Has it really been five years since the speeding shadow of the moon swept across the US to the delight of millions who got to see it? We went to the Evergreen Aviation Museum at McMinnville, Oregon, with family members to observe it and were treated to a true solar system spectacle. The images onContinue reading “Moon Shadow”
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Sunrise Rays By Setting Moon
Rays from a soon-to-rise Sun appeared in the east and blazed all the way across to the western sky and the setting Moon. Another dawn treasure free to anyone fortunate enough to look at the right time. #sunrise #rays #moon
Moon in June
Daytime rains yielded to blue skies that faded into a golden sunset with a grinning crescent Moon watching over the scene. Perhaps it is a good omen of happy times to come.
Day’s End at the Cove
The day began with a vision of a golden moon rising and reflected in a nearby pond, with a parade of planets, Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter, in the predawn sky. Even shy Neptune reluctantly appeared through the telescope. The day ended with a quiet cruise on Lake Henderson in the soft light of theContinue reading “Day’s End at the Cove”
Planetary Parade
This morning on our walk we saw the above spectacle, a rare alignment of the planets along with the Moon. Next month, Mercury will join the parade as well. Additionally, Neptune, not visible to the eye, lies between Venus and Jupiter. By the weekend Jupiter and Venus will be very close together, and the alignmentContinue reading “Planetary Parade”
Happy Easter
Wishing you the best of peace, love, and hope this Easter.
Copernicus
The 93-mile diameter crater, Copernicus, caught my eye the moment I looked at the Moon through my telescope two nights ago, and I just had to take this photo. The ragged rubble and distant pockmarks so clearly displayed in the lunar sunrise speak of the extreme violence with which a hypervelocity object struck the MoonContinue reading “Copernicus”
Solar Siblings
This morning Venus (bright planet left central image) is joined by Saturn and Mars, the tiny pair to the upper right of the image. Saturn and Mars are so close together that they could both be covered by the disk of the Moon if it were in the right position. The trio of planets willContinue reading “Solar Siblings”
A Sign of a Late Easter
Easter will be later this year than usual, and the photo holds a clue as to why. This setting full moon occurred two and a half days ago. Today is the equinox and also happens to be Sunday. If the full moon had waited three days to occur tomorrow, Easter would have been on MarchContinue reading “A Sign of a Late Easter”
Cheshire Cruise Moon
A wrong turn while walking the decks led to a view of a mischievous, grinning Moon. Hope it’s an omen of many fun adventures to come.
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 