Big moon rising.

(Still fiddling with a new camera.) The night of the Harvest Moon was too foggy to really see it. This was the next night.

Orange moon rising over Penobscot Bay, Maine.

It was bright orange as it came up over the horizon.

Big moon rising over Penobscot Bay, Maine.

And got brighter and whiter as it rose, spreading sparkles over the water. You’ll notice that it’s not fully round — the top right edge is soft.

Moonlight on Penobscot Bay, Maine.

(Raw video)

The names of the full moons are – - January —  Full Wolf Moon; FebruaryFull Snow Moon, March Full Worm Moon; April Full Pink Moon; May Full Flower Moon; June Full Strawberry Moon; July Full Buck Moon; August Full Sturgeon Moon; September -- Full Corn Moon; October – Full Harvest Moon; November Full Beaver Moon; December Full Cold Moon.

A Blue Moon is the second full moon in one month.

The names are a mix of the names both the Indians and the European settlers used. There’s a bit more info at The Farmers Almanac.

These pics were taken before the moon bombing, a very interesting project by NASA.

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