In article .com, wrote:

Before I located Saturn I fixed on a yellowish/redish looking star
that I thought was a planet. This star was north of Orions belt. It
was really bright looking and I thought it looked like a planet in the
scope, but according to a sky chart I looked at there was no planet in
that location last night.

Anyone have a guess what that object may have been?

Sounds like Betelgeuse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse

Jim
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