Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I took a little walk last night up the hill above my house to enjoy the dark, cold beauty that is winter. While Milky Way season is long past, it still dominates the night sky here around the time of the new moon(Bortle class 2). Of course, one’s mind tends to fall into an introspective state and you look for meaning. The mountains in front of you are the present and tangible, the sky above you is looking into the past, and well the future? That part is up to you to see which you want to steer towards. We are so lucky to exist in this little blip of time. Wishing everyone all the best. Oh, kinda neat how M31(Andromeda) happened to be in my field of view in the upper left. #space #milkyway #stars #m31 #silverton #visitsilverton #colorado #darkskies