It was a beautiful night with clear skies and no moon after the meeting. We went for a walk in the South Medina Park. MJ knows her stars REALLY well and named off a dozen or so that were visible in the darkening twilight. The park was dark, but there was a lot of city lights not far away making it hard to see many stars. I did see an excellent shooting star and a satellite in a SE > NW orbit that strangely disappeared while still well above the horizon.
MJ, Margo and I committed to an evening field trip in 4 weeks to a place where the night sky is not washed out by city lights. That will be fun.
I am grateful for clean air, warm summer nights and starry skies.
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