Second-Hand Sunlight

Isn’t that really all that moonlight is?

There’s a lot of it tonight, 97% illuminated, one day before full moon. From the back yard, you can also see one line of Christmas lights poking over the top of the roof line.

I’m giving you the full-sized file – click to blow it up. You can see Orion just to the left of the tree branches, the belt, even the Nebula in the sword. The bright star over near the left-hand tree is Sirius. Jupiter is bright to the right of Orion, but hidden behind a wind-blown branch in this image.

We’re still safe from the fires despite Thursday’s excitement – the Palisades Fire is the big one still burning, currently at 23,654 acres, but the main activity is still about 15-18 miles from us.