On these beautiful, clear nights we are having, it is easy to spot stars, constellations and planets. The brightest star in the sky at the moment is the mighty Jupiter. You can't miss it. I was excited to locate for the first time last night, with a lot of help from Google Earth and other astronomy websites, Orion. Gazing up in awe in the early hours, I was extremely lucky to see a shooting star. Apparently it was part of an Orionid meteor shower this weekend caused by the dust stream from Halley's Comet.
"They" say that Mars will be viewable with the naked eye as a ruddy coloured star from now on, if you're up early enough!
I'm off now to search the web for a telescope. Always wanted one since I was a child.
"The heavens declare the glory of God" Psalms 19:1
