Really bright star in sky?

You wouldnt be able to see Jupiter due to the fact it sits infront of the sun and sets below the horizon at 4:39 this afternoon. Pretty much same time as the Sun
 
Quote: Planet Venus dominates evening skies, shining brilliantly after sunset. The next bright planet to appear is Saturn, rising late in the evening in Leo. However, it is only half as bright as it would normally be because the famous rings which usually reflect so much sunlight, are turned edge-on to us. This also means that Saturn may look disappointing to users of small telescopes.

From: http://www.skymania.com/thismonth.htm

Also see: http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/
 
simulatorman said:
Quote: Planet Venus dominates evening skies, shining brilliantly after sunset. The next bright planet to appear is Saturn, rising late in the evening in Leo. However, it is only half as bright as it would normally be because the famous rings which usually reflect so much sunlight, are turned edge-on to us. This also means that Saturn may look disappointing to users of small telescopes.

From: http://www.skymania.com/thismonth.htm

Also see: http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/
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So I might be right then :) Venus is the uber bright one... Saturn is the next obvious bright object?
 
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Azagoth said:
Aren't you forgetting that great big ball of mavity 'controlled' nuclear fusion known as The Sun?
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if it was the sun it would be daytime not nightime......think about it:)

talking about star systems and planets...reminds me of a great game called Elite,cant wait for Elite 4 if it ever comes out
 
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it depends where it is in the sky, if its in the south it will be Venus but if not then its probably Sirius which is actually a star and a couple of dwarfs althjough looks like one star.

Ive noticed Sirius a lot in janruary, as soon as the sun starts going down you can see it, my freind thought it was the north star because it was so bright but this is a common mis-conception, the north star is actually only the 52nd brightest star in our sky which isnt that special, Sirius is the brightest star of them all.

go and buy a telescope guys, its good fun.
 
lord filbuster said:
Venus was the brightest object in the night sky tonight. Apart from the moon that is. Its something like 6 times brighter than Sirius. It doesn't appear to move in relation to the other stars either, at least not in one night.
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At the time I posted I was observing Sirius, it couldn't have been Venus as it was below the horizon, I think there's been some confusion because of different times observing.

But yeah its a great time of year for observing Venus, its low in the S SW horizon, but as usual its completely clouded over now. :mad:
 
Mik3 said:
At the time I posted I was observing Sirius, it couldn't have been Venus as it was below the horizon, I think there's been some confusion because of different times observing.

But yeah its a great time of year for observing Venus, its low in the S SW horizon, but as usual its completely clouded over now. :mad:
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About 5pm this evening there was only one object visible in the sky, an extremely bright object about 30 degrees up from the southern horizon. Must be venus...
 
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NeilFawcett said:
Open up the "mini-astroviewer". Set the location to the UK, and time to 5pm today, and voila! There is Venus about 30 degrees about the southern horizon as I described :) It the brightest object in the sky by far....
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Of course it is Venus, why don’t you take up astronomy? :)
 
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