, we might be witnessing the first sky-born objects of mankind=)

Sorry, just joking.

But honestly, without location it's really hard to know what you are looking at. My best tip would be to download Stellarium and put in your location there. I promisse you that it's really easy. There are quite a few stars up there that are really bright=)

But honestly, without location it's really hard to know what you are looking at. My best tip would be to download Stellarium and put in your location there. I promisse you that it's really easy. There are quite a few stars up there that are really bright=)

I downloaded Stellarium, and called my internet satellite company to get my exact GPS location. It is hard to know what you're looking at. I've been seeing a HUGE bright yellow star, just before sunrise in the morning to the east, slightly south, from about the center of Canada. All this time I thought it was Jupiter, because of the size and color. I've never noticed Venus in the morning before. When the sun is rising behind it, it's yellow. In a really dark sky, it's always looked blue.

It's 7:45 AM right now, and I can still see it. Getting smaller as it goes up in the sky, it'll soon be too bright outside.
The other large stars/planets visible to me before sunrise are Arcturus (sp?), and Saturn.