bright light in the west

[hawthorns]

im sat outside and there is a bright light in the sky its not very high. any ideas what it is

[Guttata]

UFOs?

Now to be serious. Are there any sporting facilities in that direction? Those lights can be very bright. It could be almost anything any chance of a pic?

[hawthorns]

its white and star like def not floodlights. maybe its a satallite. its not moving. no other stars out

[vixfinn]

The moon?
Sorry, what colour is it, is it moving?

[Jeanied]

If it is a star then it is probably Venus. Quite low down, in the west, just as it turns dark.

[hawthorns]

well it aint the bloody moon. looks like it cud be venus

[vixfinn]

Venus can be very bright. Just been outside to look, same end of the country as you but can't see it from here Possibly tree's in the way.

[Nicos]

have a look at this- it's going to be an interesting few days!

KryssTal : Monthly Sky Page (May 2010)

[Snadger]

Its that long since I seen the sun.....................

[lindyloo]

good old wiltshire- renowned for spooky lights in the sky!!! in fact, for the last month or so i have seen an extremely bright light in the sky. it doesnt seem to change position, and is brighter than an ordinary star. it is to the north, and i am in a county to the north of you.

[Nicos]

...and it's definately not the North Star????

[Capsid]

It's definitely Venus. It's the brightest object in the night sky after the moon, quite unmistakeable. If you get some binoculars you may even be able to make out that it is a crescent shape at the moment. A month ago you might have seen Mercury very close to it very low down.

Have a look at these pictures.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Venus and moon visible during daytime.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100516.html

[Capsid]

good old wiltshire- renowned for spooky lights in the sky!!! in fact, for the last month or so i have seen an extremely bright light in the sky. it doesnt seem to change position, and is brighter than an ordinary star. it is to the north, and i am in a county to the north of you.

What time of night is this?

[lindyloo]

definately not the north star, if memory serves me it is to the east and lower than the north star ( i will re-check that position tonight, but when i first saw it i did look for the north star to make sure it wasnt that) , and it is brighter than everything else. it is a bigger, much brighter, light than a star. not as big as a full moon tho! i am seeing it from when it gets dark, onwards til i go to bed. my son says it is further east by the time he goes to bed, hours later than me, but that would be the movement of the earths orbit.

[Nicos]

NE?...have a look at this chart...

What's Up for May 2010

There are 3 stars there.