Were you up early this morning? If you were -- and you looked up into the sky -- you may have noticed a bright light nearly next to a waning crescent moon.
But it wasn't a star -- it was Venus.
"If you get up before or during morning twilight on November 9, look low in the east-southeast skies to see a conjunction of Venus and the waning crescent Moon," a blog post from the Adler Planetarium said.
The planet may even appear to be "dancing in the moonlight," a tweet from Adler said.
According to the Planetarium, a "conjunction" occurs when two celestial objects appear very close together in the sky. In this case, it was the moon and Venus, and clear, pre-dawn skies made for an easy viewing.
As the days get shorter, sunrise Thursday was scheduled for 6:34 a.m. But if you didn't pull an all-nighter, Adler said, you still might be able to catch the sight before things get bright.
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"Even after sunrise, if you can spot the waning crescent Moon, you may also be able to see Venus to the Moon’s upper-right on this date," Adler said.
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