a star to the east?

Question

theres a star to the eat thats blinking eraticly.
the time is now 11:33 central time
it should be obvious when you look to the east of wich star or body
is releasing the most light

what is it called
and its name

and please dont be smart allicks
keep answeres coming
i just want the stars name
or objects name

Answer 1

When stars blink it is usually caused by anomalies in the atmosphere. The star is most likely just shining normally.

You just see it blinking, as I probably would if I were looking at it.

Answer 2

obvious?
did you ever think that this forum is world wide?
thus people in the southern hemisphere might be looking at different stars than people in the northern hemisphere.

So it is really hard to say which one you are looking at

But I am going to assume you are american, because almost everyone else would be able to type "online star map" into google
and get an answer right away. Not to be a jerk or anything but if you can use yahoo answers why not just use a search engine to look for your answer immediately.

That is what the internet is for!

I am also going guess that you are looking at Aldebaran
which is a pretty bright star in the east or maybe Betelgeuse

here is a link to a site that will allow you to put in your zip code and select a time of day and it will display a map of the sky above your location. you can even have it tell you star names and constellations.
with this you should be able to pick out the star you are looking at.

there are also many free programs that you can download to give you a more detailed look at the stars at night.

happy star gazing!

oh and Capt Troll, stars twinkle and planets do not!
"twinkle twinkle little star..."

Answer 3

You are probably looking at the star Sirius. A brilliant bright blueish white star that often twinkles numerous colors when it's close to the horizon.

Sirius is the brightest star in the sky and one of the closest stars to Earth. It has a fairly recently discovered dwarf companion star called Sirius B.

Answer 4

It might not actually be a star at all.
You could be seeing a satellite in earth orbit that is reflecting sunlight, and either the atmosphere is causing it to blink, or the satellite is rotating and presenting different surfaces to reflect the sunlight hitting it.

Answer 5

its blinking just because it is near the horizon and the dusts movements make the star looks blinking

Answer 6

it might be a ufo....oh no....look out the aliens are coming....no wait....arent "blinking stars" actually planets....the "blinking" is caused by the light of the sun reflecting off of it....i seem to remember that from school....lol