Bright star

I see a bright star in the west looking with my naked eye.. .
It's the only star i see. .
What could it be?

I live in sweden

/Ben

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I see a bright star in the west looking with my naked eye.. .
It's the only star i see. .
What could it be?

I live in sweden

Possibly either of Altair in the constellation of Aquila, or Vega in
Lyra.

Plug your location into http://www.heavens-above.com and choose the
'whole sky chart' option, then go to the constellations option to find
the names of the stars.

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very difficult to tell without knowing the time and date... but if it
appears due west and it's the only thing you can see, I'm going to guess
Arcturus, in the constellation Bootes.
Also, if this is the only thing you can see in the sky the light pollution
must be terrible where you live

If you can tell us the time at which you saw it, and how high above the
horizon it was, just about anybody on this board will be able to tell you
for sure right away.

Krill


"Ben" wrote in message
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I see a bright star in the west looking with my naked eye.. .
It's the only star i see. .
What could it be?

I live in sweden

/Ben

Ben wrote:

I see a bright star in the west looking with my naked eye.. .
It's the only star i see. .
What could it be?

I live in sweden

/Ben



Probably Arcturus. As other stars become visible, look to the north
and pick out the big dipper (it will be close to the horizon). Can
you "follow the arc" of the handle back to the star? If so, its
Arcturus.

thanx guys!

"Ben" wrote in message
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I see a bright star in the west looking with my naked eye.. .
It's the only star i see. .
What could it be?

I live in sweden

/Ben

The sun...

"Ben" wrote in message
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I see a bright star in the west looking with my naked eye.. .
It's the only star i see. .
What could it be?

I live in sweden

/Ben