Tonight is the Harvest Moon -- the full moon closest to the fall equinox next week. These full moons are often big and orange and lovely as they rise... yesterday's full-minus-one moon was lovely rising large to the east just as the sun set in the west. Tonight's could be even better... if it's not covered in clouds (as predicted)... we'll see! This year's Harvest moon also will have a penumbral lunar eclipse, though it won't be visible here at all, or anywhere very much. It will just appear as a slight faintening of the moon as the moon passes through the very edge of the earth's shadow. (A full lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the earth's shadow, and they line up perfectly, so the earth itself blocks the sun's rays from reflecting off the moon.)
At any rate... a good night for a moonlit evening stroll!
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