And if so, what direction can it be found in and does it have a small faint star to the bottom right?
2007-12-03 07:01:23 · 4 answers · asked by penny century 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Only if it is dark
;-)
It is in the Eastern sky in the evening, bright and orange coloured (almost red)
The star Mebsuta (a not-very-well-known star of 3rd magnitude, in Gemini) is within a degree at the "4 o'clock" position. One degree is twice the apparent width of the Full Moon. It is also the apparent width of your small finger (pinky) when you hold it out at arm's length.
Much higher and to the right (south) is another red star, also brilliant -- albeit not as bright as Mars -- called Aldebaran (the eye of Taurus, the Bull). Immediately above Aldebaran (and more than a dozen degrees up) are the Pleiades, a relatively small bunch of stars that may first appear as a fuzzy patch to the eye.
2007-12-03 07:07:44 · answer #1 · answered by Raymond 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is the bright star in the northeast early in the evening.
2007-12-03 15:14:38 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the U.S., but, as near as I'm able to figure, you should be able to see Mars.
It'll be the brightest object in your sky, with a bright orange color.
It's truly hard to mistake, as it's the only bright object in your sky with that particular color right now.
2007-12-03 15:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by Bobby 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes try looking NE about 10:00pm--------- the bright orange colored "star" is Mars.
2007-12-03 15:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by Bullseye 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋