moon – Reflections Outside My Window

AUGUST SKY

August has been a busy month for sky viewing with both a solar and a lunar eclipse. There was also the alignment of seven planets earlier in the month and big bright viewings of Venus and Mars. The clouds have also been spectacular. We have been on a prolonged humid heat wave due to theContinue reading “AUGUST SKY”

STRAWBERRY MOON OF JUNE

The moon rose on May 30 so low to the sky, it was hard to capture. Brilliant orange gold light so clear you could see the craters on the moon. The next night it rose on the actual full moon so blood red I could see why they called it the strawberry moon. We wereContinue reading “STRAWBERRY MOON OF JUNE”

WINTER’S ARRIVAL

The first day of Winter Solstice, the sky was beautiful in the morning. The moon was full and shining so bright at 6 am. The color of the sky itself felt like dusk; beautiful with streaks of white running through it. I couldn’t stop looking. I even called my cat over to look up atContinue reading “WINTER’S ARRIVAL”