Bright object in the night sky, even in the city. Is this Sirius?
I m in New York City, looking South, and this object is about 37 degrees up from the horizon.
From a quick Google search it appears that this is the brightest object in the sky, just wanted to confirm that that is what indeed I am seeing.
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CarolOklaNola say: Not at this time of year. Very likely that is the planet Jupiter. I'll double check Stellarium, but the Sun is probably wiping out Sirius and Jupiter is close to opposition.
Nope. That's Jupiter, which was at opposition on June 10, 2019. Saturn is to the left further east. It is NOT Sirius.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecarter...
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F say: As Jupiter is at opposition, it's probably the brightest thing in the night sky (ex the moon).
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Tom say: Sirius is the brightest STAR, but planets like Jupiter, Saturn and Venus can be brighter
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Adullah M say: Should be Venus.
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Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. say: If you can see it in NYC, Jupiter must be the Really Big Apple.
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Born Yesterday say: Orion's belt (the big X in winter months) points directly to Sirius . If you can see Sirius, you should see Orion. Jupiter is bright right now and easily visible at 4th
behind the Sun, the Moon and Venus. There are many websites which tell youwhen and where to look for celestial displays (including comets, satellites, and meteor showers) visible even from some parts of NY .
https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.ht...
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Nyx say: Sirius is more of a winter thing.
What you're looking at is the planet Jupiter.
Get some binoculars, and you just might be able to see its 4 major moons.
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Bill-M say: It could be the Planet Jupiter.
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oubaas say: Not necessarily....
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D g say: if you have the night sky app or one of those smart phone apps hey tell you the obect just by moving the cell phone in the direction of the obect
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