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Originally Posted by cjmarsh81
I live in Newcastle and I see it any where from 9pm onwards. It may be visible earlier, but I haven't checked. If it was a star wouldn't it be moving. This thing is stationary.
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What do you mean by moving? Star's don't move, we do.. But that's beside the point. Movement would be slow and only detectable over hours rather than minutes. Trust me it is a star! We have the same problem here with Canopus every year. About late winter it is very close to the southern horizon, and looks exactly as you describe. Every year without fail most astronomy clubs will field a phone call or three from UFO hunters, convinced that it is a UFO, due to the refractiveness of it's light.
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