You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highestheavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is onit, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything,and the multitudes of heaven worship you. -- Nehemiah 9:6
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We're heading out to the country tonight to observe the Harvest Moon. We've done this before, but it's always fun. We need to get away from the city lights to get the full benefit. You can observe it today, tomorrow and Thursday.
This week we're taking the opportunity to study the moon again. The younger kids will be charting the phases of the moon and putting info in their notebooks. It's a great learning opportunity. We're also going to make "moon pies" to have tonight. This moon always reminds me of a scene in the movie "Bruce Almighty". :o) We don't have a telescope, but we always take the binoculars. Amazing!! Below is a little info from the internet. Enjoy!
"The Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox, which occurs (in the northern hemisphere) on or about September 23rd, and in the southern hemisphere on or about March 21st. Its physical characteristics - rising time, path across the sky - are similar to those of the Hunter's moon.
"It is claimed by some that the Harvest Moon seems to be somehow bigger or brighter or yellower in color than other full moons. This is an illusion. The yellow or golden or orangish or reddish color of the moon shortly after it rises is a physical effect, which stems from the fact that, when you see the moon low in the sky, you are looking at it through a greater amount of atmosphere than when the moon is overhead. The atmosphere scatters the bluish component of white moonlight (which is really reflected sunlight) but allows the reddish component of the light to travel a straighter path to your eyes. Hence all moons (and stars and planets) look reddish when they are low in the sky.
As for the large size of a full moon when seen low in the sky, it is true that the human eye sees a low hanging moon as being larger than one that rides high in the sky. This is known as a Moon Illusion and can be seen with any full moon. It can also be seen with constellations; in other words, a constellation viewed low in the sky will appear bigger than when it is high in the sky."
END QUOTE (source: http://www.wikipedia.com/)
(picture from internet)We're heading out to the country tonight to observe the Harvest Moon. We've done this before, but it's always fun. We need to get away from the city lights to get the full benefit. You can observe it today, tomorrow and Thursday.
This week we're taking the opportunity to study the moon again. The younger kids will be charting the phases of the moon and putting info in their notebooks. It's a great learning opportunity. We're also going to make "moon pies" to have tonight. This moon always reminds me of a scene in the movie "Bruce Almighty". :o) We don't have a telescope, but we always take the binoculars. Amazing!! Below is a little info from the internet. Enjoy!
"The Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox, which occurs (in the northern hemisphere) on or about September 23rd, and in the southern hemisphere on or about March 21st. Its physical characteristics - rising time, path across the sky - are similar to those of the Hunter's moon.
"It is claimed by some that the Harvest Moon seems to be somehow bigger or brighter or yellower in color than other full moons. This is an illusion. The yellow or golden or orangish or reddish color of the moon shortly after it rises is a physical effect, which stems from the fact that, when you see the moon low in the sky, you are looking at it through a greater amount of atmosphere than when the moon is overhead. The atmosphere scatters the bluish component of white moonlight (which is really reflected sunlight) but allows the reddish component of the light to travel a straighter path to your eyes. Hence all moons (and stars and planets) look reddish when they are low in the sky.
As for the large size of a full moon when seen low in the sky, it is true that the human eye sees a low hanging moon as being larger than one that rides high in the sky. This is known as a Moon Illusion and can be seen with any full moon. It can also be seen with constellations; in other words, a constellation viewed low in the sky will appear bigger than when it is high in the sky."
END QUOTE (source: http://www.wikipedia.com/)
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