Look East at Early Evening Sky

I just stepped out of the house to discover the early evening sky is crystal clear...not to mention very pleasantly cool.  I looked out to the east and saw quite a spectacle.  Directly east and high up from the horizon is the moon, almost at its full phase but still technically gibbous waxing.  Just left of the moon (toward the north) is Jupiter, the two forming an impressive sight together.  To the right (south) of the moon is Orion, easily the most striking constellation with its bright stars Betelguese and Rigel situated on opposite sides of its three-star asterism "The Belt".  Rising just above the east-southeastern horizon is Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.  Up higher from the moon is the constellation Taurus with its red star Aldeberan and the smudgy-looking famous cluster Pleiades close to the zenith.  Left of Jupiter are Gemini's twin bright stars Castor and Pollux, and up (west) from them is Capella, another bright star...in the constellation Auriga. 

It seems that lately the skies have been more cloudy than clear, which is unusual for this time of year.  But during the next few nights we in northern Florida may be treated to some very clear nights...conducive to some fun winter sky-gazing...