Moon Tonight!

[EDDIE51]

Just been out to walk the dog and I was amazed at how bright and clear the Moon is tonight, it's worth going out to have a look. It is not so much the brightness ,though that is enough to show a strong 'Moon Shadow', but the clarity. You can see all details of the face of the Moon with the naked eye better than I can ever remember before. My son is a keen photographer and I have just bought him a 600mm mirror lens, he is going to put it on his camera and take a few photos and email them to me. I'll share them on here if they are any good.

[Tilly2]

Wonderful, isn't it?

'Twill be frosty tonight, methinks.

[Sam1960]

Might be something to do with Jupiter being close to it tonight ?
http://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-king-planet-jupiter-at-early-evening

[Prudie]

It sure is a stunner.

[Peter Pedant]

I was chucked out of the supermarket for the first time in my life

and I thought of the primary skool adage - I dont have to look out of a window to know it is a full moon.

[ the dog was waiting for me outside - and upset the staff. when someone looks at a pedigree labrador and says : "I think it is a stray come in from the fields" you know it is gonna be a bad evening. I dunno what they did to the dog: it was glued to my side on the walk home ..... ]

[mikey4444]

Its a bright big yellow thing here in Swansea !

[Canary42]

I'd rather not moon tonight, it's too cold.

[Tilly2]

Just been out and had another look. It's freezing!

I did locate Sirius, though. That's a bonus. (and Jupiter, of course)

[mazie]

It was the Lenten Moon last night. So bright here at 3am I thought it was morning and got up!

[stuey]

Thanks for the mention of the moon. I'll check it out later around 7:30pm.

[Tilly2]

You should have looked at the clock, Mazie.

I went to the loo around that time and didn't have to put the light on.

[douglas9401]

It was rising o'er Birnam Wood as I made my way south on the A9 this evening. Very pictureskew.

[mazie]

I looked at the clock when I got downstairs Tilly...didn't feel tired so stayed up. Feeling it now though :o(

[mazie]

I was passing Birnam Wood at about 3pm today douglas

[douglas9401]

I thought it was you, Tilly. I did doff my trilby, don't know if you noticed though. :-)

[douglas9401]

Sorry, Mazie. Must be the lunar rays.

[Tilly2]

Not me, Douglas. Never been that far North.

[Tilly2]

Well, I have, actually. Have been to The North Cape but that's not Scotland.

[mazie]

Been a lovely sunny day here for a change douglas. Had a little run up to The Hermitage at Dunkeld, spot of breakfast and a trip into Perth to see The SiL.

[grannie39]

I think is what my Mum used to call "A bombers moon"