November 29, 2012 - 02:59 PM Here are three answers I got from friends in other parts of America: Re: LARGE VERY BRIGHT CROSS-SHAPED PLANET or STAR is visible in the Western Sky Lol if people say its Venus you are as they say "pants on head retarded". I thought it was Jupiter. Due to the size of it....That was before I relised it was getting bigger and bigger. Unable to get pictures! if you look carefully you can now start to see a moon orbiting this thing. Re: LARGE VERY BRIGHT CROSS-SHAPED PLANET or STAR is visible in the Western Sky Well Northern US hemisphere here (Illinois) and I literally looked at it with Binoculars last night and was frustrated because I could not get a clear shape in view either. For me it almost looked like 3 large bright lights converging on one another. Also the glare did give it a cross shape to it but definitely seemed like it had three sources of light all the same brightness, I was pretty sure it was Venus but if you guys are saying Venus is NOT visible in the US northern hemisphere then what? I've looked at this two nights in a row. Tuesday and Wednesday. It is a cross at times and a man with hands outstreached to come. I do not understand it and I cannot get any pictures to come out. I will try again tonight if it is there again. From Upper Michigan, I get a great view of the Sky. Love, Sam |