Observation 3/17/11

I went outside on my driveway at about 9:30 pm. Directly overhead was a bright full moon. What was special about this observation today, was that there was a lighter aura circling the moon - an effect of the atmosphere. When I saw the star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion, I couldn't stop thinking about The Universe Video we watched in class today and how at any moment - tomorrow, 100 years - Betelgeuse will explode into a supernova!! Pretty neat.