Bright Big Dipper climbing, crescent surprisingly bright Moon from the corner, Canis Major over the backyard. Sirius burning. Oh to be out with a telescope.
From the station platform, obvious Earthshine. What? Was that Jupiter over the Marsh?! A beige? Or dull orange? About 5 degrees up? Ecliptic was steep. The Dipper was dim here, barely visible, Megrez only by position, under the bright lights, distant train calling.
A comet was in there somewhere.
I checked with Ananke. At 6:47 AM Jupiter was 10.5˚ up.
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