I see stars.
No, not Paris Hilton or Tom Cruise. Not even Guy Fieri.
The Big Dipper is visible tonight (Saturday) for the first time in almost a month (at least from my house). No wind and no low clouds. The flags at the local firehouse are still. As an extra added bonus, I managed to catch a shooting star from the perseids meteor shower while undertaking a backyard picture.
The orange cast is from sodium vapor lamps that visually obscure our night sky. That’s a cherry blossom tree branch on the left.
Have a good Sunday.
-Kent Porter