I told my old man it was venus , the old git says its the north star.I think it was a planet because it had a glow around it and not a shimmer? I right arent i? !
2007-03-07 20:58:13 · 5 answers · asked by cheekychap432 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Depending on the time of evening yhou were probably still seeing Sirius the Dog Star. (still seen in the west early evening). Venus would have set withing a half hour of the sun, the north star is in completely (almost) opposite direction.
2007-03-08 03:18:14 · answer #1 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus is very bright and always close to the Sun; the North Star is faint and always at the North Pole... I don't see how you can confuse them !
2007-03-08 05:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by The Xav identity 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which direction were you facing? If it was north, then it could have been the north star, if it was west it could have been Venus.
2007-03-08 07:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that it was Venus coz you can see venus only in dawn or dusk, not at night....
2007-03-08 05:02:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
planets-do not twinkle
stars-twinkle
2007-03-08 05:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by neumor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋