FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:
Early risers have begun asking me about that bright object they’re seeing in the eastern sky just before dawn as November moves toward a close. It’s the planet Venus, rising now a little before 5 a.m., well before the sun. It is near its maximum brightness next week and dominates everything in that part of the sky. But it’s not alone. Just to the right, and a little above Venus is the bright star Spica, in the constellation Virgo. And just above Venus and Spica is pale yellow Saturn.
(NASA PHOTO: Venus)