I’m a skywatcher too. Dad got me started when I was a little kid and the fascination is still there.
We had clear skies for a short time last night and when I went to the pump house to find out why we didn’t have water, I noticed Mars was really bright. Tried to check it out with the telescope but the humidity was so high, it was too hazy to see it clearly.
I remember when you could see the milky way, and you would see sputnik cross the sky, followed by Echo