Originally Posted by Wally

Speaking of the moon, what a beautiful sight this morning while driving to work. Absolutely crystal clear skies, with 'nighttime' skies everywhere but the East, where the warm glow of dawn was already well under way. There, right next to a surprisingly bright Mercury, was the "oldest" moon I think I've ever seen. Just the thinnest of thin slivers of light.

Incredible.

Then, a half hour later or so, I looked out my office window facing West and witnessed the atmospheric thingie where you get an opposing "sunrise", i.e. a red band of sky opposite of the actual sunrise, with darker skies below and lighter above. Can't remember what it's called, but remember it pretty much occurs right along the edge of the earth's shadow. So, you're actually looking at the delineation between day and night.

Anyways, pretty darn cool sights to start an otherwise mundane Friday!