Observation 10/24/10

Tonight at about 9:10 I saw the Summer Triangle, which consists of Cygnus the Swan, Aquila the Eagle, and Lyra the Harp at slightly to the west of the zenith point. The moon was also very large in the Northeast at about 30 degrees above the horizon and it was in its waning gibbous phase, but it appeared to almost be a full moon. I also saw a very bright star about about 50 degrees above the horizon in the Southwest, but I wasn't able to identify it.