Well, the internet is full of pictures of the beautiful grouping of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus that occured earlier tonight. Sadly, we experienced some pretty bad weather here, and I certainly didn’t see a thing. If any of you did, I hope you will post a comment on the blog and share your experiences with us.
A couple of nights ago, though, Jackie, Don and I went out to Binbrook and enjoyed a prelude to the Big Event. Venus and Jupiter were only a few degrees apart and made a beautiful pairing in the western sky. Clouds and cold temperatures did their best to thwart us, be we succeeded in seeing not just the conjunction but many other lovely views of the fall sky.
This all too brief observing session was followed up by some hot food and drink, and we were all delighted when Cathy joined us for some good conversation. It was overcast by the time we all headed home, but it will clear again, perhaps soon…perhaps soon…
