The fun of finding your ‘sign’ among the stars
With Venus disappearing into the sunset, another bright object appears low in the south during March. This is Sirius, the brightest star you can see and one of the closest to us at a mere 6.8 light years. It is a very hot star, twice as big as our sun and very blue.
That bright light is Venus
Amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss peers into the Village night sky.
Lure of the sky at night
Alvechurch amateur astronomer Brian Watkiss explains what makes him spend so much time staring into the night.