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You wicked woman :lol: :oops: :lol:
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englishangel wrote:You wicked woman :lol: :oops: :lol:
Oh dear, being glib and facetious once too often has got me into trouble :roll:. I wasn't just being ironic - I really am not using it to look at dodgy websites! I work from home, if I wanted to look at porn I wouldn't need to use a proxy service :lol:

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Oh dear - so the bright star I spotted at 4.05 am from the window of my daughter's 'guest suite' was really nothing special! However I did at the same time notice that unusually the main gates on the building site immediately opposite were wide open, which didn't seem right. At 7 am the first man on site looked very puzzled too and there have been comings and goings of more puzzled men. I suspect that the last man to leave yesterday just forgot to lock up - a potential disaster on a bank holiday weekend. Someone will be getting a rocket when they sort out who was responsible. I am trying to remember whether or not the gates were closed when I watched my 'son in law' arrive home last night and do his usual U-turn in front of them.
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Alan P5age wrote: Looking at the moon tonight, I think the star that is bright and next to it is more likely to be Jupiter as they tend to come into partnership at least once a year. I remember it happening throughout my childhood.
You are correct but oh! why do I bovver: grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
On the eastern horizon, far too close to the moon to be easily seen are Jupiter and Uranus, the one almost on top of the other.
OK so that was at a particular stated time and refers to the view from here on a night of great clarity.
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There has been a very bright object in the eastern sky at around 11pm of recent nights, even with the bright moon.
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David - sadly when I am away from home and it is 4 o'clock in the morning I am unlikely to have ready to hand my computer bearing your words of wisdom!!
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On Tuesday Evening ---- I shall attend the Monthly Meeting of the Wessex Astronomical Society -------

I shall report back !
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