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Bright Twinkling star to the left of Jupiter

[From: ] [author: ] [Date: 11-11-06] [Hit: ]
its the star Aldebaran.-I cant find anything near there in Stellarium, though omicron, xi, mu, nu and epsilon Pisces are close by and all are orange giants around magnitude 4 so maybe those,......
There is this Bright reddish twinkling star the left of jupiter, It is a little lower than Jupiter itself. I observed it with my telescope (10 mm eyepiece) and it looked fiery. Can someone tell me what this could be? Thanks!

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Without a bit more information, its hard to tell - you didn't say how far from Jupiter and what time you are looking.
If its in the constellation Orion (the one with the 3 stars in a straight line forming Orion's Belt), it is the star Betelgeuse.
If its above that constellation, its the star Aldebaran.

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I can't find anything near there in Stellarium, though omicron, xi, mu, nu and epsilon Pisces are close by and all are orange giants around magnitude 4 so maybe those, might also have been Io.

Just telling us what eyepiece you used doesn't really give much information about your equipment.

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There isn't anything brighter than 2.0 apt mag anywhere near jupiter.
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