Brightest star in the sky....?

Question

I Live in Ottawa, Canada
Looking Westward there is a very bright star in the sky (brightestin the sky) anyone know this stars name?

Thanks

Answer 1

The bright star visible this month in the west at sunset is the planet Venus. But since the planets move it will only be there until summer.

Answer 2

Right after sunset in the west? That is not a star. That is the planet Venus. It is not the star Sirius, as some here have told you. Sirius is to your south and IS a star. Check it out with a telescope...if you can see it as a disk or partial disk (it goes through phases like the moon and can appear crescent shaped.) If through a telescope it still looks like a really bright star, than it probably is a star. More than likely though, it is Venus.

Answer 3

How old are you?

It is incredible that people live for years then "discover" the planet Venus.

Venus is the 3rd brightest thing in the sky. It is 10 times brighter than the brightest star (Sirius) It is visible just after sunset or just before sunrise MOST OF THE TIME.

Where have you been all your life?

Answer 4

I believe the brightest star is Sirius, the Dog Star. I'll have to research and check that.

Yes, I just checked it out. The brightest star, not counting planets which also kind of look like stars, is Sirius. You can find it if you look 20 degress southeast of Orion the Hunter's belt. It is usually seen best in the winter months in the northern hemisphere.

Ha, I just realized that Sirius the Dog Star is a connection to Sirius Black in Harry Potter, who can turn into a dog.

Answer 5

Sirius

All stars shine but none do it like Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Aptly named, Sirius comes from the Greek word Seirius, meaning, "searing" or "scorching." Blazing at a visual magnitude of -1.42, it is twice as bright as any other star in our sky.

Answer 6

its not a star it is the planet venus. the actual brightest star is further to the south, and it is called sirius. but venus is the bright object to the west right now.

Answer 7

That's no star but a planet. It's nothing else but our neighboring planet Venus inadaquately called evening- or morning star respectively.

Answer 8

You're most likely looking at the planet Venus. It's visible shortly after sunset.

Answer 9

sirius is the brightest star in the night time sky.
The name of this star comes from the Latin Sīrius, from Greek Σείριος (Seirios, "glowing" or "scorcher")
Distance in Light Years: 8.5

Answer 10

...Sirius? not too sure