Iz da Moooooooonnnnn!

[unbelievable2]

Full moon tonight! Here's a pic I took a couple of days ago, at around 5 pm. Only hand-held, but I like the way the craters show up. :)



And here are some lovely Moon names, courtesy of Earth-Sky

Northern Hemisphere full moon names by month:
January: Old Moon, Moon After Yule
February: Snow Moon, Hunger Moon, Wolf Moon
March: Sap Moon, Crow Moon, Lenten Moon
April: Grass Moon, Egg Moon
May: Planting Moon, Milk Moon
June: Rose Moon, Flower Moon, Strawberry Moon
July: Thunder Moon, Hay Moon
August: Green Corn Moon, Grain Moon
September: Fruit Moon, Harvest Moon
October: Harvest Moon, Hunter’s Moon
November: Hunter’s Moon, Frosty Moon, or Beaver Moon
December: Moon Before Yule, or Long Night Moon

Southern Hemisphere full moon names by month:
January: Hay Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Mead Moon
February (mid-summer): Grain Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Wyrt Moon, Corn Moon, Dog Moon, Barley Moon
March: Harvest Moon, Corn Moon
April: Harvest Moon, Hunter’s Moon, Blood Moon
May: Hunter’s Moon, Beaver Moon, Frost Moon
June: Oak Moon, Cold Moon, Long Night’s Moon
July: Wolf Moon, Old Moon, Ice Moon
August: Snow Moon, Storm Moon, Hunger Moon, Wolf Moon
September: Worm Moon, Lenten Moon, Crow Moon, Sugar Moon, Chaste Moon, Sap Moon
October: Egg Moon, Fish Moon, Seed Moon, Pink Moon, Waking Moon
November: Corn Moon, Milk Moon, Flower Moon, Hare Moon
December: Strawberry Moon, Honey Moon, Rose Moon

Comments

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

The moon names are wonderful. Fabulous pic too!

[bluewolf458.livejournal.com]

My chances of seeing the moon tonight are zilch - too, too much cloud. And cloud that is leaking...

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we've gone perfect clear sky last night to thick cloud today! A bit warmer though!

EDIT: Heee! That's your lovely eclipse shot for the icon! :))

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)
I'd be interested to know how many of them are British and how many North American. You can sort of guess for some, of course!

[bluewolf458.livejournal.com]

All my icons are my own photos...

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, nice moon shot! I love the craters too, especially the white ones, which almost look like sparkles (well, compared to the older ones... *g*). Happy full mooooooon!

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

I know! But that one is an especial cracker! :)

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Yes, sparkles is a good word! :))

[stargatesg1971.livejournal.com]

Great shot, hon. There's some interesting names there too. Thanks for sharing them!

[bluewolf458.livejournal.com]

Actually I should have said all but the media ones are my own... :-)

[kernel1.livejournal.com]

That's a great pic! I am waiting for a clear night so I can try and see all the planets while they are in alignment but it has been very cloudy here.

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

:))

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

I'd like to do that too, but am a bit put off cos I think you have to get up very early...
;)

[freetraveller15.livejournal.com]

Only saw this post now. What a great pic! Did you use a special lens or filter?
And I love all those names. Surely the Moon must be the most inspirational planet satellite for the creative among us Earth-residents?...
Hugs
Paola x

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Thank you!
No filter, but it was a very bright moon, so I whacked the saturation up when I was processing it, and that helped with the definition.

I sort of hope we never put a permanent base up there. I like to think of it as pure and empty! ;)

[freetraveller15.livejournal.com]

Well done ;)
And I agree that the Moon should remain pure x