Star/planet in the south sky

For the past week there has been a very bright star/planet in the south sky.
I think it appears to be brighter beacuse it is very low in the sky. Has anyone else noticed it while out biking at night?

Thought it was Venus, but then I’m no Heather Coupar.

It is Venus

I was told the MIR space station was visible in the night sky this week???

is it not Jupiter?

try here – need to know your home co-ordinates though

Venus appears just after sunset

It’s Venus.

Down here in SA Venus is the first star to come out at night, in fact it’s so bright it comes out before it’s even dark.

Apparently Venus appears so bright that it’s often mistaken for UFO!

the moon?

Jupiter?

I was told the MIR space station was visible in the night sky this week???

😕 MIR was scrapped 8 years ago.

not so much scrapped as “grounded” 😉

This sites great for a bit of star gazing! 😯

http://www.neave.com/planetarium/