There was an object under the moon at 7pm then at 11pm it had moved to 3 o'clock position moving away from moon.
The object did not twinkle like a star, and it's not planet.
The moon should of passed the object if it was a star or planet.
It's not there tonight.
Regards
Ted
2007-02-03 07:32:51 · 17 answers · asked by Ted 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Saturn is unusualy close and bright at thge moment, could have been that.
2007-02-03 07:43:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jotun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did it move? Was it visible for only a few minutes, or a few seconds? If the answer to both of those is yes, it's probably a satellite of the Earth, not a planet. The brightest are generally the ISS and the Iridium satellites. The Iridium satellites tend to be visible for only a few seconds -- but if things are just right, they can be by far the brightest thing in the sky besides the Sun and Moon. If it didn't move (any more than any star, anyways) then it was probably a planet. The brightest planets are Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter -- and Venus and Mercury are visible only near dusk or dawn. Being near dusk, it was probably Venus which is generally the brightest thing in the sky (beyond the Sun and Moon) when visible. In any event, the Heavens Above site (given below) can, once you tell it where you are, what's visible at any given time. It seems to confirm that Venus fits your criteria.
2016-05-24 00:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Starship Enterprise. But more likely a satellite.
2007-02-03 07:40:15 · answer #3 · answered by catfish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I was out out to see it...I could have taken a photo of it. I can only guess that in the interest of astronomy...there has been a new comet discovered and named but I cant remember it's name. I have got a photo of HALE/BOPP.
2007-02-06 05:45:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It WAS Saturn, and it wasn't next to it, it was a few hundred million miles behind it. Big = Close, Tiny = Very far away
2007-02-03 09:17:46 · answer #5 · answered by Jamin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may have been a satellite?
or the space station.
that's a guess as i didn't get 2 c the moon myself last night.
2007-02-03 07:36:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Ted,
It was probably Saturn.
2007-02-03 11:11:38 · answer #7 · answered by Coco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SATURN. one of the 8 planets in the solar system.
2007-02-03 09:05:18 · answer #8 · answered by Umjahwa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the man in the moon probably dropped his watch.
2007-02-03 07:46:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could have been the ISS or just a satellite
2007-02-03 07:36:51 · answer #10 · answered by Antman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋