THE MORNING STAR

Location:  Front Deck, Little Lepreau, NB, Canada

Date Time:  November 11, 2018 0620-0630 hrs

Weather:  Mostly clear, very windy from the SW, very cold -4C with reported windchil of -8C.  No frost, no bugs.

Equipment:  Canon Rebel Xsi with 75-300 mm lens.  Umbrella to block the wind while imaging.  Image processed on with Photoshop.

Attendance:  David McCashion

Report:

• A very cold and windy morning for observing.  Strong gusty winds made imaging difficult.
• Venus, aka 'The Morning Star', was very bright and near the .98 magnitude star Spica, low in the SE just after first light and about a half hour before Sunup. 

• According to Richard Hinckley Allen, in his "Star Names Their Lore and Meanings," the name Spica refers to and marks, "...the Ear of  Wheat shown in the Virgin's left hand."
• Orion was huge, bright and low in the West.
• No shooting stars or satellites were seen.