Happy Harvest Moon*

[Ras Asad]

Wishing you all a Happy Harvest Moon,



HARVEST MOON: Tonight's full Moon has a special name--the Harvest Moon. It's the full moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox (Sept. 22). In years past, farmers depended on the light of the Harvest Moon to gather ripening crops late into the night. Electric lights have since replaced it, but the Moon could still do the job if called upon:


http://spaceweather.com/

Im going to get some pics if the clouds keep away til She rises bove the trees. lol

If you can find time,
come out and absorb some moonbeams.

[Ras Asad]

The harvest moon is the moon at and about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox. The Harvest moon is often mistaken for the modern day Hunter's moon. In the legend of the Harvest moon, it is said that all full moons have their own special characteristics based primarily on the whereabouts of the ecliptic in the sky at the time of year that these moons are visible. The full moons of September, October and November as seen from the northern hemisphere — which correspond to the full moons of March, April and May as seen from the southern hemisphere — are well known in the folklore of the sky. All full moons rise around the time of sunset. However, although in general the moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, as it moves in orbit around Earth, the Harvest Moon and Hunter's Moon are special, because around the time of these full moons, the time difference between moonrise on successive evenings is shorter than usual. In other words, the moon rises approximately 30 minutes later, from one night to the next, as seen from about 40 degrees N. or S. latitude, for several evenings around the full Hunter's or Harvest Moons. Thus there is no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise around the time following these full moons. In times past this feature of these autumn moons was said to help farmers working to bring in their crops (or, in the case of the Hunter's Moon, hunters tracking their prey). They could continue being productive by moonlight even after the sun had set. Hence the name Harvest Moon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_moon

http://gizmodo.com/5373663/go-enjoy-...t-and-tomorrow

[Ras Asad]

quick pic snapped out front,
still kinda close to horizon..

[mydarling]

nice pic ras!

the moon last night was HUGE.... i imagine it will be even larger tonight!

[wildburr]

Beautiful pic Ras, We got nothing but clouds here. Wish we could see it

[Scratch]

Tasty tune and beautiful snapshot. Thanks Ras.

I find it interesting that the moon wobbles in it's
orbit, constantly presenting a slightly different
face...

[shroom_seeker]

Ras that is a beautiful pic of the moon my friend.

I enjoyed reading about some history of the harvest moon - thanks bro.

[tenjin]

Thx Ras
I actually caught the moon last night as it was big and powerful in the night sky. I've always been intrigued by the moon. I remember hearing about the dark pockets on the moon surface is actually lead (if I remember correctly) that has been pulled from the core up to the surface by earth's gravity over time. And even more interesting is the side we never see, the Dark Side.