Posted on 01/12/2024 12:14:53 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Yesterday, the Moon was New. But on January 9, early morning risers around planet Earth were treated to the sight of an old Moon, low in the east as the sky grew bright before dawn. Above the city of Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, this simple snapshot found the waning Moon's sunlit crescent just before sunrise. But also never wandering far from the Sun in Earth's sky, inner planets Venus and Mercury shared the cold morning skyview. In the foreground are the historic city's tower and castle with ruins from the 10th century.
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
It’s going to rain.
That’s what Mom said, when the moon is tilted, then the bowl is pouring out rain.
And that’s when the man in the moon is hanging on for dear life so he doesn’t get flushed out of the bowl.
Probably symbolic for something in life. I don’t know when is a man hanging on for dear life once a month?
Your home page, you have some great pictures there! (S American Andes and the Himalayan...what else?...Mountain ranges!) Thanks for posting those too! Great way to share your trips!
Thanks, I have most of my climbing trips on slides so I have to sort through them and figure out which ones to scan. I have many, many more.
Thanks for the ping!
Beautiful. I love those early morning views of the sky. So peaceful.
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