I saw a bright body in the sky tonight. It was in the western sky, slightly towards the north. It was a bit above the horizon, but not too high up in the sky either. It was the brightest star [or body] in the sky.
I'm in the Northern Hemisphere [New England]
Does anybody have any idea what I saw? Was it Saturn?
2007-05-09 16:47:03 · 2 answers · asked by Lunarsight 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
This is certainly a popular question :)
Venus is a very bright "star" in the western sky at this time of year.
Some resources you might enjoy:
Night Sky this week
http://www.nightskyinfo.com/
A Tour of the Summer night sky:
http://my.execpc.com/60/B3/culp/astronomy/Summer/summer.html
A nice intro to the night sky may be found here:
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=157
2007-05-09 19:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by John T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus
2007-05-09 19:11:43 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋