milky way

Sunny. Was out stargazing last night. All summer long the Milky Way has been prominent in the night sky, running north and south. I was shocked to discover when I went out last night that it is now running east and west. I am often able to do the requisite celestial calculations to understand the relation of the Earth to the moon, planets, constellations, and the like. Wasn't able to do that in this case. It is such an amazing feeling, at my advanced age, to observe new characteristics about phenomena that I've known about my whole life.