Oh well. This one is a little different. It's a mystery. You see, the other night as I was walking from the living room to the bedroom I noticed the crescent moon against the sky that was still lit up from the sunset. So of course I had to take a few photos. This was my favorite.
Now this photo was taken at approximately 8:13 p.m. About half an hour later (or 25 minutes later) it was much darker so I decided to see what the moon looked like. And here's where the mystery comes in -- I couldn't find it. The sky was clear, but the moon was gone. Or so I thought. Dun-dun-dunnn! (I'm trying to add a little drama to the mystery.)
See it there? You can just barely see the tip of it peaking out from behind the mountain. So I did a little research and discovered that on this particular day (August 23rd), the moon rose at 9:55 a.m. and set at 8:46 p.m. I never realized that the moon set so early on some days. I found the moonrise and moonset times here.
And now that I know where I can look to find out when the moon will be full or when it will coincide with the sunset, be prepared for more moon photos.
2 comments:
I have just spent the last of a good hour looking up information on the moon. Very cool! Thanks.
I look forward to the upcoming pictures.
I spent quite a bit of time looking up info about the moon too. It's amazing how easy it is to waste your time on the internet. :)
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