The Moon in June
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izmeinaIt's taken me a good six weeks to get back on my broomstick and to return to more than merely lurking in the vast wilderness of Cyberia.
I am hardly ever at the Big Mac keyboard these days so online activities are generally limited to lurking and the odd tweet or two. But Camp Nanowrimo is coming soon so I will need to get back in the habit of lurking with a real keyboard at hand.
Last night I decided to go for a spot of moon watching. It was officially the full moon on Monday night but it is so much easier to spot when it rises soon after sunset.
Turns out the usual spot would not be suitable as the moon would be rising too far south to be able to see its appearance on the horizon. There was the very tempting location of a cafe restaurant on the jetty that just might offer the moon with a view. Being June, there was no danger of the nearby anchored paddle steamer blocking the view. But it was pretty chilly and I did not feel like risking cold in my bones for a week for just 30 mins of moon watching
So I decided on the sneaky wimpy option of catching the warm and cosy ferry over to the city and back which would give a guaranteed view of the southern horizon both over and back again. It was also the cheaper option as the ferry crossing was covered by my two hour bus ticket
I had my beady eyes glued to the horizon the whole time hoping to catch the initial glimmer of moon light. At first it was a small dark orange sliver but slowly got larger. It was only when it was more than half way up that a single one of the other passengers even noticed it. Then they were all clicking like crazy taking photos with their phones. Before that they had been so engrossed in the same phones that they were completely oblivious to the world around them and all that magnificent moon magic.
By the time the ferry returned, the moon had changed colour from dark orange to bright yellow and not too long after that it was bright white.
I did walk by the cafe on the way back from the ferry still wondering if the moonrise would have been visible from that spot and knowing exactly where to go to see the full moon rising on Wednesday 17th July. Even when there is no moon to be seen, the view of the city lights across the water is gorgeous in its own right.
There are thunderstorms and rain predicted for the solstice this Saturday so watching the sunset near the river may not be an option.
I am hardly ever at the Big Mac keyboard these days so online activities are generally limited to lurking and the odd tweet or two. But Camp Nanowrimo is coming soon so I will need to get back in the habit of lurking with a real keyboard at hand.
Last night I decided to go for a spot of moon watching. It was officially the full moon on Monday night but it is so much easier to spot when it rises soon after sunset.
Turns out the usual spot would not be suitable as the moon would be rising too far south to be able to see its appearance on the horizon. There was the very tempting location of a cafe restaurant on the jetty that just might offer the moon with a view. Being June, there was no danger of the nearby anchored paddle steamer blocking the view. But it was pretty chilly and I did not feel like risking cold in my bones for a week for just 30 mins of moon watching
So I decided on the sneaky wimpy option of catching the warm and cosy ferry over to the city and back which would give a guaranteed view of the southern horizon both over and back again. It was also the cheaper option as the ferry crossing was covered by my two hour bus ticket
I had my beady eyes glued to the horizon the whole time hoping to catch the initial glimmer of moon light. At first it was a small dark orange sliver but slowly got larger. It was only when it was more than half way up that a single one of the other passengers even noticed it. Then they were all clicking like crazy taking photos with their phones. Before that they had been so engrossed in the same phones that they were completely oblivious to the world around them and all that magnificent moon magic.
By the time the ferry returned, the moon had changed colour from dark orange to bright yellow and not too long after that it was bright white.
I did walk by the cafe on the way back from the ferry still wondering if the moonrise would have been visible from that spot and knowing exactly where to go to see the full moon rising on Wednesday 17th July. Even when there is no moon to be seen, the view of the city lights across the water is gorgeous in its own right.
There are thunderstorms and rain predicted for the solstice this Saturday so watching the sunset near the river may not be an option.
