Strange sky this morning: North star, the Moon with the Suns light on the bottom of it and the Sun just rising, a few savage looking clouds that blew away. Sorry about the focus, but...

Dadyassa Loc: Spain

North star, the Moon with the Suns light on the bottom of it and the Sun just rising, a few savage looking clouds that blew away.
Sorry about the focus, but it was handheld and very windy on the balcony. :thumbup:

colo43 Loc: Eastern Plains of Colorado

that's pretty neat, and not something that i had seen before.

Dadyassa Loc: Spain

First time I can remember seeing it too. ;-)

SirAlistair Loc: Gingin Western Australia

There is a eclipse of the Moon about to happen 14/11/2012

Dadyassa Loc: Spain

SirAlistair wrote:

There is a eclipse of the Moon about to happen 14/11/2012

Will keep a look out for that then, thanks ;-)

Algol Loc: Georgia

The bright star if that's the one you are referring to as being the North Star is in fact the planet Venus. The lunar eclipse will be on Nov. 28, 2012 but will not be a total eclipse only a Penumbral. Details can be found at: http://www.moongiant.com/Lunar_Eclipse_Calendar.php
Nice set of photos, thank you for posting them.

treslek Loc: London

As stated that's no North Star it,s Venus .

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Quite unusual and almost eerie but beautiful.

Dadyassa wrote:

North star, the Moon with the Suns light on the bottom of it and the Sun just rising, a few savage looking clouds that blew away.
Sorry about the focus, but it was handheld and very windy on the balcony. :thumbup:

angler Loc: StHelens England

Good shots.

Dadyassa Loc: Spain

Algol wrote:

The bright star if that's the one you are referring to as being the North Star is in fact the planet Venus. The lunar eclipse will be on Nov. 28, 2012 but will not be a total eclipse only a Penumbral. Details can be found at: http://www.moongiant.com/Lunar_Eclipse_Calendar.php
Nice set of photos, thank you for posting them.

Thanks for the info, I was a bit confused over the positions, just assumed it was the North star cos it was the britest, thanks for the link, I will keep a lookout for the eclipse.
:thumbup:

Dadyassa Loc: Spain

Thanks for looking guys, appreciated :thumbup:

Algol Loc: Georgia

Actually that is a common misconception that Polaris (North Star) is the brightest. It is in fact not very prominent as far as the brighter stars go. In a list of the brightest stars in the sky in ranks number 45.

Dadyassa Loc: Spain

Wow that is interesting, I was always told that it was the brightest in the sky.

Algol wrote:

Actually that is a common misconception that Polaris (North Star) is the brightest. It is in fact not very prominent as far as the brighter stars go. In a list of the brightest stars in the sky in ranks number 45.

zeek Loc: Sacramento, CA

treslek wrote:

As stated that's no North Star it,s Venus .

I agree with treslek, the star is Venus; however, the image is really good and for being handheld it's more in line with outstanding. I give it a :thumbup: dadyassa.

Dadyassa Loc: Spain

Thanks, first shot was out the kitchen door as I was making the morning tea about 07.30, second was upstairs on a bedroom balcony a few minutes later.

zeek wrote:

treslek wrote:

As stated that's no North Star it,s Venus .

I agree with treslek, the star is Venus; however, the image is really good and for being handheld it's more in line with outstanding. I give it a :thumbup: dadyassa.