The night sky on the night of Bob Dylan going electric at Newport — 25 July 1965
On the evening of 25 July 1965 Bob Dylan, backed by members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, played a loud electric set at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. Part of the crowd booed, and the performance became a symbol of folk music's turn to rock.
The sky over Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
This is the real sky above Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (41.49°N, 71.31°W) on 25 July 1965 at 22:00 EDT (UTC−4) that night (1965-07-26 02:00 UTC). The Sun was 17° below the horizon: twilight was fading and the stars were coming out. The Moon (waning crescent, 9% lit) was below the horizon. Planets above the horizon: Mars (12° in the west). Brightest named stars up: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Spica and Antares.
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