Looking Up at the Night Sky...

I enjoy looking up at the night sky whether I'm in a city or out in a dark sky area.
A starry moonlit sky is a source of amazement, wonder and simple questions about nature and life...

• What phase is the moon in?
• Can I see a planet?
• What's that starry W in the sky?
• How far away are those three stars in a row?
• Where's the Milky Way?
  
  And big questions.
  
• Is there life out there?
• What about the Big Bang and the expanding universe?
• When are we going to the Moon again and Mars?
• What's the latest on commercial spaceflight?

And I give thanks to star-gazers, astronomers and thinkers through the ages - and think about the unknown.

Here for tonight and later this week is some info on the Perseids meteor shower.

http://www.slowfamilyonline.com/2013/08/perseid-meteor-shower-will-light-up-the-night-sky-this-weekend/

Also why not try downloading the "Planets" free app onto your android or iPhone?
Use the app next time you're out at night to help you identify more of our galaxy...

Here's to more science: curiosity and asking questions...

“Not only do we live among the stars, the stars live within us.” 
― Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries