Tonight, the moon in sw fl has a bright star on the left.... What star is it??????
2007-05-19 13:46:27 · 10 answers · asked by madizm 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
it is not a star, but a planet. it is venus
2007-05-19 18:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Eddie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That bright star near the Moon tonight is Venus. Look at it tonight, because tomorrow night the Moon will have moved away.
2007-05-19 14:59:30 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That "star" is the planet Venus. Its been that bright (and even brighter) for a few months (since about mid-January).
Every 8 years or so Venus's orbit and Earth's align in a way that makes it appear very bright and appear for hours after sunset (you can even see it in the daytime if you know where to look).
2007-05-19 14:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a planet, Venus if lower and white, Mars if higher and red. If it is unmoving and goes out abruptly early then it is a satellite. I have one that is very bright in the SW, that will go out shortly like a light turned off.
2007-05-19 14:19:41 · answer #4 · answered by mike453683 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be the planet Venus, which is the so-called "evening star", even though it is really a planet. About half the time it is seen in the morning rather than the evening, when it is then referred to the "morning star", for obvious reasons.
2007-05-19 13:50:52 · answer #5 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus
2007-05-19 13:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are definately seeing venus. look up as it gets a little darker outside and you will see the constellation leo, the brightest "star" in this region is actually the planet saturn. then if you are up a few hours later, you can look to the south east and see the planet jupiter in the constellation scorpio. it will be almost as bright as venus but not quiet and it will have a yelloish hue. good luck and i hope this helped!!!!!
2007-05-19 13:58:11 · answer #7 · answered by Bones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is Jupiter, and it varies very lots from ordinary. seem on the moon back this night, and you will see that that's now no longer interior an identical place relative to Jupiter. the two the moon and Jupiter, besides because of the fact the different planets, pass lots relative to the celebrities. the celebrities pass purely imperceptibly relative to a minimum of one yet another, even over many milennia.
2017-01-10 09:24:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's probably the planet Venus, not a star.
2007-05-19 13:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Castor?
2007-05-19 14:02:03 · answer #10 · answered by fuck off 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋