Sirius: Brightest Star In The Night Sky

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  • @learnthesky
    @learnthesky  9 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for watching! New to stargazing? Download my FREE Stargazing Starter Guide: www.learnthesky.com/stargazing_starter_guide

  • @pleaseholdadvertising7883
    @pleaseholdadvertising7883 Рік тому +20

    Sirius is my favorite star. Love how it shines with an electric blue ting.

    • @IrelandsEireians
      @IrelandsEireians Рік тому

      It's blue, because of the Doppler Effect,,it was red when moving away from us,,but it's really white,,so this is where you get the red,white and blue from, literally everywhere.Alsi the red and blue in politics parties,and Masonic lodges.

    • @bahae_44
      @bahae_44 3 місяці тому +1

      I just saw it tonight!

  • @alxxz
    @alxxz Рік тому +20

    Excellent, simple and informative video! Thanks for the tips!

  • @AndersonHarry-cb2sx
    @AndersonHarry-cb2sx 2 місяці тому +5

    Oh, now I get why Sirius Black is named Sirius and why his animagus is a dog.

  • @alexbowman7582
    @alexbowman7582 10 місяців тому +8

    “Dog day afternoon” comes from the ancient Roman belief that very hot summer days were due to the added influence of the Dog Star.

  • @rjsmith6698
    @rjsmith6698 Рік тому +33

    Aside from being the brightest star visible from earth, it is also the 4th brightest natural object in our night sky, after the moon, Venus, and Jupiter.

    • @xiaojiansun1966
      @xiaojiansun1966 2 місяці тому

      Wait, we can see Jupiter?

    • @RyuuMLBB
      @RyuuMLBB 2 місяці тому +1

      @@xiaojiansun1966of course

  • @JustsomeSteve
    @JustsomeSteve 10 днів тому +1

    Thank you for this very informative and well-made Video! :)
    And since this is the first video of yours that I saw, I want to tell you, that you have a very clear and pleasant voice to listen to.
    Sounds very professional!

    • @learnthesky
      @learnthesky  8 днів тому +1

      Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it.

  • @chemicalwonderland2492
    @chemicalwonderland2492 11 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for this! I noticed it shimmering brilliantly tonight and looked this video up to see what star it was. So cool!

    • @ramonortiz7462
      @ramonortiz7462 10 місяців тому

      Yet the earth is Flat and STATIONARY

  • @afinepoint4u
    @afinepoint4u Рік тому +7

    I love looking at the night sky. My only regret is I've always lived in or near a city so most of the sky is washed out. Still as a child if I could see the stars I never felt alone.
    Thank you for grouping all of the important stellar information in each video AND not just mentioning things like "Class" but giving a quick explanation. It is frustrating watching videos where the speaker uses technical jargon forgetting he is speaking to the general public not third year undergraduates.
    Kudos to you. I've been adrift in UA-cam looking for well made interesting technical videos. Who knew I'd find ones speaking to my heart. And here I was about to let go of my 130mm reflector. There it sits but feet from me aimed up. Where's the duster and lens cleaner?

    • @learnthesky
      @learnthesky  Рік тому +2

      I'm glad these videos help. I am not an astronomer by trade (I have a biology degree), so I'm learning right along with everyone on this channel. Even thought I don't study the sky as a professional astronomer, I can still appreciate all the work they do, which helps us all gain a better understanding of what's out there. I hope you get the chance observe away from city lights...seeing a brilliant night sky is truly one of nature's best gifts.

  • @KlausStoermer
    @KlausStoermer Рік тому +7

    Can't imagine a better guide to the stars series. Mahalo!

    • @ramonortiz7462
      @ramonortiz7462 10 місяців тому

      You have been systematically programmed to INSTANTANEOUSLY believe, memorize and regurgitate everything that scientism tells you!!

    • @rhoddryice5412
      @rhoddryice5412 Місяць тому

      @@ramonortiz7462 And you have been programmed to believe anything your preacher tells you, fear your imagination. Your god and beliefs are lies made up to keep you in shackles.

  • @jnk3775
    @jnk3775 10 місяців тому +5

    I love to hear your explanations of stars.

    • @ramonortiz7462
      @ramonortiz7462 10 місяців тому

      Interpretation? You instantly believe, memorize and regurgitate everything that scientism tells you!!

    • @Cometalktome
      @Cometalktome 3 місяці тому

      @@ramonortiz7462it’s an opinion

    • @ramonortiz7462
      @ramonortiz7462 3 місяці тому

      @@Cometalktome I speak facts that can be physically demonstrated per real scientific physics that debunk theoretical physics!!

  • @jamesbondaygee
    @jamesbondaygee 11 днів тому

    It's my favorite star too... Certainly looks to be the most fascinating with all those colors sparkling

  • @MDKtarot
    @MDKtarot Рік тому +6

    Love this content!! Thanks

  • @stevewhalen6973
    @stevewhalen6973 10 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @Yondle
    @Yondle Рік тому +4

    Nice content by Janine as always

  • @steviedirksen1938
    @steviedirksen1938 10 місяців тому +1

    I have started learning about the stars names from your teaching. Thank you.

  • @nikox703
    @nikox703 19 днів тому

    Very informative. Easy to follow along. Wish this was longer in a documentary format.

  • @mingdianli7802
    @mingdianli7802 Рік тому +10

    This video was siriusly interesting

  • @Kullain
    @Kullain Рік тому +3

    This was a great video! Well done! ❤

    • @ramonortiz7462
      @ramonortiz7462 10 місяців тому

      Yes! Isn't CGI ANIMATION just great?!

  • @alexbowman7582
    @alexbowman7582 10 місяців тому +10

    It’s actually a three star system, with a recently discovered small third star which was predicted by the African Dogon tribe who claimed they were visited by Aliens from that third star which they call the pebble.

    • @theresonantmind
      @theresonantmind Місяць тому +3

      Awesome post! I believe the Dogon discovered the third star thousands of years ago, and no one believed them, until the Hubble telescope (I think) discovered it in recent times--like only within the last 30 years or so. I'm grateful for this comment.

    • @alexbowman7582
      @alexbowman7582 Місяць тому

      @ read about this man way back that ground his own 10 inch telescope lens presumably in a big long telescope and tested it by pointing it at Sirius and at first thought there was a flaw in the lens but then realised he was seeing Sirius’s companion star.

  • @waldemarjanczyk1359
    @waldemarjanczyk1359 10 місяців тому +1

    Ciekawie przedstawione informacje . Super . Pozdrawiam 😉👍

  • @andrewprenzler
    @andrewprenzler Рік тому +1

    Beautiful and brilliant ending. Stellar!

  • @MarkGrimshaw-jh4zp
    @MarkGrimshaw-jh4zp 9 місяців тому

    Really helpful interesting and informative. Thanks for all your work Janine.

  • @ElectricWarrior2010
    @ElectricWarrior2010 Рік тому

    Excellent video and great channel. Thanks for doing this. I am subscribed and sharing with friends.

  • @JAVACAT1999
    @JAVACAT1999 Місяць тому +1

    Very well done!👍 If I may say though, Betelgeuse (bay tull guyss) is the correct pronunciation. TY, that was fun watching.😊

  • @Ambatt001
    @Ambatt001 Місяць тому

    I love to watch night sky. My 7 years daughter always very curios to ask about the stars and planets. I showed your vedios and she is happy to see that.🎉🎉

  • @Sailor376also
    @Sailor376also 11 місяців тому +4

    Sirius has another significance. It IS the beginning of our western New Year. On the night of the New Year,, Dec31/Jan 1 At precisely midnight,, the dropping of the ball in Times Square, Sirius is exactly south on the meridian. It IS what was determined to be the start of the New Year.

  • @moonly_wolf
    @moonly_wolf Місяць тому +3

    The Dog Star. One of the many names for Sirius is the 'Dog Star'. Of course Sirius is the primary star of the constellation Canis Major, the large dog, but this is far from the entire story. Sirius seems to have a very ancient and a very wide spread association with dogs and wolves.

  • @eneleh01
    @eneleh01 Рік тому +1

    I saw it yesterday the sky was very clear and I recognize it thanks to you

  • @JohnShields-xx1yk
    @JohnShields-xx1yk 19 днів тому

    I'm looking up right now at dusk and it's the only object I can see, it's Amazing to think of how bright it is, considering the distance. Stunning.

  • @mmhuq3
    @mmhuq3 11 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic video thank you

  • @johnwalters1341
    @johnwalters1341 11 місяців тому +3

    At 1:50, is that size comparison between the two stars right? Looks to me like you have Sirius B way too big in comparison to Sirius A. Wikipedia has Sirius at 1.7x the diameter of the Sun, while Sirius B is 0.008x the Sun's diameter. The Hubble image isn't representative of the actual diameters of the two objects, but it's a closer match to the Wikipedia numbers.

  • @earth2jennyl
    @earth2jennyl Рік тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @sinhamusic4691
    @sinhamusic4691 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for the video

  • @ShellHeinze
    @ShellHeinze 18 днів тому

    Thank you, and we'll done - I learn alot.

  • @fantasyfrontier842
    @fantasyfrontier842 9 місяців тому

    Wow, I love your explanation you are amazing❤

  • @dieselbassohyah1533
    @dieselbassohyah1533 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for making these videos! Finding my way with a 10 inch dob.

  • @karenness5588
    @karenness5588 19 днів тому

    If you do a more complete description of Canis Major, an interesting aspect of it is the Dog Days.
    Thanks!

  • @AmatureAstronomer
    @AmatureAstronomer Рік тому +1

    Nice voice. Just subscribed.

  • @johnfox9169
    @johnfox9169 10 місяців тому

    This presentation is pretty good 👍

  • @vencislavatasheva3325
    @vencislavatasheva3325 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much such a wonderful , brilliant way of explaining our ❤beautiful sky 😇
    Sirius the brightest star ⭐️ in the Sky Love it 🌌

  • @PriestessAusetRaAmen
    @PriestessAusetRaAmen 2 місяці тому +2

    Finding Sirius using Orion's Belt.

  • @maryhay7131
    @maryhay7131 11 місяців тому +4

    I honor my deceased dog Una each night I can see Sirius. It is her star and seeing it lets me know she is still with me in spirit and in my heart!

  • @boroblueyes
    @boroblueyes Рік тому

    I loved the video, and I like getting to hear the correct pronunciation for the celestial objects, but you slipped up at 7:12 and called it Beetlejuice. 😂

  • @ryuninjah
    @ryuninjah 7 днів тому

    It's so bright tonight. Almost thought it was a UFO hovering in the night sky. Beautiful!🌟

  • @doghousedon1
    @doghousedon1 20 днів тому +1

    I went out to find these stars. It's raining cats and dogs. 😢

  • @KUSHALGOKHALE
    @KUSHALGOKHALE 10 місяців тому

    From what I see at 3:50, I can say that, the image at 2:00 is not to scale. Is this correct?

  • @rajkumarmukherjee2726
    @rajkumarmukherjee2726 10 місяців тому +1

    Density of SiriusB?

  • @ronconovoa7566
    @ronconovoa7566 10 місяців тому

    great video

  • @todanrg3
    @todanrg3 Рік тому +5

    Nice video, i love this channel! The size comparison between Sirius A and B at 2:00 is way off! If Sirius B is 0.0084 times the radius of the Sun, it is around 0.005 times the radius of Sirius A. It should be represented as a small dot next to the much larger Sirius A, much like in that Hubble image.

    • @learnthesky
      @learnthesky  Рік тому +1

      I agree, the diagram is not size accurate. I’ll rework it for next vid on Sirius.

  • @Astronurd
    @Astronurd 8 місяців тому

    I have a difficult job seeing Sirius B due to the glare from the A star. It needs excellent seeing conditions and transparency. The drawing you showed, showed very different size comparisons compared to the photo from Hubble.

  • @rsk496
    @rsk496 10 місяців тому

    good info and presentation...Winter Triangle ? please and thank you

  • @ZopcsakFeri
    @ZopcsakFeri 10 місяців тому

    You mentioned that Sirius B is not visible to the naced eye but is it through a telescope? What magnification / aperture would you need to split them?

  • @sca.astro1234
    @sca.astro1234 Рік тому

    Nice information

  • @crystallily9437
    @crystallily9437 Рік тому

    The Major star systems!❤

  • @DeereX748
    @DeereX748 9 місяців тому

    I've managed to split Sirius A and B with my 8" SCT; it depends on Sirius B's position relative to A and how good the seeing is. I got lucky on both.

  • @maxime9636
    @maxime9636 10 місяців тому

    Thank U so much ❤👍🌹

  • @veronicalogotheti1162
    @veronicalogotheti1162 11 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @crissykloth3721
    @crissykloth3721 10 місяців тому

    thank you - that is great - I love to observe the sky day or night. And about 6 years ago whien I moved to our present home first in 2015 I got to know Venus. Later I moved to ground flat and I am able to see Orion and more. Since 2018 Iam having less time to sleep because I am looking out of the window. Unfortunately a lot of light of the street and houses. but the worst thing . every big event - clouds on the sky or like tonight it is raining . but I wont complain, I love to learn about our stars - and planets too. See you - next stop how to find the planets in the night sky, good night, regards Crissy

  • @davisuehara3528
    @davisuehara3528 11 місяців тому +2

    "Shirley, you can't be SIRIUS!"

  • @chriscoll6493
    @chriscoll6493 Рік тому

    What about the planets full of wolfen Annunaki?

  • @simonsteindl8781
    @simonsteindl8781 Рік тому +1

    Thanks :-)

  • @ioanbota9397
    @ioanbota9397 10 місяців тому

    Realy I like this video so so much like you can imagine

  • @ikedacripps
    @ikedacripps Рік тому +1

    Pls we will be looking forward to the the mythologies associated with this star.

  • @sunset8966
    @sunset8966 11 місяців тому

    Looking up from southeast asia we call it the morning star. It rise early morning. As I grew up in Cambodia I never a had a chance to see it cus I usually woke up when the sunrise 🙃

  • @arugorai3451
    @arugorai3451 2 місяці тому

    Last night i captured it in my new vivo t3x... 😇❗

  • @Resocan2005
    @Resocan2005 Рік тому

    Could you make a video for Fomalhaut? Thanks

  • @kishoregovinde6629
    @kishoregovinde6629 Рік тому +1

    Interesting 😊

  • @deologos
    @deologos 10 місяців тому

    On a slightly different note: I swear I saw Betelguesue or another nearby star to Orion move or flash on a recent night. Anyone else see it.

  • @LouisPhilip9
    @LouisPhilip9 Рік тому

    What about Procyon which is Canis Minor at 0.4 magnitude and can easily be seen above Sirius ? Your info is incorrect I believe !

  • @kevanhubbard9673
    @kevanhubbard9673 Рік тому +3

    I haven't seen Sirius yet at the back end of 2023 but obviously saw it earlier in the year.About a week ago I was out camping and caught Orion and Procyon but dawn struck just before Sirius got over the horizon.I always find the Robert, think that was his first name, Temple, definitely his surname,book the Sirius Mystery interesting .He claimed that the Dogon tribe of Mali had a knowledge of Sirius B....but when examined it's all pretty much nonsense!

    • @learnthesky
      @learnthesky  Рік тому +4

      I started seeing it in the early morning when I wake up, and I couldn’t resist making a video on it.

    • @geoffreycat1763
      @geoffreycat1763 Рік тому

      Super viewing right now in pa.

    • @UnworthyGrace
      @UnworthyGrace 11 місяців тому

      I've have been looking at it the last 3 nights with clear skies

  • @misaelescobarruiz1193
    @misaelescobarruiz1193 5 місяців тому

    Sirio es una hermosa estrella en el can mayor

  • @sleepvark1
    @sleepvark1 11 місяців тому

    Sirius A is expected to have a rather short lifespan. One might wonder when to expect it to go nova. One might also guess that Sirius B has already gone nova. If it were to accumulate a total of 1.4 times the mass of our sun, it will go supernova. Good chance for a double banger sometime soon.

  • @Justadogdad
    @Justadogdad Місяць тому

    My dog lives there now 😊

  • @larafabilo
    @larafabilo Рік тому +2

    Useful mnemonic for the 10 brightest stars in the sky:
    Son: Sir Can Rig A VCR, PA?
    Sun
    Sirius
    Canopus
    Rigil Kentaurus
    Arcturus
    Vega
    Capella
    Rigel
    Procyon
    Archenar

  • @lmwlmw4468
    @lmwlmw4468 11 місяців тому

    Nice.

  • @1USACitizen192
    @1USACitizen192 Рік тому +3

    Do you think nasa will land a person on serious?

  • @DippieDippenaar
    @DippieDippenaar 7 місяців тому

    There is a Sirius C also

  • @DatBoiDjay
    @DatBoiDjay Рік тому +1

    You their i got a question?

  • @Barry-ni7wq
    @Barry-ni7wq Місяць тому

    Woof woof star doggy

  • @babup8986
    @babup8986 4 місяці тому

    In sanskrit dog is sarameyam, child of sarama, sirius.

  • @resulsanane4506
    @resulsanane4506 11 місяців тому

    Damn i always thought its a drone because i could swear sirius is shining in different colours.

  • @katarinakrajna4911
    @katarinakrajna4911 6 місяців тому

    Sirius A Sirius B ❤🖖🏻

  • @sambascom8260
    @sambascom8260 Рік тому

    Any planets?

    • @learnthesky
      @learnthesky  Рік тому

      Planets have not been detected so far in this system.

  • @Daria-o9k
    @Daria-o9k 5 місяців тому

    Regulus should be next

  • @alejandrocurado5134
    @alejandrocurado5134 Рік тому +1

    I am one Sirius lap and a bit more old

  • @misheckwams9748
    @misheckwams9748 Рік тому

    Interesting

  • @veehope2702
    @veehope2702 Місяць тому

    You forgot to mention Sirius C.

  • @tahatalu318
    @tahatalu318 Рік тому

    I think I have seen it today, location Turkey

  • @AWMul
    @AWMul 3 місяці тому

    Reckon this star has npd ? or bpd ? or any other mental health problem ?

  • @KateTheArtist
    @KateTheArtist Рік тому

    🙌💖!

  • @ai66631
    @ai66631 20 днів тому

    Its ardra nakshtram, orionvega Stargate where souls desced to 3D solar system ... In ancient bharat... It's thiruardra mentioned in surya siddhantha and aryabhatta genius... It is also mentioned in quran verse 49.1
    1000 years ago
    जै भैरव 🎉🇮🇳

  • @themediaboxtv
    @themediaboxtv Рік тому

    Canis Major one bigest star in all space

    • @xpertran
      @xpertran 10 місяців тому +1

      SIRIUS, A.K.A ALFA Canis Majoris brightest APPARENTLY but NOT ABSOLUTELY!

  • @shoaibfarid8987
    @shoaibfarid8987 4 місяці тому

    Pre-Islamic Arabs used to worship Sirius as their God.
    In chapter 53 An-Najm (meaning “The Star”) in the Holy Quran, God reveals after swearing “By the Star” in the first verse of the chapter, that “It is He alone Who is the Lord of Sirius”.

  • @freeman5853
    @freeman5853 17 днів тому

    Sirius is our sperituel god and around sirius b there is a planette contain beautifful smart creature

  • @manmadharaojammula2749
    @manmadharaojammula2749 10 місяців тому

    👌

  • @nanirescue7469
    @nanirescue7469 Рік тому

    👍👍

  • @buggybgbassbooster
    @buggybgbassbooster Рік тому

    I am sirious

  • @jackiedunaway8584
    @jackiedunaway8584 Рік тому

    Is the 50 yr. Cycle by chance on the same 50 yr. Cycle of the Jewish year of jubilee?

  • @s.t.-ck2zs
    @s.t.-ck2zs 2 місяці тому

    🙏