Dec's Guide to the Night Sky for Amateur Astromomers - including Melbourne weather

[Owlunar]

Hi @Ceres

This forum is well moderated and people are extremely supportive.

I find it better to stay with a few people whom I get to know a little and to keep away if anything is too hard for me - so in the sense self-help also means helping ourselves - which is the idea I think

There are no cliques here - sometimes I find people are busy having a conversation and I don't feel like jumping in - that's fine - but everything is out in the open here - nothing can happen behind anyone's back and this is - in my mind - super

I am glad you are here - I have found that people have stories that tend to interlock - it's really interesting to realise that there is support for people with emotional discomfort

Also - we can access clip art - I love this - here's today's pic - Dec

[Ceres]

Its lovely to find a place to vent without cliques!  or all the pettiness of social media. Thanks for the welcome from everyone I've found this a very useful and friendly forum and most of all a safe place to feel supported in my opinions already . Hopefully I can be of some use to others also once I get used to how to use it properly 🙂 

[Owlunar]

That's great to hear @Ceres

[utopia]

Hi @Owlunar.
What do you know about the Seven Sisters - which lies within the paladium (or similar. They say Spring and Autumn are the best times to see them. Maybe it's inside the Plasedium (I don't know what that's called) but can you tell me where to find the P place and then I can try and find the seven sisters.
Thanks

[Shaz51]

good evening @utopia, @Owlunar, @Ceres, @outlander, @redheaded

cloudy up here tonight @Owlunar xx

[utopia]

A few clouds here too @Shaz51. But hopefully they will blow away and I'll get a clear view of the stars tonight.

[Shaz51]

That will be good @utopia xx

i will have to have another look  outside too

[Owlunar]

Hi @utopia@Shaz51@Ceres@outlander@redheaded

I am starting this thread again - I didn't lose interest but I can see that I slowed down with this because I found walking around a hard chore with my wonky knee and could not be bothered going outside to see but things are getting interesting again

Early in the morning MARS and JUPITER are extremely close together right now - and they will start moving apart gradually - and this is easily visible early in the morning

Later than those two SATURN and MERCURY are close together too but nearer the sun and harder to find - I don't have a good "horizon" here but these to will be visible for a while

VENUS is too close to the sun until the end of February - and that will appear in the west

And @utopia - I know the cluster of stars called the Pleiades of the Seven Sisters - I will see if I can find a pic for you - they are easily visible in the early morning sky too

Dec

[outlander]

Looking forward to learning some more @Owlunar but theres no rush as i know your going through a tough time right now ❤

[Owlunar]

Hi @outlander

Yes - I have been a bit up and down and up and down lately - but okay most of the time - 

I realise that my knee was wonky for a long time and who wants to get up and put their dressing-gown on and go outside early in the morning when they have a wonky knee - not matter how interesting it might be

Anyway - as there planets are apparently close together right now and with four of them it will be interesting for a while - I will be looking because I can walk better - and the walk I had at the beach was pleasant but heavier walking in the sand - but I did it

You are battling too - many people are - I certainly understand the Reason for the Season at Christmas but still - I get bothered when people walk around in an unpredictable manner - but one good thing is that the path leading to my front door is really neat and clean now - so I must be improving

And I came home to find the porch light that has not worked for years had been repaired - I can have that light on  now which is really great

Take life as it comes Outlander - bitznpiecez - life can have it's tough times but then - you will find the better times when you get your balance - so much in your life has changed it will take time to get yourself back to - aw no - you will find your new normal and I am sure it will be better

You are a battler - and you see the truth - you do - 

Dec