Saturday, September 17, 2016

Night Sky Photography - 09-16-2016 - The Harvest Moon

The Harvest Moon is the September Full Moon closest to the autumn equinox. In 2016 the equinox - when Luna is 180 degrees from the sun in ecliptic (or celestial) longitude - takes place on September 22nd. 

I managed to get a pretty good shot of the Harvest Moon rising over the treetops, and another great shot through the tree in my front yard. Unfortunately neither gives a good scale on just how much bigger the September full moon seems.

Still I hope y'all enjoy the photos. 



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2 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 21, 2016 at 7:37 PM

    Awesome! I didn't get a chance to see the moon the other night! Thank you for the pictures :)

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    1. C.W. RodenSeptember 21, 2016 at 8:15 PM

      You are very welcome my dear sis.
      There will be another super full moon in October 14th and 15th. With any luck I will get a shot of it over the State Fairgrounds that night, provided the weather holds out.

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