Day 1, a clear night

February 10, 2011.10 pm. Day one of my moon phase blog and what a perfect night to start. Tonight the sky was clear and from where I live in Putnam Valley you can see hundred of stars. The moon is slightly less then half visible and the brightness seems to fade and you look into the center of where the other half should be. My pictures are not too clear, however I have posted a picture next to mine that gives a better view of what I was seeing tonight.