What is the white light i see in the sky?

Question

Im a lorry driver and i do nights and every night for the past 3 nights ive noticed a bright white light in the sky as i head down the M5 to come home. Its in exactly the same place every night and im pretty certain it isnt a star because i can still see it when the sun starts to come up. Im begining to think its a space station or something along those lines, if anyone can help me on this that would be great as im really interested to know what it is. thanks

Answer 1

the moon....it could be a star. you probably wouldnt see a space station. maybe a geosynchronous satellite, which is a satellite that moves at the same rate as earth. so technically it is always above the same spot.

Answer 2

the MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

Answer 3

This week three planets are alligned very close together, Venus,Mercury, and Saturn, which is a somehat rare occurance.In fact tonight (6/26) they may appear as one bright light for a small window of opportunity. Satelites and space station wouldn't be this bright.

Answer 4

the moon, maybe stars? How bright is it?

Answer 5

on the M5 your probably heading East so it is more than likely to be the planet Venus

I get up at 5-00am and I can see Venus at about 5 degrees above the horizon

Answer 6

mabey a meteor or a new planet or a far away moon

Answer 7

Could it be a bright comet? Those can be seen in the daytime sometimes. Why not check out NASA's website and see what is happening in the skies these days?

Answer 8

Angel.

Answer 9

Are you travelling west when you see this? If the light is in the west as you are travelling home at night it is probably the planet Venus. If you are travelling east, and it's visible at sunrise, then it might still be Venus. I confess that I don't know whether Venus is the morning or evening star at the moment.

Answer 10

If it's in the western horizon at sunrise, that's Jupiter. It's the brightest star this time of year.

Answer 11

Almost certainly what you're seeing is the planet Jupiter. It rises in the southeast around 11 pm and is visible in the south until dawn. It's currently the brightest thing in the sky other than the Sun and Moon.

Dozens of wild, crazy and WRONG guesses! Please, PLEASE, people, don't answer unless you KNOW your answer is correct!

Answer 12

The aurora??

Answer 13

space stations don't typically stay in one spot.

possibly a sat, but doubtful, they really can't be seen when the sun is out.

Answer 14

THE MOON MAYBE?

Answer 15

Satelite,,internatonal space station, a planet, landing lights of a plane

Answer 16

lmao. i love these answers. xD

Answer 17

aliens

Answer 18

it could be a planet

Answer 19

maybe you need some ******* glasses cuz it's probably da Moon

Answer 20

alien space ship!!!!

you better run

Answer 21

woah! its the moon.

Answer 22

Do you happen to smoke crack on your way home?

Answer 23

I do not know which way you're facing, but it sounds like a planet.  If it is, it will move over time, i.e. a couple of days/weeks.  A space station would definitly be moving very quickly.  If is in the same place for more than a month, it is most likely a star.  Check an astronomy site.

Answer 24

it's probably a satellite. go to the nasa website and see if they have any info on it..