This morning at 6.45 am....

[Caz]

.....my kids come bursting into the bedroom, mummy, mummy, theres a bright star over there! Now being up til the early hours myself..... :sleepy1:, I couldn't even drag myself to the window to look at it.... :shock:

Having sort info from my starry night today, due south at 6.45am equals Jupiter....JUPITER!!!! :blob: :blob: :blob:

Could it have been Jupiter at that time??

[OXO]

Sounds like it Caz Not sure were Venus is at that hour i'd after check...

James

[OXO]

[MartinB]

You're right Damien, not seen Jupiter looking like that for years. think I could just about see the red spot with the naked eye. Nice.

Martin

[Ant]

Caz, I can confirm that at that time of the morning it was Jupiter you were seeing!

I was watching it at 5:30 am on Tuesday from my B&B in Dorset, and my god was it bright!!!!

Just wait till you get the scope on it!

Ant

[daz]

[removed word]. Wish I'd have got up now.

I was toying with the idea ........

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[CELESCOPE]

Shrugs shoulders , folks i see it every morning , up at 5 every day and when clear it follows me to work hehehehehhehe

Rog

Yawn!!!!!

[The Warthog]

At that time in the morning, Sirius has set, Venus is sulking and hiding out close to the sun, jealous because Jupiter is putting on such a show, and the bright star due south is indeed Jupiter. I've been seeing it on rare clear mornings when I go out to leave for the bus.

[Naz]

Yes caz, that's Jupiter due south, Venus is also visible in the Southeast, and that is looking good, a nice big and bright cresent. I had a quick look this mornig through the 10X50's at both,and they are worth the effort. Unfortunately I wasn't expecting clearskies to day, and the forcast for tonight and tomorrow is :p :(

I will have to get an alarm clock that only rings if the sky will be clear for at least 1hour.

nabban

[GazOC]

Now being up til the early hours myself..... :sleepy1:,

Early hours? You were packed way for 2am. Lightweight!!

[GazOC]

Jupiters my favorite planet and globular clusters are my favourite DSO, so it was an easy choice.

[Astroman]

Could it have been Jupiter at that time??

Venus is up now in the east at sunrise.

[mark RD]

If it was very bright and low on the horizon then it was Venus if it was about 45 degrees from the equator then it was Jupiter,

I spotted both an hour before going to work on Tuesday