That completely depends on the date and the time when you saw it.
The sky changes every hour and every day.
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.
If the bright light is moving across the sky, it could be a satellite or the International Space Station. If it appears to be a fixed point of light, it is likely a star or a planet like Venus.
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 star in the southern sky, known as the Southern Cross or Crux, has cultural and navigational significance. It is a prominent constellation in the southern hemisphere and has been used for centuries by sailors and travelers to navigate. Additionally, the Southern Cross holds cultural significance for various indigenous peoples and is featured on several national flags in the southern hemisphere.
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).
sometimes you can see the planet venus!
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.
If the bright light is moving across the sky, it could be a satellite or the International Space Station. If it appears to be a fixed point of light, it is likely a star or a planet like Venus.
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.
The bright ones
The bright star in the southern sky, known as the Southern Cross or Crux, has cultural and navigational significance. It is a prominent constellation in the southern hemisphere and has been used for centuries by sailors and travelers to navigate. Additionally, the Southern Cross holds cultural significance for various indigenous peoples and is featured on several national flags in the southern hemisphere.
yes it is but you could also say: South Africa shined like a bright star in the sky.
In the northern hemisphere, we have a moderately bright star called 'Polaris' or the 'North Star' ... that happens to be located near the north pole of the sky, and the stars appear to revolve around it once a day. The stars appear to do the same in the southern hemisphere. But it's a little less obvious, because there's no particularly bright star near the south pole of the sky.
SunAnswer:The brightest star can be identified either on an apparent brightness (how bright it seems to an observer on Earth) or absolute luminosity. Obviously the Sun is the brightest star in the sky at any time. If only the night sky is considered, it is Sirius. The brightest star discovered, based on its energy output, is Cygnus OB2-12 (a very bright blue hypergiant). It is more than 6 million times brighter than the Sun.