The moon, as viewed from earth, is often called “young” when seen as a crescent in the evening sky and “old” when seen as a crescent in the morning sky. In the image above the moon is neither young or old but is full, and I can relate. I am not young but do notContinue reading “Neither Old nor Young”
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Hello Little Bro
Earth’s little brother was grinning in the evening sky two nights ago, and I just had to look at it through my telescope. Then it seemed that photos of it would be nice, so I held my iPhone camera to the eyepiece and got these shots of the southern moon. Craters, valleys, mountains and plainsContinue reading “Hello Little Bro”
Eclipse of a Different Color
The moon makes the barest dent on the first image on the upper right of the composite, then continues its way in front of the sun, like a willful child standing in front of the TV, before exiting on the lower left of the image. The photos were taken through a special purple filter thatContinue reading “Eclipse of a Different Color”
Destination Sun
The morning crescent moon is heading towards a meeting with the sun on Monday, April 8, 2024. It will pass in front of the sun to produce a total eclipse for the fortunate along a narrow line across the US. For many of the rest of us, a partial eclipse will be visible, and inContinue reading “Destination Sun”
Sly Moon
This morning I just had to get a photo of the moon before it set. It was only one day past full but didn’t appear as large as it normally would since it is at apogee, the farthest from earth during its orbit. Its secondary image can be seen in the center of the largeContinue reading “Sly Moon”
The Ever Never Changing Moon
It is said that the moon never changes, and in fact, from our earthly viewpoint that is essentially true. However, its appearance continually changes as the sun slowly rises, passes above the lunar surface, and finally sets about two weeks later. These two pictures, taken 24 hours apart, illustrate how dramatically the moon’s appearance canContinue reading “The Ever Never Changing Moon”
Winter Crescent
The waning crescent moon graced the February morning sky as it faced the sun which was soon to rise. Even though the moon rose well before the sun, it was still low to the horizon, following the sun’s own path through the winter sky. #moon #crescent #sun #winter
Year’s End Moon
A waning gibbous moon, well past full, shyly peered between branches on this late December morning. The next full moon will be in the new year, bold, bright, and high overhead, as it travels the path that the sun follows in summer. May it be a good year. #moon #newyear #december #oldmoon #morning
Haunted Moon
Several years ago, just before Halloween, I took this photo of the Moon seemingly haunted by the season. It has moved on, as have I, but it’s spectre still lurks in my memoy. #moon #halloween #haunted
Moon and Jupiter
The full Moon rose ahead of Jupiter in the eastern sky to form a magical pair hovering just above the trees last night. Tonight they will be close together again in the early evening sky, and this time Jupiter will be higher than the Moon; well worth a look. #moon #jupiter
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 