Autumn
reminds us that the night sky, with humidity that has lowered since the sultry
days of August, shows the heavens in such clarity that it is easy to fall in
love with simply gazing at the stars.
The
moon is waning enough now to afford more darkness, and the stars appear slowly
just after 7:00 pm, with Venus first to arrive. She is brilliant as the evening
star, hanging perhaps 15 degrees high on the western horizon after sunset and
staying just long enough before dipping below the treelike.
If the
lights of Anna Maria are off, it’s worth standing on the cross knoll when
darkness sets in, particularly if the winds are calm. It Is simply beautiful to
scan the horizon, watching for shooting stars and waiting to see if the milky
way will resolve.
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