Photo Alert!

The harvest moon is tonight!

Enough said,
Don

Praying for a partly cloudy sky!

Rod

I watched the moon rise over San Diego last night. It was fantastic!

My software shows that the moon will rise in Fort Smith at 7:01 PM at 84 degrees.

Tom: For Jefferson City, moonrise is at 6:51 pm at 92.9 degrees.

David: San Diego, huh, you've heard of a name dropper? Well, you're a location dropper!

Don

For anyone thinking about Hawksbill, it's about 6:56 and 84 degrees. It actually will have drifted to the south a tad by the time it rises above the ridge east of the crag.

84 degrees, 92.9 degrees? Heck, after the little rain shower we had out here this afternoon it is much cooler than that...

Tim: Ha, that's so funny, I forgot to laugh. The hype about the Crag is blown way out of proportion anyhow. Give me a large showy Branson marquee anyday.

Don

George Carlin said it's 11:52 in Baltimore! Oh well, you had to be there ....

"David: San Diego, huh, you've heard of a name dropper? Well, you're a location dropper! "

Yeah, I know, but I am having so much fun with the grandson!

David

Out here the moon did not appear until a little while after it was supposed to, and by then there was no color in the moon itself (but still some in the clouds high overhead), just its standard brilliant self. I found this lone pine tree along the road while on my way back to the cabin. Harvest Moonrise and pine tree.

Tim - the moon was so late out there, I was starting to wonder if Kurz was feeding us a bunch of crap But sure 'nuf - it finally appeared for a while befor it went back in the clouds.

This shot is from Hedges pouroff. Since I arrived a little early, I decided to do my good deed for the day and picked up all the beenie weenie cans and water bottles that someone left behind. Maybe the grader operator?

Tim and Bill, very nice shots. Bill what time did the moon finally appear? I looked at my software and noticed it is set for CST rather than daylight savings time with no way to adjust that I can find. Maybe I need to add an hour to the time which would have made moonrise at 8:01pm?

Tom - I don't have the file with me, but it must have been around 7:20 or so. It was kinda like my grandmother used to say - watched water never boils. When you're standing there waiting, it seems like a lot longer than it really was. Your time was correct, but it's a little bit of a pain to have to remember to correct (or not) for daylight savings time.

The moon actually rose when it was supposed to - 6:56 according to the navy - but when you take the hills into consideration it is always later - same with sunrise - and sunsets/moonsets are always early since they go behind even distant hills before the stated time. I've not worn a watch for many moons and was really thankful when digital came along - if I really need to know the time when I am out I will take a photo and then review it and see what time it was taken! (I ordered one of those YES watches that Reichmann talked about on LL - I've been looking for something like that for many, many moons - and the 30-minute-before-sunrise alarm is just terrific! Now I won't have to take so many extra photos just to see what time it is.)