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Originally Posted by mynameiscd
Hi Fliedlice
Great to see your enthusiasm to see the night sky.
I think the stars you were looking at around 3 to 4am could be Antares in Scorpius which has a real red tinge to it as its a red supergiant star.
The other bright star may have been Saturn which would have been above and slightly to the right of Antares but there are quite a few bright stars in Scorpius so it could have been any of these.
The really bright star up until sunrise would be Venus which is incredibly bright at the moment.
I suggest you get a planetarium app like Stellarium or similar and you can point your phone or tablet at the sky and its pretty close to get an idea learn the night sky.
I started with books with sky charts and a planisphere disk which are the best way to get to know the night sky but these days im a bit lazy and use one of the many apps which some let you zoom right in and see the really distant objects.
Maybe a pair off binoculars which will let you see some really great objects at a relatively low cost.
cheers
Andy
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Thanks for the response. I'll these names in mind so whenever i return to that place, i'll look for the same stars and planets to confirm.
Also i heard that Venus can be very visible in the sky... i just didn't realise it was THAT bright (as bright as a star, as i'd assume that all the light will just be from the sun's reflection).
I never knew there were apps these days that could do that
I'll download them for a start!