Moved to Sept 23 because of rain on the 16th.

Sunset at 7:08 pm. Venus is a nice morning object, appearing as a 25% illuminated crescent. The planets Saturn and Neptune will put on a nice show once the sky darkens sufficiently, followed by Jupiter at 10:00 and Uranus shortly thereafter. M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula), M8 (Lagoon Nebula), M17 (Swan Nebula), M31 (Andromeda Galaxy), Erakis (The Garnet Star) will be among the featured objects along with many other beautiful objects that should be visible weather permitting.