Early morning risers heading to work or school before sunrise are likely to notice a very bright, star-like object appearing low in the east-southeast sky just before sunrise. What is somewhat amazing is that just a couple of weeks ago this object wasn't there at all, but now it literally stands out with such brilliance as to almost command the attention of commuters who might be traveling in an easterly direction to "Look at me!"
The object in question is, of course, the planet Venus, which is currently amid one of its most spectacular forays into the morning sky, literally "vaulting up" into prominence.
On Oct. 24, Venus came to inferior conjunction, passing between the Earth and sun and shifting from the evening into the morning sky. And the view is only going to get better in the days and weeks to come!
Ascending in the morning
In terms of morning visibility, Venus is now in a literal and figurative se...
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