Sirius the Dog Star is the brightest star.
However, there are other objects that are brighter. they are Venus (Morning/Evening Star ) and the Moon.
Sirius is the brightest star that you can see with your eye. It has an apparent magnitude of -1.46.
Sirius is visible because it is a large, bright star, and is closer to Earth than other (actually brighter) stars.
The brightest star is the Sun. See related question.
The brightest star in Draco is Eltanin (Gamma Draconis), with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.24. [See Link]
I could easily see the brightest star in the night sky.I had three coins, but the penny was the brightest.
Other than the Sun and Moon, the brightest thing in the evening sky right now is the planet Venus, visible in the southwest sky at sunset. In fact, Venus is so bright, you can see it in the daytime if you know just where to look. Other than Venus, the brightest stars in the sky are Sirius, Vega and Rigel.
The sun is the brightest star we see because it is much closer to us than any other star.
The brightest star in the sky is Sirius. The brightest object that looks like a star is the planet Venus - which is brighter than any star. You can see it these days (Aug. 2010) after sunset in the west, as a very bright star.
Sirius is visible because it is a large, bright star, and is closer to Earth than other (actually brighter) stars.
The brightest star would be the Sun. See related question.
The brightest star is the Sun. See related question.
The brightest star in Draco is Eltanin (Gamma Draconis), with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.24. [See Link]
The Sun
Its possible to see Sirus. Its the brightest star you can in the Sky.
As we see it, it is the brightest star in the night sky.
I could easily see the brightest star in the night sky.I had three coins, but the penny was the brightest.
As the question specifies brightness, the brightest star in the Universe is our Sun - because it is the closest star to us. The most luminous star is another question: See related question.
Yes. It is in the constellation of Canis Major. As we see it, it is the brightest star in the night sky. But maby we can see a brighter star