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originally posted by: Triton1128
I'm usually a light sleeper. I just so happened to open my eyes, and directly out my sliding glass door this thing was shining!
First thought through my head was.. well that's not normal. ( I've lived at this location for 25+ years )
I'm a physics major with a minor in astronomy. It wasn't Venus. Venus would be more east south east and closer to the horizon where the sun would come up. Which I'm very aware of.
I appreciate everyone's input. I was hoping someone here could take the raw photo I have linked, and bring it into some imaging software to see if they can pull out more detail ( brighten / contrast / saturation ) adjustments such as that. I can speculate all day, but that doesn't prove what it is or is not.
Last night at 3:30am. I woke for no apparent reason, and noticed a really bright light over the fields behind my house.
After my first post, I never thought this would of gone in the direction of assuming it was a planet.
Snapped a shot.. then ran back inside.