Monday Madness 6-25-07

1. How many times a month/year do you see the sunrise?
In the summer, hardly ever, because it comes up so early.  Today, I woke up and had to take the dog out at 5am and it was actually BEFORE the sunrise, but I didn’t stay outside to see it rise.  In the winter, probably everyday, since it’s rising, when I take the kids to school! LOL!
2. How many times a week/month do you see the sunset?
Almost everyday, since we are up and about.  Sometimes I’m working and can’t really see it and sometimes we are busy, inside, in the evening and can’t see it, but I’m usually aware of the sun setting and watching to see it’s a pretty one.
3. Do you go out at night and “gaze” at the stars?
Yeah, every night, when I’m out with my dog.  I live in the city, though, so I’m sure I’m not getting the whole picture, because it’s too bright.
4. Do you ever look for star clusters, such as the big dipper, etc?
Yes, I wish I knew more about the different constellations.  The Big Dipper, Orion (the hunter), and Cassiopeia (woman with a chair – looks like a big W), are the only ones I can recognize, for sure.
5. Do you look for planets at night (with or without a telescope)?
Yes.  I often see Venus, as the sun is setting.  A few years ago, I got to see Mars, all summer. (This is without a telescope.)
6. Are you able to see the northern lights where you live? If so, about how often do they come around?
I live in WI, where we only rarely see northern lights, but a few years ago, we really got to see them, and it was sooo cool.
7. Do you like going outside during a thunderstorm and watching the lightning?
No, I’d rather watch from inside a building!  LOL!  I had lightning flash really close to me, once, when I was out with my dog.  It was kind of freaky. 
8. Do you have any really neat weather pictures? PLEASE, feel free to share them!
  This was fog around a mountain, on the way to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, from Rapid City, South Dakota.  By the time we got to WY, the fog was clearing and there was no fog, at Devil’s Tower.  My daughter, Sarah, took the picture.