It was a nice day here (aside from the small brush fire that they stomped on pretty quickly with a half dozen aircraft and kept to about 33 acres) but out in the desert late in the day there were a couple of odd, big, convective cells building up.
This was off to the northeast, up toward Barstow. Probably at least 40 or 50 miles away, but the cloud tops at 15,000 to 20,000 are impressive.
When we got past sunset here but the cloud tops were still lit, it got better.
There was another big group of cells down toward Palm Springs.
This extremely large, round object was also seen coming up, moving in its orbit toward a full lunar eclipse on Sunday (which we won’t see at all here – enjoy it in Asia, India, Africa, and Australia!).
Once everything on the ground started turning pink, it had risen above the mountains, clouds, and haze to become a bright, white beacon.
We Love The Stars Too Fondly 