Yep. Loving the weather currently and the clear skies. I like to go out and look at the sky before sleep, last nights moon was beautiful in a brilliant clear sky.
For me, this morning, it was all a little strange.
I found myself listing to Jimmi Hendrix "Cherokee Mist." I don't know why I don't remember that. Then, to just reassure myself, I played "The Wind Cried Mary." It sounded so strange after all this time.
Not clear skies here, unfortunately. The moon was barely visible for a short while on our dog walk last night, through a whole passle of clouds. Looks like it will be about the same tonight.
Well, I'm a little less moon-struck this morning. It was brilliant last night and spectacular at moonrise mid-afternoon, lifting above the mountains to the east in the orange-red haze!
This morning, I can't even find it in the sky. The nearest airport reporting such things - has visibility at .06 mile in freezing fog! Let's see, .06 x 5,280 = 317 feet!!! Well, I can, at least, see a porch light that I know is 400+ feet from my backyard . . . but, no full moon. Sheesh!
Where would the moon be if I could see it? . . . Let's just say that it has been WAAAAYY up in the winter sky, balancing that silly sun that hides near the horizon thru the winter day.
Moonset won't be until about 7:30am here so it must be right on the horizon by now. It rose last night at about 4:30 when I got back from a drive to the east and had a chance to look over my shoulder .
Yay! It is always so high at this time of the year! The road out front is east/west so, just like that pesky sun at solstice, it rises right out of the roadway and sets in the same place, 180°, or nearly so.
We always played Pinochle at home but Hearts was something the neighbor family played when I was a single guy in the sticks. I'd be partnered with their oldest daughter who was way too young for me but had real good concentration for a kid. This relieved her younger sister from the competition, apparently so she could just drift around the table, look at everybody's hand and snicker . . .
Anyway, want to Shoot the Moon? Here's your Altitude/Azimuth, Rise/Set, not only for the Moon but that silly ol' Sun, as well:
Full moon ? What are you talking about ? I haven't seen any moon in over a week as the weatherman says we have HEAVY FOG with visibility of 1/4 mile here in Wash.. Wow ! In Cal. we call that light fog . Now in Cal. they have signs in a row on the highways showing 300' , 200' and 100' for the drivers to judge how heavy the fog is and to drive accordingly. I have driven on I 5 at 5 mph with my head out the side window looking for the white line on the road . Now THAT is a HEAVY FOG !