Spectacular moon...

steve-on-mark · 08-27-2018, 06:31 AM

Hope you are all taking advantage of looking at the last full moon of the summer! Name: 20180825_203616.jpg
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Biggd · 08-27-2018, 07:16 AM

I saw it on my way back to Ma last night. It was quite a sight.

BroadHopper · 08-27-2018, 07:18 AM

Not sure if this is accurate, but the buzz is the color of the moon is smoke from the Southwestern fires.

tis · 08-27-2018, 07:22 AM

Yes, it was a great big red ball when it was rising! It was so beautiful! I heard the haze we have been having was from the fires in Ca. so I imagine the moon is affected by them too. Thanks for mentioning that. I wondered why it was so red

mcdude · 08-27-2018, 07:55 AM

Actually forest fires in Canada https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/im...ets-eastern-us

BroadHopper · 08-27-2018, 08:36 AM

http://www.nhpr.org/post/smoke-calif...-new-hampshire

webmaster · 08-27-2018, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mcdude

Actually forest fires in Canada https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/im...ets-eastern-us

That article appears to be from 2002.

AC2717 · 08-27-2018, 09:52 AM

we looked it up on the way home
its called a Sturgeon Moon, it is called that because fisherman found that when the moon looked like that it was the best time to catch sturgeon

steve-on-mark · 08-27-2018, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by webmaster

That article appears to be from 2002.

Maybe it took this long for the smoke to get here!

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mcdude · 08-27-2018, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by webmaster

That article appears to be from 2002.

oops! my bad.....I did hear on TV that it had to do with forest fire smoke coming from Canada.....didn't realize that the actual fires were in CA!! The link posted by Broadhopper shows how it is coming across the continent.

Hillcountry · 08-27-2018, 03:02 PM

My wife got a panorama picture this morning of the sun rising and the moon about to set...pretty cool.
I'll have her send it to me and I'll post it.
Picture is deceiving as the moon was over the mainland south of Governor’s Island and the sun was coming up over Welch.

garysanfran · 08-28-2018, 11:03 AM

Washington's "Full Moon Cruise" last night with "Annie and the Orphans"...

Good time, but cloudy and no moon. Great sunset though!

08-27-2018, 06:31 AM	#1
steve-on-mark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Epping, NH / Mark Island Posts: 1,877 Thanks: 188 Thanked 736 Times in 429 Posts	Spectacular moon... Hope you are all taking advantage of looking at the last full moon of the summer! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app __________________ ....keeping " urban decay " out of photos for nearly 3 years!

08-27-2018, 07:18 AM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,594 Thanks: 3,236 Thanked 1,111 Times in 798 Posts	Spetacular! Not sure if this is accurate, but the buzz is the color of the moon is smoke from the Southwestern fires. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

08-27-2018, 07:55 AM	#5
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Actually forest fires in Canada https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/im...ets-eastern-us __________________

08-27-2018, 08:36 AM	#6
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,594 Thanks: 3,236 Thanked 1,111 Times in 798 Posts	Sunrise and sunsets also effected! http://www.nhpr.org/post/smoke-calif...-new-hampshire __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

08-27-2018, 09:52 AM	#8
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,585 Thanks: 756 Thanked 356 Times in 268 Posts	we looked it up on the way home its called a Sturgeon Moon, it is called that because fisherman found that when the moon looked like that it was the best time to catch sturgeon __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries" Last edited by AC2717; 08-27-2018 at 12:30 PM.

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Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,194 Thanks: 2,269 Thanked 1,217 Times in 776 Posts	I saw it on my way back to Ma last night. It was quite a sight.

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,780 Thanks: 755 Thanked 1,466 Times in 1,022 Posts	Yes, it was a great big red ball when it was rising! It was so beautiful! I heard the haze we have been having was from the fires in Ca. so I imagine the moon is affected by them too. Thanks for mentioning that. I wondered why it was so red

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Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	My wife got a panorama picture this morning of the sun rising and the moon about to set...pretty cool. I'll have her send it to me and I'll post it. Picture is deceiving as the moon was over the mainland south of Governor’s Island and the sun was coming up over Welch. Attached Images Last edited by Hillcountry; 08-27-2018 at 04:12 PM.

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garysanfran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco/Meredith Posts: 1,578 Thanks: 676 Thanked 682 Times in 348 Posts	Great photos...Went on The Mt.... Washington's "Full Moon Cruise" last night with "Annie and the Orphans"... Good time, but cloudy and no moon. Great sunset though! __________________ Gary ~~~~_/) ~~~ ~~~~~~~~