Because it is bright but not bright enough to be seen in the day.
Fomalhaut appears to be a bright white star to the naked eye.
The star's position appears to shift slightly in the night sky during the year.
The brightest star in the morning sky is often Venus. It is sometimes referred to as the Morning Star because of how bright it appears before sunrise.
Venus is sometimes called "the evening star", although it is a planet. This because it is very bright and always appears close to the Sun in the sky. So, sometimes it appears in the evening as the Sun sets, looking like a very bright star.
The bright star that appears in the east at night in the South African sky is likely Sirius, also known as the Dog Star. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky and is easy to spot due to its luminosity.
Distance from Earth.
The bright star below the moon could be the planet Venus. Venus is often visible in the night sky and appears as one of the brightest objects after the moon.
The apparent magnitude of Deneb is +1.25, a fairly bright bright star from Earth.
The word you are looking for is "apparent magnitude," which is a measure of how bright a star appears to an observer on Earth. It is based on the star's intrinsic brightness and its distance from Earth.
Canis Major is located in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is best visible in the winter months in the northern hemisphere, and it can be found between the constellations of Orion and Puppis. Within Canis Major, there is the bright star Sirius, which is the brightest star in the night sky.
Fomalhaut appears to be a bright white star to the naked eye.
The bright star lit up the night sky.
Caph, also known as Beta Cassiopeiae, is a yellow-orange star. It appears as a bright star in the constellation Cassiopeia and is easily visible in the night sky.
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An apparent magnitude is a measure of how bright a star appears from Earth. The lower the apparent magnitude, the brighter the star appears in the night sky. Negative values indicate very bright stars, while positive values indicate fainter stars.
How bright a star appears depends on both its actual brightness and how far away it is. The farther away a star is, the dimmer it appears. A bright but very distant star many therefore appear dimmer than a less bright star that is closer to us.
Since the Moon moves across the sky about 12 degrees per night, there will be no bright star near the Moon "every night". Last night (September 11, 2009) the Moon was fairly close the Betelgeuse, the red giant star at the shoulder of Orion. Tonight, September 12, 2009, the Moon will be very near the planet Mars. Both have a similar reddish color to them.