In the early evening, in the west, there is a very bright object. I think it is probably a planet. Can anyone tell me which it is, planet or star? (Looking west in GB.)
2007-03-06 07:41:52 · 23 answers · asked by i_am_jean_s 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Venus. Due to the fact that Venus is never more than 46deg. from the sun (on the plane of the ecliptic) it is always seen either setting behind the sun in the west in the evening, or rising before the sun in the east in the morning.
Hence the popular terms Evening or Morning star.
2007-03-07 07:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Planet Venus
2007-03-06 07:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Venus
2007-03-06 17:10:30 · answer #3 · answered by tmjohnson24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that probably was Venus. Venus out shines all stars at a -4 magnitude. Also since Venus is closer to the sun than earth it always seems to set or rise width the sun.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NeatAstronomy/
2007-03-06 08:29:51 · answer #4 · answered by chase 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is the first bright object to appear, it is venus (a planet).
You can tell planets from stars becausethey don't flicker or twinkle as much, and they're not always in the same place.
If it's not venus, it could be mars, jupiter, or saturn.
2007-03-06 07:51:08 · answer #5 · answered by John F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Venus has been the "evening star" and will continue to be so until August of this year. So it is a planet!
2007-03-06 08:03:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is probably planet Venus but if there was a twinkle it could be a star. Look again and if it is still there, it is probably Venus.
2007-03-06 09:49:15 · answer #7 · answered by Jared K. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Venus. It is steadily climbing in the evening sky on its way around the Sun. It will reach its greatest Eastern elongation in June, then slowly drop back past the Sun to become a "morning star".
2007-03-06 07:55:42 · answer #8 · answered by skepsis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is the planet Venus you can see.It is very bright as it is covered with thick clouds of gas which reflect nearly all the sunlight that hits it.
See BBC website.Look at Space/ our solar system.
2007-03-07 13:45:42 · answer #9 · answered by Roman H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is Venus. A planet. it is the 2nd brightest object that you can see in the night sky.
2007-03-06 07:52:39 · answer #10 · answered by Belru Tytor 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋