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1. If you were looking northeast, that's what it was.

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 02:59 PM

Aug 2022

Mercury, and I don't know if that is currently visible, is much closer to the sun and not that bright. It's tough to see.

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Pre-dawn Venus, I think [View all] elleng Aug 2022 OP

If you were looking northeast, that's what it was. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 #1

Looking south east-ish, elleng Aug 2022 #2

Then it wasn't Venus. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 #4

Definitely Venus DarthDem Aug 2022 #3

Thanks. Thought so, but didn't catch later/closer to sun-rise. elleng Aug 2022 #6

Sky Safari says: usonian Aug 2022 #5

Yeah, this is probably right DarthDem Aug 2022 #8

In the DC area, Jupiter transits at about 3:00 a.m. right now. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 #9

I went out this morning, Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 5:26 a.m. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 #10

GREAT! elleng Aug 2022 #11

Friday morning, 3:25 a.m. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 #12