Cold, vast space

01/15/12, 8 pm. facing up and west

On a day with no clouds, here's a cold, crisp night with planets and stars putting on a wonderful show. What are all those heavenly bodies? Well, the only one I can absolutely identify is beautiful, bold Jupiter on the far left.


Here are the candidates for the stars. In the top middle, perhaps Alpheratz with Algenib below. On the right in the upper corner, perhaps Alderamin with Deneb in the lower right. If you were able to continue your gaze to the right, you'd see Polaris.