What's the big bright star appearing recently in the eastern Anchorage sky between approximately 5 and 9 a.m. Alaska Standard Time? It looks like a little sun, but I know it's gotta be a planet in our solar system. Serious replies only. Thank you.
2007-11-03 15:26:02 · 10 answers · asked by lucky 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Venus.
Comet Holmes is in the north *west* at dawn. And while it's bright, as comets go, it's nowhere nearly as bright as Venus. A casual observer would not notice that there is an extra "star" in Perseus.
2007-11-03 18:38:10 · answer #1 · answered by laurahal42 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the east you say. Can´t be Venus. Venus sets in the west at midnight. Could be comet 17p/Holmes but it is only barely visible with the naked eye. I certainly can´t see it without a telescope. Could it be Mars? Mars rises in the northeast after 5 am.
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Wait a minute... The sun doesn´t rise at 6 pm and set at 2 am in Alaska!!! Somethings wrong here. It IS Venus you are seeing...
2007-11-03 15:40:53 · answer #2 · answered by DrAnders_pHd 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Venus is the bright object in the morning sky. The comet is in the northern sky and is nowhere near as bright as Venus.
2007-11-03 16:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by A Toast For Trayvon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is Venus. It is frequently the brightest object in the sky other than the Sun and Moon. I am always surprised by how people seem to be surprised by it. I guess that is because it spends so much of its time hidden in the glare of the Sun, low on the horizon or in twilight.
2007-11-03 15:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah i know ive seen it too here in illinois every 5 : 30 when i go outside i think its venus
ohh am have you seen it when mars got really close to the earth i think it was like 2 3 or more years ago cause people in the philippines have seen it at dawn
2007-11-04 08:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by d. b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Divide the gap via the fee of light and you gets the time you prefer. The Alpha Centauri device is closest to Earth. Alpha Centauri C is the closest of the three stars in the device. never considered it, myself, regardless of the undeniable fact that A and B are a effective double in a telescope.
2016-12-30 17:24:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the planet Venus, rising in the southeast around dawn.
2007-11-03 15:30:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's a comet, actually. Comet Holmes recently had an outburst of some kind--it spewed a bunch of material out into space. That material is forming a little cloud around the comet, which is what you're seeing.
2007-11-03 15:31:53 · answer #8 · answered by gunghoiguana 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
there is talk of a new comet, I've been wondering if that's what I've been seeing to the NE..I read this comet is to the NE
2007-11-03 15:53:30 · answer #9 · answered by Ford Prefect 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
put your alcohol, smoke or what ever, just enjoy what you see, it will not be there forever, it is what it is....... don't bring religion into it
2015-03-21 19:31:31 · answer #10 · answered by John 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋