The Suffolk Sky

The Moon – April 4, 2009

The rain had FINALLY stopped and the clouds cleared. First really nice clear night in over a week.

The sky was clear and the moon was bright. Did a little looking around at M81, M82, M3, and M53 but the brightness of the moon really washed them out. Took a good look at Saturn, probably should have set up my NexImage to try to take a few pics, but was just enjoying looking.

Orion is disappearing in the southwest before midnight. Won’t be to long before he disappears from the night sky until late fall.

Here is a quick snapshot I took of the moon at Prime Focus with my D60.

Waxing Gibbous Moon on April 4, 2009