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Old 02-12-2012, 12:50 PM   #1411
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Originally Posted by MRCboicgy View Post
Not really news, but is it just me or is Sirius (the star) really bright and, for lack of a better description, twinkly tonight. I know it's as bright as it gets, but I can see it over DT today from my place.
Venus is very bright in the SW this month, and Jupiter is quite bright too, higher in the south.

Sirius is the brightest star in our sky (other than the sun). "Twinkly" has to do with our atmospheric conditions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius
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