That's a moray.
Posted on 10/05/2017 4:32:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
What makes it “harvest”: It’s the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.
The reason the moon has been looking so big this week is that it’s rising around sunset. The bright moon comes up in a twilight sky, and at a time when more people are likely to take notice of it near the horizon....
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On average, the moon rises about 50 minutes later each night — so if it rose at, say, 6 p.m. on Tuesday, it would rise at 6:50 on Wednesday. But around the equinox, because of the position of the moon in relation to the earth, the gap squeezes down to about 35 minutes.
The result is a few consecutive evenings of moons in their most noticeable mode: at or near the full phase, and rising around sunset.
In the skies above San Jose, the moon will rise Thursday at 7:09 p.m., 25 minutes after sunset.
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That's a moray.
“oh, shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky.
I ain’t had no lovin’ since January, February, June or July
Snowtime ain’t no time to stay outdoors and spoon,
So shine on, shine on harvest moon - for me and my gal !”
Peepin’ ana hidin’ oh my.
FReeper pics would be cool. I miss Swampsniper
cloudy because I am here in SE PA. But we do need the rain.
The “wobble” theory comes in because the displayed “face” moves back and forth between these two positions on the hour - this would not be expected with the trajectory you refer to.
And picture 24 looks photoshopped unless it was taken far north during the summer. Otherwise it is too upright to be on the horizon.
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi#results
Comparison of tonight vs. last night
Angular diameter 1931.461 arcseconds vs. 1913.851
Percent illuminated 99.734% vs. 99.161%
Apparent magnitude -12.64 vs. -12.50 (magnitude units per arcsecond squared)
Surface brightness 3.64 vs. 3.53 tonight.
Bright clear sky last night, murky haze tonight. Both offer excellent photo opportunities.
Yup, one of my favorites.
Glad you liked it.
The guy who rents our fields to plant is taking advantage of it. He and his crew are STILL in our fields, taking in the corn. I'm paying for it with runny nose and watering eyes from the dust they're kicking up but I just stepped out to snap this pic of the moon.
Wow. Thank you!
You’re welcome.
Just glad it’s a clear night so I could get a pic. Too often where there’s something cool going on in the skies, we get socked in by clouds. Got lucky tonight!
sheesh ..... where = when
fumble fingers. *sigh*
Big and beautiful in a totally clear sky here in Southern Cal, about 30 miles NW of LA. Reminds me of one of my very favorite songs, Neil Young “Harvest Moon”. Simple, gorgeous melody, so sentimental... loving the Harvest Moon tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MtEsrcTTs
Very nice! Thank you! :)
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