This night, I met my class outside around 10 pm. The sky was so dark and clear, the stars so bright. There were not many trees around so I was able to see a much larger portion of the sky than I can at home. This allowed me to see and be able to recognize a few new constellations: Cepheus, the Northern Cross and Summer Triangle. After I got back home, I looked up, and there they were - I saw them on my own, without the aid of a teacher, map, or app! And there they were again the next night! I need to research why the moon was below the horizon - must be the positioning of the earth this time of year, but I had never thought that was something that happens...
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