Jan 11, 2025 · As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?

What is that bright star in the sky tonight? Our Bright Stars Calculator tells you all about the visible stars in the night sky—tonight or a date in the future—all customized to the location that you …

Jan 17, 2025 · The bright star there is Capella, the Sun-colored Goat Star (it's spectral type G 2). To the right of it, by a couple of finger-widths at arm's length, is a small, narrow triangle of 3rd- …

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Mar 5, 2024 · Here are the seven brightest and closest stars seen with the naked eye from Earth and their measurements. 1. Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, is the one towards the bottom …

Feb 2, 2024 · The position of Sirius is RA: 06h 45m 08.9s, dec: -16° 42′ 58″. Bottom line: Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky as seen from Earth and is visible from both hemispheres.

Brilliant Venus the brightest 'star' this month, a beacon in the evening sky after sunset. Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation on 10 Jan when it will be separated from the Sun by …

This is a list of stars arranged by their apparent magnitude – their brightness as observed from Earth. It includes all stars brighter than magnitude +2.50 in visible light, measured using a V …

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, a binary star system located in the constellation Canis Major. Its brilliant white light is easily visible from Earth.

Use this form to visualize the position of Solar System objects at given date and time on an interactive sky map. This observing guide helps you plan your Solar System observations. It's …

Comprehensive list of interesting astronomical objects visible right now from your location. The list of objects is automatically updated in real time to reflect what's visible above the horizon. This …

If the bright object you saw appeared to flash bright white, was moving and faded away quickly, it was likely a meteor. If it was exceptionally bright, it could have been a 'fireball' meteor, which …

Jan 22, 2025 · Humans have been utterly fascinated with the night sky and the millions of stars sprinkled throughout the huge expanse. Out of the numerous stars, some are brighter than …

Oct 22, 2024 · Astronomers estimate that the universe could contain up to one septillion stars – that’s a one followed by 24 zeros. Our Milky Way alone contains more than 100 billion, …

Jun 14, 2019 · In the constellation of Canus Major, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, outdistancing #2 on the list by twice as much. The star we see as Sirius was actually a binary …

6 days ago · The Moon passes 0.3° south of the bright red giant star Antares at 7 P.M. EST. However, the pair isn’t visible this evening, as they’ll rise in the early-morning sky, so we’ll …

Jan 6, 2025 · This contrasts with earlier discoveries, which predominantly identified blue "supergiants" similar to Rigel and Deneb, which are among the brightest stars in the night sky.

3 days ago · Scientists are struggling to explain grayish-white glows sometimes woven through the Earth’s northern lights (seen in these all-sky images). University of Calgary

Jan 19, 2025 · Binary star’s dusty rings shine in new Webb images NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has taken some jaw-dropping images of a pair of massive stars known together as …