Still shouldn't make much significant difference to the colour, the planet Kikuyo saw definitely wasn't Jupiter however as it isn't and hasn't been visible from earth for a while now
I do quite a bit of study on astronomy, what I see night after night ain't mars.
On the night of the wolf moon, it would have had a significant difference in how bright it was, during this time, it looked the same as any other night.
Beginning in December, Jupiter can be seen as a red-orange star located under the moon, now its moving towards the side of the moon as our axis rotates and it continues its course.
Ah now December is a different story, at what time do you usually observe it? In late November and December Jupiter will appear slightly more red because it is seen lower on the horizon and so the light passes through more atmosphere thus filtering out slightly more shorter wavelengths.
My career is very much orientated entirely around astrological study and I do have a fair few sources on the matter, what time do you typically observe Jupiter as at this time of year is not visible after about 6 o'clock and there's usually too much natural light pollution at that time to do any serious star-gazing
Will you still be able to see Mars or Jupiter next to our Moon? I tried to see it yesterday but the stupid clouds covered the Moon which was supposedly to be 15% bigger and 30% brighter! Dang it!
Mars should still be visible but it will probably be a fair way off the moon now, at the right time it may still be reasonably close but not as much as it was a few nights ago.
At eight o'clock in early December then it probably is Jupiter, early January then it can be quite hard to tell without actually being there as both are visible however at this tie of year Jupiter is not visible after about half six (assuming the position to be central northern America)
When you work with the observatory, you do learn that that Mars is red.
You, also, learn more. If anyone has an observatory at their college or university nearby, give them a call. Usually, as a courtesy, they will offer the public or interested individuals to come by and take a look.
If not, email them and put in a request that you come by to them help you see. It is usually nighttime.
To be quite frank, it is neat. But, you still only see a round ball, just a bit enlarged. I suppose, I was hoping for a bit more. Like seeing life (not sure why). I saw Mars and it was just a larger version of a red ball.
I know, there is one observatory in UMASS Dartmouth, located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts that has quite a few of them yearlong.
The twinkly "stars", sometimes are enhanced by the U.S. Coast Guard's new technology (liken it to a big flash light). This can be confirmed by written documentation of that fact. (somewhere, I don't have it on me righ now and am too lazy to find it--just going to have to ask them or take my word for it) They can knock out things in the sky (destroy). But, they can, also, flash the same like technology to make them sparkle more.
Oh, the grand wonders of God and the illusion man. Where is the line drawn. You will see many more wonders in this next few years.
DocHoliday, youre perfectly right about an observatory experience, unless you find it interesting then it pretty much is the limitations of optical telescopes (or at least the ones that you can easily visit) Although Im curious on this new technology of the coast guard, it may very well be my English but Im not entirely sure what you mean, are you suggesting they physically destroy stars (which isnt possible via the use of a light on earth) or that they temporarily remove them by using a localised source of light pollution, I cant see how you could make the stars sparkle more as quite simply there apparent magnitude is the maximum that light that can reach the earths surface from that distance, you cant make stars emit more light, again that may just be a misunderstanding or interpretation on my behalf
