saturn in the night sky

It came up in the eastern sky about 9:30 last night.

I could see it with my naked eye,but it just looked like a star.

I'm speaking of the planet Saturn.

When I peeped at it through the telescope though,

it looked exactly like the picture above.

I could see the rings as plain as day.

What magnificence!

What joy 

for this old lady 

who taught third graders 

about the planets years ago.

Our neighbors had a planet watching party 

in front of their house last evening.  

We were invited.  

Tina's father has a gigantic telescope

and a wealth of knowledge about astronomy.

What a delight!!!

We also saw Jupiter with four of her moons

and Venus and the 

big old beautiful moon.

We saw the Big Dipper and

a star with a twin sparkling up there to beat the band.

As always,

when I look at the night sky,

I am moved, 

awed and amazed

because God made everything up there 

and it is all good.

The heavens cry out with glory to the Lord.

They magnify Him,

They praise Him.

They cause me to worship Him.

They are going to have another

planet watching party

soon

so that our grandkids

 can see these amazing sights.

Then God said,

 "Let there be light in the expanse of the heavens

 to separate the day from the night,

 and let them be for signs, 

and for seasons,

 and for days and  years;

and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens 

to give light on the earth 

and it was so."

And God made the two great lights,

the greater light to govern the day,

and the lesser light to govern the night.  

He made the stars also.

And God placed them in the expanse of the heavens 

to give light on the earth.

And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:14~18

Thanking God for His handiwork in the sky....

What He made in one day a long time ago

governs everything that we do on this earth.

and to think...

He spoke and it was done!!!