Submitted by MerlynTrump t3_yz0wq1 in Connecticut
I noticed it last week. There's a star in the sky that looks to be orange in color. Do any of you know what it is? I'm not sure if this is unique to the CT area or if people in other parts of the country (maybe even other continents) can see this.
Definitely Mars. Jupiter is in the sky lately as well
oh, that's cool.
That's cool. I think I saw ursa minor.
Mars.
Jupiter directly over the full moon was a pretty sight.
Probably Mars but could also be Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is part of Orion constellation that appears during winter and is red/orange.
https://skyandtelescope.org/wp-content/uploads/Orion-Dec-22_2019_S-arrow_V2.jpg
This is how it starts- lots of interesting things up there. Get an app like Sky Guide or Night Sky. You can then point your phone at it and it will tell you what star, planet, satellite, etc it is. If you want to find something specific, you type it in and the app directs you where to look.
Betelgeuse going supernova? Could happen any minute.
Yea it’s called The Sun
was that what caused the blood moon earlier this month?
I think Jupiter has been since September or so, right?
No, Jupiter is a tiny dot compared to the moon, and doesnt have any way to cast a shadow on the moon.
Bloodmoons are caused by the moon being in the earths shadow, so the light from the sun that reaches it filters through our atmosphere making it red (like sunsets)
Chainring85 t1_iwxf1ih wrote
Possibly Mars. This tool should help:
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/usa/hartford