International Observe the Moon Night

But we just lay in our backyard, and back then, I could see the Milky Way in my backyard.

The club aligned its monthly stargazing meeting on September 19th with International Observe the Moon Night and stationed two rows of telescopes for members and the public to look up.

Earth's only natural satellite, the moon, cuts through the clouds with relative ease.

But instead of shimmering on the backdrop of an ink black sky, the stars are blanketed by clouds, a milky white haze, and a glow of light emanating from the city of Philadelphia.