Sirius is the brightest star and can be seen from the UK. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius
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The actual brightest star is R136a1. It is more than 8 million times as bright as the sun and is also the most massive star. The brightest star in the nighttime sky is Sirius.
Regulus (α Leo / α Leonis / Alpha Leonis) is the brightest star in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky.
Canopus is a yellow-white F super giant -- a star with a temperature from 10,000 to 14,000 degrees Fahrenheit (6,000 to 8,000 Kelvin)Canopus is the second brightest star :)
Absolute Brightness: How bright a star appears at a certain distance. Apparent Brightness: The brightness of a star as seen from Earth.
Boötes is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere.Coordinates: 15h 00m 00s, +30° 00′ 00″
The brightest star as seen from Earth is the sun. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius.
the blue giant is the brightest star
It is a descriptive adjective. Such as in this sentence: That star is the brightest star I have ever seen.
The least brightest star has not yet been seen and so not identified.
The south star
The Rigel star is a star in the Orion constellation. Rigel is the brightest star in the Orion constellation, and it is the seventh brightest star seen in the night's sky.
the moon.
The sun is the brightest star as seen from Earth, but that is only because it is much closer to us than any other star.
Its possible to see Sirus. Its the brightest star you can in the Sky.
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.
The sun is a star
The star Sirius is the brightest star visible from the earth. Sirius is in the Canis Major constelation, and is therefore often refered to as "the Dog Star"