Showing posts with label moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label moon. Show all posts

Sunday, July 29, 2007

The Moon, II

Speaking of the moon:

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The Moon

Bryn always stops by and gives me the full moon information. Up from the comments:

July 29th
Full Buck Moon
8:48 pm
The Full Buck Moon - July July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month's Moon was the Full Hay Moon.


I had just been wondering when the new antlers push through, so this is very informative on two levels!

Friday, June 29, 2007

Full Moon

from the comments, bryn posts:

June 30th
Full Strawberry Moon
9:49 am
Full Strawberry Moon - June This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!bryn

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Full Moon Coming

Once again, Bryn (thank you so much!) gives us the full moon information.

Full Flower Moon - May In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon.


What do they call the full moon in your part of the world?

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Darn those clouds anyway!

LUNAR ECLIPSE: Set aside some time this weekend for sky watching. On Saturday night, March 3rd, there's going to be a total lunar eclipse.
This weekend's eclipse will be visible from parts of all seven continents. Europe and Africa are favored. People there will see Earth's red shadow swallow the Moon for more than an hour around 23:21 GMT.
In the United States, you have to be in the eastern half of the country to witness totality. At the end of the day on Saturday, go outside and face east. As the sun sets behind your back, a red Moon will rise before your eyes--fantastic! Maximum eclipse is at 6:21 p.m. EST.


Bryn keeps us posted on all things lunar. We had clouds here. Did anyone get to see this?