Hi @outlander@Shaz51@utopia@Zoe7 

It's a while since I posted anything here and now it's the middle of the night and why am I not in bed?

Because it's cold but a really clear and beautiful sky tonight and lately we have had a lot of cloud which diminishes the joy of watching the planets somewhat

But right now - the moon was overhead near Jupiter with Antares (a star) Mars and Saturn following in alignment across the sky - this pattern has changed little since the summer when I was writing a lot but the exciting thing the last couple of nights is that Venus was easy to find - I have a lot of buildings and trees blocking my view to the west and last night was the first time for a long time since I saw it - such a brilliant sight too

I actually hope everyone is having a peaceful night - I wish everyone the best

Dec