Every time I see the moon I have to take a picture. I'm amazed every time I look at it and don't understand why everyone does not view it in awe.
(1) no matter where you are in the world, we all see the same exact same side of the moon, it will simply be turned depending on your angle. How is it that we are hurled through space, dragged by the sun while the moon rotates around the earth, yet we all see the same pattern on the moon. No one questions this? (2) the light of the moon is colder than the shade of the moon. If the moon is reflecting sunlight which is heat then how is the moon shade warmer than the moon light?
I love the moon too. It's interesting how large it looks when it's rising and how much smaller it looks later. Great photo!
That is another mystery. From the time the moon comes into view to the time it is about to leave your view the distance would have changed just a few thousand miles away. If the moon was 238,000 miles away when it comes into view and then 241,000 miles away when leaving your view then how could the size of the moon change so much when the change in distance is around 1%.
The earth's atmosphere acts as a lens and refracts the light when the moon is close to one of the horizons thus it appears bigger. When the moon is more over head there is less atmosphere and appears smaller. Doesn't have much of anything to do with the distance between the earth and the moon which doesn't change all that much.
Looks beautiful, I'm actually considering moving down near the gulf. Something to look forward to
I like the point you're making :)
And I like your picture. The moon always fascinates me too