As someone who just followed your recommendation, may I suggest that whatever you're eluding to may be a local phenomenon?
~m.

Very white with smoke-grey clouds scudding across it. Nice. But then just being outside is nice all by itself.

Even with the light pollution, all I can say is, "Wow."

~Russ

I assume you're talking about the way the moon is shining through the clouds, casting big, long bars of shadow and light.

That's really cool. Thanks.

You didn't say "Simon says."

Your loss... What a nice night in Tennessee.

Perhaps I should have said, "May I suggest?"

Taken tonight at 10:35pm. White balance set to daylight because it was. Altitude kind of high, me too. Outside temperature 76 degrees. Madness.
The full moon does that to you.

You know. Mac Davis was right. Sometimes you've got to stop and smell the roses. Thanks for the great pic...stunning.

Shine on, harvest moon....

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The clarity and brightness of the moon last night was incredible. Even from my almost downtown viewing perch. The dark scudding clouds with their fringes illuminated aagainst the blackness was simply stunning. Thanks for the picture and for urging me outside to see this.

I don't know why, but I love to look at the moon through a spotting scope. It seems so close.

Kids know so little about it these days, unlike my teenagery when Tranquility Base was occupied.

The Sea of Nectar, the Sea of Fertility, The Marsh of Sleep, and the Sea of Tranquility make up that cluster of dark areas between one and three oclock.

There's also the Sea of Crisis, which is the only fitting name for these meteor craters.

I got very wet.

... under a full moon. Of course, then I'll just want them off at new moon to get a good look at the stars.

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I can recall looking up at a full moon in 1969 while the first astronauts were there. I was walking on the beach at Kitty Hawk. The moon provided the background and the only light illuminating the Wright Brothers Memorial. It definitely put the brief history of flight in perspective.

Years ago when Edmund Scientific first introduced what would become the Astroscan 2001 telescope it was a steal at $128 and I bought one. A 4.25" Newtonian Field reflector, it's great for moon gazing.

After they held a contest and came up with that ridiculous name, the popularity (and price) skyrocketed.

In the fall of 1999, when I bought my first digital camera, I played with it in combination with the scope on my front porch. Here is one of the resulting photos.

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