by James Turley
Rare rare fantastic night at MB. Leonard, Marek, Rich N and myself present. Plus a nice group of students on mattresses with girlfriends and wine.
After moon set, it got better and better and better. Warmer and warmer. Shirt sleeves, flashy granular Milky Way. Outstanding unplugged Swan. Filtered Lagoon wonderful. Pillars of Creation.
As we drove down the hill toward Palo Alto at 245am, the Bay Area from SF to Gilroy was pitch black. I mean black. Scary. Descended through a thin laminar layer. Astronomer's urban dream.
Even some good Perseids...maybe better than last night!
The perfect Summer evening at MB.