Category: Sky scapes


Moon Photo KDG

Its probably not blue in color or mood sensitive but here’s a thought save any unnecessary grief (dumping ) on your future and the future of the planet, global warming and conflict in a jar of thoughts and trash it under the next blue moon fully 8 months away. Tell me if it helped…

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October 31st 2020 Blue moon

The time between one full moon and the next is close to the length of a calendar month. So the only time one month can have two full moons is when the first full moon happens in the first few days of the month. This happens every two to three years, so these sorts of Blue Moons come about that often.

Earth sky news

On this Day: January 17th 1773

The Antarctic circle crossed by sailors of Great Britain.

TGIF- Wolf moon

Moon rising File photo KDG

Full moon also a wolf moon.

The moon is full and its rising tonight. It will come with a lunar eclipse that will be seen in Asia viewing of the eclipse is poor in north America because of its time. A wolf moon is in some minds a traditions a moon that wolfs howl a lot at. The Moon to night is the first of 13 for 2020.

On this Day: January 9th 1431

An investagation for a trail of Joan of arc begins in Rouen.

Have a good weekend.

Full “buck” moon tonight…

Full moon tonight at 21:38 UTC

Buck moon

The moon will be full at 2:38 PDT today and it will be a buck moon. A buck moon is based on the fact that male deer begin to regrow their antlers in July. this was observed by North American Indians.

Last partial lunar eclipse of the year. Half Blood Moon.

The last lunar eclipse of 2019 will begin at 11:43 PM PTD and last until 5:17 PDT . it is on Apollo 11 day and it will be a half blood moon.

Eclipse not viewable in North America.

The partial lunar eclipse will be able to be seen from Africa, South America, Europe and Australia, streaming available. Vancouver can look forward to enjoying a brilliant full moon for the next few days.

Black moon

July 31st will see a second new moon this month. A second new moon is called a black moon.

On this Day: July 16th 2004

Millennium Park is opened in Chicago

First day of Summer tomorrow June 21st 2019

The sun is our source for life. and is fair to all. File Photo:KDG

At @8:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time tomorrow morning summer begins for us in the Northern Hemisphere. There will be about 16 and a half hours of daylight making it the longest day of the year. Then the daylight will decrease until the fall equinox.

On this Day: June 20th 1990

Asteroid Eureka is discovered.

TGIF- Have a great weekend June Noctilucent clouds…

File photo KDG

According to many sources June has been a great month for blue night clouds. Noctilicent clouds have a stunning visual effect. They are made by ice crystals that are only visible in the twilight. They may be the result of increased methane in the atmosphere. The effect is also visible when the sun is low in the horizon and sunlight is still lighting white clouds.

On this Day: June 14th 1872

Trade Unions are legalized in Canada.

TGIF- eclipse

Sunday saw a total lunar eclipse of the moon high in the sky because of the season. It resulted in a great dark sky. The total eclipse lasted 61 minutes as the moon sat like a washed pearl in a black abyss .

On this Day: May 26th 2021

The next total lunar eclipse…

How many super moons in 2019?

Moon rising File photo KDG

A moon coming to within 90 percent of its closest approach or 364,740 Kilometers of earth is super moon according to a 1979 definition.The next one is next week On January 21st. The year 2019 will see 3 more, August 1st and 3oth, and September 28th!

January’s moon a blood moon.

Next weeks moon is to be a blood moon where the shadow of the earth gets on the moon when all lined up with the sun and makes an eclipse.

Farmers Almanac take:

Totality will last a bit longer than average: 1 hour and 2 minutes. The eclipse will actually begin when the Moon enters the faint outer portion (called the penumbra) of the Earth’s shadow about an hour before it begins moving into the umbra. The penumbra, however, is all but invisible to the eye until the Moon becomes deeply immersed in it. Sharp-eyed viewers may get their first glimpse of the penumbra as a faint “smudge” on the left part of the Moon’s disk about a half hour after it first enters the penumbral shadow.

Source Farmers Almanac, Joe Rao

On this Day: January 16th 1964

Hello Dolly opens on Broadway to begin a run to nearly 3000 performances.

Moon Base Alpha…

As reflected in NASA’s Exploration Campaign, the next step in human spaceflight is the establishment of U.S. preeminence in cislunar space through the operations and the deployment of a U.S.-led Gateway. Together with the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion, the Gateway is central to advancing and sustaining human space exploration goals and is the unifying single stepping off point in our architecture for human cislunar operations, lunar surface access and missions to Mars. The Gateway is necessary to achieving the ambitious exploration campaign goals set forth by Space Policy Directive 1. Through partnerships both domestic and international, NASA will bring innovation and new approaches to the advancement of these U.S. human spaceflight goals Source NASA

Nasa official site May 2018

On this Day: November 21st, 2004

The Paris club writes off up to a 100 billon dollars of Iraq’s debt.

The people at Nasa have recently reinforced their commitment to space,  the moon, and other planets by a new public relations display. The above statement is from May and you tube video from last week.

The people of earth are enriched by knowledge aquired every day by the fellowship of the discovery of the unknown and we should be grateful for its free and unfettered access. It truly is a shared goal. Good luck to the people of planet earth and may all new knowledge find place in attending the problems of this world. 

Waxing to…

MOON

Moon rising File photo KDG

October 24th hunters moon

The Hunters moon is coming, it will be completely full at 9:45 AM tomorrow morning here in the south central part of BC.

No matter where you live worldwide, look for a full-looking moon in the east as the sun goes down over the next several evenings. This full or full-looking moon will cross our skies throughout the night, as seen from around the globe. source earth sky

To get a good picture of the moon you need a stabilized camera platform and a remote shutter device. Smart phone do not give good photos.

The moon will be large and bright for a numbers of days including tonight.

 

On this Day: October 23rd  2015

Hurricane  Patricia hits  Mexico  with record winds.

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File Photo KDG

On this Day: October 1st 1958

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration opens for business.

Thanks for digital photography…

Full harvest moon tonight…

 

MOON

Moon rising , Merritt BC       File  photo KDG

The higher the latitude the  greater the effect of the harvest moon. The northern hemisphere were we are has the benefit of diminishing daylight at this time making the effect more pronounced.

On this Day: September 25th 1977

Four thousand + people run the first Chicago Marathon.

Full moon this Friday 27th

 

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File Photo KDG

There is a partial solar eclipse on Friday as well ,however it will not be able to be seen from Merritt. Antarctica, Australia and perhaps parts of India the event will be seen . However if you are in a dark sky area the full moon in the summer sky should be enjoyable. The forecast is for clear skies all weekend with a hot 37 C in the Nicola Valley, Merritt BC Ca.

The moon will be completely full  here in BC is 1: 20 PM…

 

On this Day: July 25th 1868

Wyoming becomes a territory of the US.