Observation 3/8/11

Tonight, I went outside to observe the sky from my driveway in Sarasota at about 8:00 pm.  The sky was very cloudy at this time and not quite dark enough yet, so I was not able to see more than a couple of stars. I did see the moon though, in the western portion of the sky.  It appeared to be in its waxing crescent phase, with about 15 percent of it being illuminated.