This past weekend I was at the beach at night (approx. 9 PM) and I was out for about 2 hours. I saw Venus, as usual, among the stars of Scorpion. I saw a piece of Lyra that I hadn't been able to see from my house, as well as a much more visible summer triangle. I was able to identify Polaris for the first time, because the trees near my house usually cover it. I was out long enough to see the circumpolar constellations move a little. I saw Ophiuchus and how big it was (a lot bigger than I expected). I used the method of star-hopping to "follow the arc" to Arcturus when I first got to the beach and identified some nearby stars.
In addition to the hours from the weekend, I observed about an extra two hours throughout this week. Wednesday at 6 PM I was headed east in my car and I saw the moon straight ahead, closer to the horizon than overhead (risen for probably 2-3 hours) and I noticed how large the waxing gibbous moon was when closer to the horizon.
I've also been tracking Venus's movement in comparison to Antares and it seems that Venus is moving along the ecliptic above Antares, or maybe Scorpion is about to set.
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