Stars in the Western sky in early evening

[Philosophaie]

There were two stars one above the other in the Western Sky just after sunset. I think they were planets. One could by Uranus but I am not sure what the other may be.

I am at:

lat=40.91666667
long=81.43333333

Can anyone help?

 

[mgb_phys]

Jupiter and venus.
sky and telescope have a good column of what to look for
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance

There is a good free screensaver called "The Sky" which shows all the stars and planets for your time and location

 

[cepheid]

Saw this last night. It was a great view. I knew for sure one of them was Venus (so bright!), but wasn't sure about the other one. Thanks...

 

[tonightssky]

You Guys should check out the view on December 1st, when the moon joins them, some astronomers are calling it the 'best sky show' of the year!

Clear Skies

www.tonightssky.org

 

[pixel01]

You can see the two planets converge on Dec1. They are just less than 2 degrees apart. European people can see the Venus eclipse on Dec 1 as well. The moon will occult Venus for a while.