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What name is given to the compass direction when you are trying to locate an object in the night sky?
Azimuth
Is the moon brighter than Venus?
When you see it up in the sky, yes! Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky. Our moon is first.
Why the brightest object in the night sky if it does not make its own light?
The moon is the closest heavenly body to the earth and because of its relatively high albedo it reflects a lot of the light falling on it hence it is the brightest object in the night sky. Similar reasons also apply to Venus, which is also a very bright object.
You are looking through your telescope at the night sky and you see a pinwheel shaped object what do you think it is?
An elliptical galaxy
What is the star in se sky in Phoenix AZ at night in July?
In July, 2009, a bright object low in the southeast sky after sunset is probably the planet Jupiter.
The moon is the what object in the night sky?
brightest
What is the the brightes object in the night sky?
The Moon
Which object appears the brightest in the night sky?
the moon because it is bigger at night
In the mercury night sky the brightest object would be?
Venus
Why is the moon the biggest object in the night sky?
This is because of its proximity to Earth .
After the sun moon and Venus what is the next brightest object in the night sky?
Jupiter.
Next to the moon what planet is the brightest natural object in the night sky?
Venus
Name one object in the night sky which provides us with light but is non-luminous object?
I think moon
What is cloudy object found in the night sky among the stars called?
The Milky Way.
What name is given to the compass direction when you are trying to locate an object in the night sky?
Azimuth
How does the size of our sun compare to the size of other stars in the night sky?
Our Sun is an average-sized star.
If an object appears in the sky and looks to be the size of a half dollar and the object is about 1250 ft away then what is the size of the object also the object is about 40 to 60 ft off the ground?
Very simple really that's bollocks
