Moon
The moon is lovely, large and bright. It lights the corners of this night. The clouds swirl round its rays like foam. It wades through them and lights me home. ———————-
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The moon is lovely, large and bright. It lights the corners of this night. The clouds swirl round its rays like foam. It wades through them and lights me home. ———————-
Read moreMoonrise The Full Moon came at 8:38 this morning but tonight will still be lovely if the weather holds. I plan a night walk under the moon unless the weather is too cloudy.
Read moreNearly Full, Nearly Night Daily Photo Last month’s moon shone brighter than any other in 2008 and this month’s moon (known in some Native American lore as the Wolf Moon) appears larger than any other this year. This photo snapped yesterday caught the nearly full moon just before sunset. If any of you saw tonight’s moon rise, it was breathtakingly
Read moreTwilight Moon Daily Photo This is a photo of Last Night’s nearly full moon. It will be full tonight. Called The Long Night Moon by some Native American people, it will glow more brightly than any other this year. According to National Geographic, it will be “30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than the other full moons…” This is
Read moreSilhouette with Moon and Stars Daily Photo Twilight last night and again tonight should be beautiful. Look to your Southwest. There a waxing crescent moon will smile below the shining lights of Jupiter (the brightest) and Venus. Take a few minutes and breathe the cool air and feel the quiet of the evening settle over our part of the planet.
Read moreHarvest Moon Almost Daily Photo Make time for the Moon. The last two nights’ sky ease heart pain. I haven’t learned yet to capture this beauty. But trust me, the moon will make you glad.
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Read moreMoon Cover I have trouble photographing the moon. Any suggestions? It was a beautiful night. How can I show it? Two stars and an Eclipsing Moon is the only other halfway successful attempt I’ve made. Is it just the camera or is there something I could do to get rid of the grainy texture? Weather report from up here: It
Read moreEclipsing Moon The fog came in and covered the moon before it completely eclipsed. Still, my middle son played guitar while the smell of BBQ-ing pork steaks wafted across the dark. The pictures I took aren’t NASA quality but they turned out better than I thought.
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