Morning Sky

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.