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Night Sky Photography -- 09-26-2026 -- The Full Harvest Moon & Saturn With Neptune In Opposition

 

Greetings & Salutations fellow stargazers!

Last night I was blessed with clear skies and a wonderful view of the September full moon -- also known as the Harvest Moon here in North America.

This year the full Harvest Moon was positioned close to the ringed planet, Saturn -- the second largest planet in our Solar System.

At present Saturn, the 6th planet of our Solar System, is about 785 million miles (or 1.26 billion kilometers, or 8.44 Astronomical Units) away from our Earth.

Saturn appears extra bright and close as its currently approaching its yearly opposition with Earth which will occur on Sunday, October 4, 2026.

The 8th planet of our Solar System, Neptune, reached its opposition to Earth in its orbit around the Sun this evening at approximately 2.7 billion miles (or 4.3 billion km, or 28.9 AU) from our planet.

Neptune was also positioned closely with Saturn and the Harvest Moon in the night sky, in a sort of elongated triangle.

Unfortunately the next to the last planet in our Solar System (Pluto is still a planet!) was still too far away to photograph, though I did point out where it would be located in my photograph below.

As y'all can see from my cover photo and below, I was able to capture a couple of really great shots of the Harvest Moon and Saturn through the tree in my front yard, framing our lovely Luna in a halo of early fall leaves.

I hope y'all enjoyed my photos, and I hope to have more soon.

Northern Cardinals Visiting My Backyard Feeders

 

Hello fellow amateur birdwatchers!

I have some photos of a wonderful family of Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) that have been visiting my backyard feeders for the last few months. These include the bright and beautiful male cardinals, the lovely reddish-olive females, and several awesome brown juveniles.

As I've mentioned in previous posts, these beautiful birds are common year-round in the eastern and central parts of North America from the south-eastern parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada to the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico. They are also the official State Bird of the U.S. State of North Carolina. 

These are also the most frequent visitors to my backyard bird feeders yearly and a joy to watch. They can also be seen sharing with several of the smaller House Finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) and the occasional Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) and Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor).

These photos were taken by me between mid-July to early September of 2026.