Red Moon

Wednesday, 7:24 pm

By Kate

Sep

26

2007

Every now and again, I make yet another attempt to capture the moon in a photograph. Most of the time, I wind up with a fuzzy little white blob on a dark background. Tonight...a little more success. I glanced out the window just after dusk and saw that the moon was not only full, but a rather striking orange-red. This pic didn’t turn out too badly, although, in real life, the moon seemed much larger in the sky. The color is true, however. The tree top you see is a weeping cherry tree from my across-the-street neighbor’s front yard.

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It seems appropriate to have a hot looking moon on the evening of what was probably summer’s last dance. We reached the 90s today. From here on, it looks like a steady slide into more seasonal mid to late autumn temperatures.