Author Topic: Tonight's moon....  (Read 401 times)

Offline ctom

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 11148
Tonight's moon....
« on: 08/19/24 21:24 UTC »
Tonight we have a "Super", Blue seasonal moon. Super because its roughly 14% larger to the eye because its so close to earth and its a seasonal "blue" moon because its the third in a series of some sort or other. PLUS, its a Sturgeon moon.

I wish to heck that the phone's camera wouldn't filter so much of the true color out of photographs because with all the Canadian smoke in out air here tonight this moon is very close to cherry red to the naked eye. Its absolutely stunning.

There are good ships
and wood ships
ships that sail the sea
but the best ships are friendships
and may they
always be ......An Irish Toast

Offline basscatlildave

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 934
Re: Tonight's moon....
« Reply #1 on: 08/20/24 06:44 UTC »
Awesome

Offline Lamar

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 2883
Re: Tonight's moon....
« Reply #2 on: 08/20/24 07:21 UTC »
  I got up at 2am and it was awesome. Suppose to be the same tonight for those who missed it.

Offline Lines

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 2072
Re: Tonight's moon....
« Reply #3 on: 08/20/24 11:15 UTC »
I was out walking the dog around 9:30 pm, and the moon was awesome. I could also feel a slight change in the air. Fall won't be far away.

Offline Fishermanbt

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 613
Re: Tonight's moon....
« Reply #4 on: 08/20/24 14:29 UTC »
Speaking of fall coming soon, many of our sycamore trees have started changing color and the cherry trees are shedding leaves. I suspect this is related to the drought we have been in. Our lakes and rivers are feeling the effects too. For our local lake to be below winter pool in mid summer is something I don’t remember seeing since it opened in 1986.

Offline Fatman

  • Lunker
  • *****
  • Posts: 1495
Re: Tonight's moon....
« Reply #5 on: 08/21/24 22:59 UTC »
Nothing but dark skies here with all the rain!!