[Starry Night] An observation

[Don Signori]

At this moment (1:45 AM) the skies above Toronto are clear and the temp. is a comfortable 12 degrees Celsius. With the aid of  my Nexstar 5 and Canon 15x45 I.S. binoculars and Starry Night Pro, I again marvel at some of our finest sights. To the south-east lying on its side is Orion probably resting till it is his turn to grace our evening skies throughout the long winter months. Higher up to the south east is the fabulous Pleiades star cluster. But for me it is the two gas giants that leave me wanting to come back for more. And there they are high overhead and just a little south and east lie Saturn and to it's left the mighty Jupiter. With the addition of the bright star Aldebaran below these planets and acting as the nose one can imagine a face looking down at us. In a couple of hrs. all these will be high overhead and south. Another opportunity for we night owls to lose a little sleep in the interest of science. The downside is catching what for from our spouses for wandering in and out all night while she tries to sleep.                                                                                                                                   Happy skies all,                                                                                                                                   Don J. Signori                                                                                                                              Toronto, Canada