What's that very vivid "star" in the morning sky? Right now.

[Demovictory9]

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Mars

[IA8IT]

2. The Sun?

[DBoon]

3. Venus!

[John1956PA]

4. Yes. I looked at a sky map on the web. It is Venus. Currently, Mars and Mercury are very close to the sun. n/t

[Demovictory9]

6. Thanks! It's gone now. I was able to view it for 10 minutes..so clearly

[capechacon]

8. Yes...that's why Venus is often called.....

the "Morning Star."

[MadLinguist]

9. It's also called 'the evening star'

Which is sort of delightful. I think the reason it's the brightest object in the sky at both the morning and the evening has to do with its orbit relative to the sun.

[patphil]

11. Since Venus' orbit is closer to the Sun than Earth's,

It's maximum perceived angular separation from the Sun is less than 50 degrees.
It can either be ahead or behind the Sun from our point of view, thus it is often seen before Sunrise, or after Sunset.

[2naSalit]

5. Venus...

The one to the south is Jupiter. In a month or two they will be rather close to each other.

[Demovictory9]

15. I am seeing it right now..as the sun will rise soon

[2naSalit]

16. It's been clear enough here...

The past few mornings that I have been able to at least catch a minute or two of Venus and the moon do-se-do around each other. Tomorrow might be able to see the moon one more time before the new moon on Monday. Then it will be about Tuesday evening or Wed. when you can see the new crescent again after sunset.

[ItsjustMe]

7. I use this web page.

https://www.almanac.com/astronomy/planets-rise-and-set/zipcode/93722/2023-11-01

[Attilatheblond]

10. Thanks for that link!

Put in my zip code and bookmarked in my almanac folder. Right there with Sky Weather and Spot the Station (I like to wave at the astronauts as they go by, it makes the neighbors nervous)

[Demovictory9]

14. Thx

[Javaman]

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[William Seger]

13. Jupiter is also beautiful now in the western sky as the sky fades to blue and the stars disappear