B Seeing Venus with the Naked Eye - Light Pollution

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The bright point of light observed in a light-polluted area was identified as Venus, confirmed by its position relative to the full moon. The observer noted that Venus appeared stationary in the sky for several weeks, which is typical for the planet's visibility. Resources like a website for tracking celestial objects and the Stellarium software were recommended for further confirmation and exploration of the night sky. Brian Cox's Twitter account also supported the identification of Venus. Overall, the discussion highlights the challenges of observing celestial bodies in light-polluted areas and the tools available to enhance stargazing experiences.
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I live in a light polluted area, and the last few weeks I have been walking down my street to see one very bright point of light. Other than the moon, it was the only astronomical object I could see with the naked eye, as well as occasionally a few fainter points. I was wondering what this was, so I looked on a website to see where the objects are in the sky from where I live, and Venus was at that exact point.

Was I looking at Venus? I thought it couldn't be since it seemed to stay in exactly the same position in the sky for at least 5 or 6 weeks.
 
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Thanks for the website. It was (approximately) 10 to 20 degrees to the West from the full moon in January, and about the same number of degrees to the South.
 
Another cool software you can check to confirm it: Stellarium , its free, open source, and works in windows, mac and linux.

You can set your location, time, adjust light pollution... really useful =)
 
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