Early morning -- before 6am.
Rising before the sun: a bright Venus. The first time I saw it, it was next to the moon. At 7am, the sky was possibly still twilight, but definitely blue. I saw the moon, and Venus in the blue -- not nearly as bright or big, but a distinct white point.
High in the sky in the other direction, almost opposite the sun. A *very* bright pink Mars. The first time I saw it a few days ago, I'd gone outside for something, and spotted that very bright pink dot. Did something go supernova? No, just Mars.
Orion's visible too. Spot Betelgeuse and Rigel, a shoulder and foot of Orion. Spot Orion's belt. Follow its direction, and you hit an even brighter star. It's Sirius, the "Dog Star", the brightest genuine night-time star, and one of the nearest.
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Beautiful description
Daphne you're describing something most of the city dwellers have never seen except in photos and movies. Sadly all those tiny little pin pricks of light I used to see at night are getting fuzzed out by all the security lights around the country and the city has kept growing and adding more lights. Venus is still very visible along with the big dipper and northern star. The Seven Sisters is almost impossible to find now. Over the years, traveling across Oklahoma from one side to the other it used to be totally dark. Now everyone has a security light and I miss too much of the night sky. Kids growing up now will never realize what they have missed.
Hugs Daphne
Barb
Life is meant to be lived, not worn until it's worn out.
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
In order to really see the night sky.......
Nowadays, you pretty much need to go a considerable distance out on the ocean. One of the things I truly love about sailing is the peace and quiet and the wonderful majesty of the night sky when you are away from all the light pollution.
D. Eden
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
Starry Eyed Daphne
Quite an experience.
As already mentioned light pollution makes it harder and harder to see. No wonder observatories are located in deserts and islands nowadays.
NIght Sky
After my dad retired and we moved back to where our family is from up in the Smoky mountains. Our home was situated just below the peak of the mountain we lived on, the only lights being the ones in the house. I would spend many a summer night lying in the back of my dad's pickup truck, my head resting on the spare tire, looking up at the stars.
We the willing, led by the unsure. Have been doing so much with so little for so long,
We are now qualified to do anything with nothing.