Bright "star" in the western sky tonight

[theGinsue]

I've been watching what appears to be a very bright star to the west tonight. It hasn't moved noticably so I'm inclined to believe it isn't in the local atmosphere but in space.

Is anyone else seeng this? Anyone know what it is (planet, satellite)?

[Irving]

If you download a skymap on your smart phone, it will tell you exactly what it is.

[skoodge]

I know which one you're talking about, I see it when I leave the gym every night. Like Irving said, get Skymap on your smart phone, it's a pretty cool app. I just have an old pos phone, so I cant do it.

But from what I;ve heard, the brightest ones in the sky at night are planets (since theyre really close); so, thats my guess.

[davsel]

It is really bright tonight.

I believe it is Venus

[roberth]

Skymap is cool, thanks for the tip.

[Irving]

Looks like it could be Venus.

http://www.beckstromobservatory.com/...onights-sky-2/

I'm going to go look through my phone to see if I can see what you're talking about.

In the mean time, if you like space, and would like your mind blown, watch this video. If you don't want to sit through 11 minutes of entertainment, start at about 3:30. This video shows you what constellations would look like in the night sky without distortion. Pretty crazy IMO.

[Graves]

Looks like Uranus, Mars, and Venus are in a little group right now.

[Gman]

All I see is snow.

[Irving]

Too over cast up here, and a tree is in the way, but this is what Skymaps shows. I find that it's usually Venus.

[theGinsue]

Yeah, I've already got Skymap on my phone, but when I'm home my cell phone is in my backpack and I forget about it. Guess I'll have to dig it out.