Night time Observation 9/30/11

I observed the night sky at the beach starting around 9 until 10:30. THe moon was currently a waxing cresent just coming out of a new moon. The moon was extremely thin and had an orange haze as it began to set. The moon starting at a 50 degree angle set by 9:20. THe view of the moon setting into the water was spectacular. there were few clouds. It was hard to view to the south or east due to the lights from condos or the city. I spotted Hercules and the summer triangle and the Scorpion. I tried to find the Archer and the Eagle but I had no luck. The visibility of the stars was pretty good, It was really fun to be able to point at things and know what it could posssibly be or why some stars look more blue or red.