Milky Way

from jpstanley on flickr

Cloudy. During the summer the Milky Way runs almost directly north and south across the sky. In the fall the direction turns to east west. Looking at the sky this time of year, it is running from northwest to southeast. I am kind of proud of the fact that when I look at the planets in the evening sky, I can envision their orbits around the sun, and get the tiniest sense of the vast scope of it all. I am totally unable to understand the changes in the path of the Milky Way occurring during the course of the year. I actually kind of prefer it that way.