Star is getting brighter, bigger, page 10

Originally posted by violetteLx234
ohmigod!..i really thought i was the only one who noticed it, around 8 pm i guess last sunday, i saw this star that you guys are talking about..and it was very very bright, i was really shocked when i saw it 'coz it was brighter than polaris and it was in the opposite direction of polaris..

and also, it seems to be like out of place, i mean no other stars around it, it's so weird..i have really been watching the sky ever since and something tells me that this is something..weird...

and plus i've been hearing stories about the nibiru stuff..and it's really quite creepy..

No need to jump to these conclusions until after exhausting all or at least some logical explanations. So, here's a place to start.

You didn't give a very detailed description of what you saw, but you did mention it was around "8PM" (time zone?) and the star was "brighter than Polaris and it was in the opposite direction". No clue about your location. It is always helpful to give your location, the time, direction, and apparent angle on the horizon of an object you're trying to figure out.

Assuming only that you live in North America and what you saw was in the southern sky...It is most likely the star Sirius or the planet Venus (They are the two brightest objects in the night sky, besides the moon obviously).

This SCREENSHOT shows part of the southern sky and is for the time 8PM CST; at that time Sirius is in the southeast and Venus is west of southwest. Start with locating Sirius and Venus, if you can eliminate them as suspects....then move on to the stars Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, etc... Try doing that and see if you can reach a logical explanation for what you saw. Instead of just assuming it is something weird or creepy.

Originally posted by Chiiru
I saw something like this last week, however it was in the S/SW sky Around 8-9 PM here in Southern NM. After awhile I just resigned and called it Venus.

Chiiru in NM, that is indeed most likely Venus you saw (assuming it is still there; you said you hadn't seen it since). You may want to check the previously mentioned screenshot as well.

Originally posted by serenecalamityz
I am in southwest UK took the dog out about 4:00 this morning and saw it in the sky. It appeared massive in comparison to all the other stars, I have been watching it on clear nights for months now.

Serenecalamityz, Phage is correct as usual (Phage, by the way I'm a big fan of your posts in these type threads). What you saw was not Jupiter. It appears that there are a lot of bright stars visible in the UK at the time you mentioned. If you gave some more info, maybe somebody could help you...Or you could also download STELLARIUM and probably be able to figure out for yourself what it was you saw.