Full Moon Fever
Watch the skies tonite as the moon will be the biggest and brightest this year. This lunar spectacle is a result of the moon being at perigree (the closest point to Earth in its orbit.) I'll be viewing the moon tonite with a Celestron telescope with up to 90x magnification. It's a good telescope for viewing the moon, though not powerful enough for viewing any other common celestial objects. It works well for viewing things on land. Though if there is a consderable amount of haze and/or glare it doesn't focus very well. I hope to see some comets and other phenomenon tonite while watching the skies. What do you hope to see?
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Though I've never had time to just lie in a park and star gaze, I have opened the window in a car and stared up at the sky to see the beautiful black dome with the sparkling stars. A person feels very warm and safe underneath that velvet dome.
For me, I hope to see a shooting star. I've never seen one. The last time I almost saw one was with a crush who said "Oh! You just missed a shooting star!" =) I hope we all see one tonight and make our deepest wish.
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