If you step outside late Saturday night and look to the stars, you’ll see a sign of autumn rising in the east.

We’ve got a brilliant full moon, the Sailor’s Moon, outshining everything in the night this weekend except headlights and streetlights.

For those overwhelmed by the hot summer sun high above, the moon offers a different persona.

There is still time in the nights ahead to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower, which peaked in the wee hours of this morning.

 Who doesn’t love seeing meteors falling from the heavens at unpredictable moments on a warm summer night.

There is a blue moon Friday but don’t go looking for a change in color. A blue moon is a full moon occurring on the last day of the month.