2007-01-27 03:59:49 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I don't believe the misinfomation these answers have!
So many people have said "The North Star" or "Polaris" or even "Alpha Ursa Minoris" that it makes me want to cry.
Those who said Sirus, congradulations, that is the brightest star, excluding our sun.
To those who said Polaris (and especially the person who said that the north star was the morning star), I suggest that you do the little research it would take to find out that Polaris is actually fairly dim, and barely makes it on a list of the 50 brightest stars.
This comes from people confusing brightness with importance. While Polaris is not very bright, it is very important.
Polaris is very close to the north celestial pole (about 1 degree off), so that from anyplace north of the equator, if you can find Polaris (remembering that is not that bright) you know which direction is north.
This fact was invalauable before the invention of new-fangled devices like compasses and GSP. It helped travelers and particularlly sailors from the past find their way home.
A very important star indeed.
Now, I will not get into the fact soon (comparatively) Polaris will not be the north star any longer, that would take way to much space. . .
Walking Man (without an avatar for now).
2007-01-27 06:06:20 · answer #1 · answered by Walking Man 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Aside from the Sun, the brightest star in the sky is Sirius, at a magnitude of -1.42. The next brightest is Canopus at magnitude -0.72 but it's not visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
Incidentally, Polaris (the North Star) is magnitude 2 and considerably fainter.
2007-01-27 04:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Venus isn't a action picture star, its a planet. it extremely is the brightest merchandise in our sky (next to the sunlight and the moon), even though it is not constantly seen by way of its orbit around the sunlight. the subsequent brightest merchandise in our evening skies is Jupiter (back, no longer constantly seen and as a result no longer constantly the brightest). The brightest action picture star seen from everywhere in the international is the action picture star Sirius (oftentimes stated by way of fact the dogs action picture star because its the brightest action picture star interior the constellation Canis significant, the large dogs).
2016-12-16 14:51:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is the brightest star in the sky. In the nighttime sky it is Sirius. Please do not listen to people who say the North Star is the brightest star in the sky or at least don't follow them if they are lost at night in the woods.
2007-01-27 04:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by chris B 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What they call the " morning star "is one of the brightest. However its not really a star it is in fact the planet of Venus.
2007-01-27 04:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by goring 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
North Star
2007-01-27 04:01:54 · answer #6 · answered by Allen L 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
THe Sun
2007-01-27 04:02:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun.
2007-01-27 04:16:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sun
2007-01-27 04:07:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alpha Canis Majoris
2007-01-27 04:42:58 · answer #10 · answered by TIM O 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋