Half moon

A daytime moon.

 

Moon

A morning moon.  

 

Moon set

As the sun came up in the east, the almost full moon sank in the west.

 

In the sky

Watching a hawk making big circles, we started to see other things in the sky,

a helicopter landing at the nearby Reserve base ...

a waxing crescent of the moon.

 

Moonlight

Looks more like Halloween than the last day of the year.

 

Moon rising

The moon was almost full, rising above Cooper's Pond.

full moon sunset

As the sun went down...

the moon came up.  Bright and full.

Good Night Moon

Friday the Thirteenth was a full moon, being called a "Micromoon" because it was farthest from the Earth in its orbit (apogee).  We got a quick look at it between clouds, and then it faded away.  Here is the video.

Moon landing anniversary

Anyone who was over the age of 5 in 1969 could probably tell you exactly where they were when they heard the news that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had landed.  It's strange to look up and think that there are footprints on the moon.

Moonrise, high tide

The full moon was rising above the clouds.

Super wolf blood moon

Yes, it really was that red.

Solstice moon

This year there was a full moon on the solstice, along with a meteor shower.  I got the moon, but couldn't see any meteors.  Of course it was cold, and I didn't stay outside too long waiting.

Harvest Moon

I've been trying to get a decent picture of the moon.  And on Thanksgiving night,  walking off a too big dinner, I saw this harvest moon.  

Super moon

So, I missed the blood moon (lunar eclipse) and the blue moon (second moon in a month) but it's still a super moon!