Observation 1/14/11

Tonight at around 7:00 PM, I was able to see the constellation of Orion, the hunter, in the eastern sky, at an altitude of about 45 degrees. Orion's signature belt appeared perpendicular to the horizon, with the alpha star, the distinctly reddish Betelgeuse, to the left and the beta star, Rigel, to the right. I was also able to observe the constellation of Andromeda, along with the signature alpha, delta, beta, gamma line of stars. I believe I also saw (with binoculars) the Andromeda Galaxy as a faint glow below beta Andromedae.