The dwarf planet 1 Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun at 5 P.M. EST today. While this means we can't see Ceres for now, we ...

This might help to bring out dimmer Alcor against the background sky. If you look at the pair with a telescope, you'll see that Mizar itself splits into a double star, with components some 14" apart.

Sunrise: 7:19 A.M. Sunset ... moving oh-so-slowly against the background stars there. To up your chances of finding it, let the sky grow fully dark after sunset. Find the Circlet of Pisces ...