New Moon

The clouds rolled away just in time for a perfect view last night. As the sun set, the sky was filled with red, orange and blue, which was awesome because it cast a rosy glow over everything in Boulder. By the time I reached home, I could also see a few long, dark clouds “lining” the sky that reminded me of the Milky Way. Just after dark, I saw Jupiter shining brightly to the south, and Antares (the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius) not far below and next to Lupus, slightly to the west. By about 21:15ish, Cassiopeia (one of my favorites) had cleared the horizon to the north, and Saturn was visible to the west. The star of the show, of course, was Venus, which shone brilliantly above Cancer, visible also to the west. It was a lovely night.