A very bright star on the east part of the sky in the early morning

[Maramook]

I keep watching a very bright star (or something) on the east part of the sky over and over again at about 4 am - 5 am. In Thailand (Samui, in particular) I believe it was really the east part of the sky (thus indeed it was exactly the same star) because it was in the direction of Chaweng when I was on Bophut, it happened with me 2 times I guess when I spotted it. Now I also continue seeing it in Indonesia (Bali).

What's it?

[scunner]

Try this link...https://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/

[neverdie]

At first I was going to suggest it might be MH370....... but that would of been in very poor taste.

If you have an iPad, iPhone, I guess smart phone there is an app called Starmap 3D. It is very good, it will tell you the name of the star/plant and all the relevant data in it, weight, distance etc etc.

[Crossy]

Almost certainly Venus.

[Mosha]

Venus

[Mosha]

If you look west on an evening, you will likely see it again. The ancients thought it was 2 separate stars, and called it The morning star and evening star. It is usually the 1st and last celestial body to be visible in the night sky

[HeavyDrinker]

If you have an Android device try Google Sky map. It's bazzing.

[rhythmworx]

have a look on

Sun Jun 1, 6:43 PM 6 min 76° 10 above SW 11 above NNE

If you have a camera and tripod, as a rough guide stick it on f8 iso 400 for 30 seconds, or f11 iso 800 for 30 secs

guess it might not be dark enough at that time though

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=Indonesia&region=None&city=Jakarta#.U4Us9mcU_cc

[AYJAYDEE]

its the morning star, venus and its not a star

[Mario2008]

Political comment removed.

[neverdie]

Political comment removed.

But I want to know what he said to me Mario. I know it was directed at me because I got the alert.

[huahinjoe]

Could be Sirius or even Mercury too... Those are the morning stars and of course Venus...

[meatboy]

its over the new little india [b.i.r.]

[Bluetongue]

Years aqo when I was a milko I thought it was a UFO coz it moves too, must have been too little sleep

[krisb]

Almost certainly Venus.

I thought it was Saturn and its rings?

[excelchain]

Venus