It wasn't as bright as Venus usually is. It was directly beneath the full moon.
2007-12-24 07:29:47 · 4 answers · asked by ellenfinkl 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Hi Ellen!
It was Mars! And it wasn't really faint at all, as you'll see if you look for it this evening.
Tonight, Christmas Eve, you'll see Mars coming up in the northeast as soon as it gets dark. It's the brightest object in that part of the sky except for the moon, so you can't miss it!
Tonight's full moon has moved along, and is no longer close to Mars. You'll find the moon well below Mars tonight (except in the southern hemisphere, where Mars is to the upper left).
Tonight, Mars it is at its brightest. Over the next eight months it will gradually dim until it sinks to the level of an ordinary star. For tonight, though, Mars dominates the northeastern sky, the brightest object except for the moon!.
If you'd like to compare Mars and Venus, look outside tomorrow, Christmas morning, about 5 a.m. or later (in the Northern Hemisphere). Venus is rising in the east, while Mars descends in the west. Venus is by far the brighter.
2007-12-24 07:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
it danced all over the moon, it was on top, then to the right then finally underneath the moon.
it was mars.
it should do the same tonight
2007-12-24 09:01:07 · answer #2 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw that too that little bright light under the moon. Both it and the moon were very bright last night. Maybe it had to do with my birthday. lol
2007-12-24 07:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by Tland 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Hello Ellen -
Anne Marie is correct. It was indeed Mars, and I could not possibly describe it better than she did.
2007-12-24 08:06:16 · answer #4 · answered by Larry454 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋