Magnitude
The bright celestial object next to the Moon in the southern sky in December 2008 was likely the planet Venus. Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky and is often visible near the Moon, especially during its evening appearances.
As of November 2013, you can see Venus towards the west, after sunset. Any time that Venus appears in the sky, it is the brightest "star". It is not technically a star, but it certainly looks like one.
The bright star lit up the night sky.
The bright ones
Visually Sirius is the brightest star in the nighttime sky while R136a1 is actually brightest star we know about.Remember while a star may be very bright, the further away it is the dimmer it appears. Sirius is one of the closest stars to us and therefore looks the brightest.
The bright celestial object next to the Moon in the southern sky in December 2008 was likely the planet Venus. Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky and is often visible near the Moon, especially during its evening appearances.
As of November 2013, you can see Venus towards the west, after sunset. Any time that Venus appears in the sky, it is the brightest "star". It is not technically a star, but it certainly looks like one.
No. Sigma Octans is a star close to the south pole of the sky, but it is not particularly bright.
The bright star lit up the night sky.
On December 14, 2010, the "bright star in the east at sunrise" is most probably Venus.
The bright ones
There is no particularly bright star near the south pole of the sky. A nearby star is Sigma Octans, but it is not as bright a star as Polaris (the North Star).
Visually Sirius is the brightest star in the nighttime sky while R136a1 is actually brightest star we know about.Remember while a star may be very bright, the further away it is the dimmer it appears. Sirius is one of the closest stars to us and therefore looks the brightest.
yes it is but you could also say: South Africa shined like a bright star in the sky.
It looks like an extremely bright star, though it isn't twinkling and is moving across the sky very fast.
When observing a star, you will see a bright point of light in the night sky.
Yes. Venus always looks like the brightest star in the sky. Jupiter usually looks like the second-brightest star (sometimes briefly outshone by Mars, when it's close to us). Mercury, Mars, and Saturn still look like fairly bright stars.