My apologies for the misinformation on the new years eve star post.
I should have been more descriptive I guess but I've realized It really neccassary
although the name of the star might be helpful. wich Is SIRIUS
It is eight and a half light years away from our own sun and like our sun it is seen from every part of the world in the daytime as the moon is every part of the night .

I found my original info on stargazer on pbs staring jeff ?
I will go back myself and find the exact website info so everyone interested can click right onto it and see for themselves the same info i did

and if those whom didnt get the chance to see this star due to clouds rain etc we all have one week after the first at midnight everynight to have the same oppertunity to veiw this twice as big star then our own sun SIRIUS { serious }

http://www.jackstargazer.com/scripts0SG0552.html

The Ancient Egyptians had their calendar inspired by Sirius. Siriusly.

thanks Yele
Can I call you Yele ?

Abe'

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That clarifies it.
Of course, in the Northern hemisphere, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky during the winter. And, it's one of the very brightest visible wherever it's visible.

However, the confusion erupted by the fact that no star moves toward the zenith during the night, they all have a profound tendency to revolve around the zenith, and Sirius is relatively low in the skies in these parts (about 40 degrees North latititude).

It also doesn't appear only on new year's eve every year. Sirius was in the sky that night as it has been for a while, and was no different on new year's eve than it's been any other night...like the night before or the night after.

Regards.

AGAIN ANOTHER CORRECTION-i KNOW ITS WAY LATE BUT I FAVOR THE ROAD TO TRUE FACTS IF THEY ARE PROOVING ITSELF FORWARD HERE IS THE CORRECTION IN A POSSIBLE MISWRITTEN TWICE AS BIG AS THE SUN... PLEASE NOTE NOT VISUALLY TO OUR SIGHT BUT ACTUALY IN SIZE. THANK YOU AGAIN