Harvest Moon (or Elk Call Moon) 2010

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The harvest moon is the moon at or about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox. The harvest moon is often mistaken for the modern day hunter’s moon.

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The Harvest Moon comes soon before or soon after the autumnal equinox. It is simply the full moon closest to that equinox. About once every four years it occurs in October (in the northern hemisphere), depending on the cycles of the moon. In 2010, in the United States, the Harvest Moon happens in the early morning hours of Sept 23, only 5 1/2 hours after the autumnal equinox.

Often, the Harvest Moon seems to be bigger or brighter or more colorful than other full moons. The warm color of the moon shortly after it rises is caused by light from the moon passing through a greater amount of atmospheric particles than when the moon is overhead. The atmosphere scatters the bluish component of moonlight (which is really reflected white light from the sun), but allows the reddish component of the light to travel a straighter path to one’s eyes. Hence all celestial bodies look reddish when they are low in the sky.

The apparent larger size is because the brain perceives a low-hanging moon to be larger than one that’s high in the sky. This is known as a moon illusion and it 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.

The Harvest Moon is also known as the Wine Moon, the Singing Moon and the Elk Call Moon. In American myth and folklore the full moon of each month is given a name.

Hunter’s Moon October 22, 2010 HERE

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jason
13 years ago

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13 years ago

[…] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Holte Ender, Michael Scott. Michael Scott said: RT @madmike1 Harvest Moon (or Elk Call Moon) 2010 http://bit.ly/d6QGIX […]

13 years ago

Beautiful~!

13 years ago

Up in the park,
I will stand soon,
to cop a feel,
of the harvest moon.

13 years ago

I dream of being able to capture a full moon like this on film.

I need a tripod.

Reply to  Mother Hen
13 years ago

No comment

13 years ago

Very interesting post and some great pictures. Thanks!

13 years ago

Clear skies? In England? Oh bugger. I’ll miss it.

It looks beautiful.

janiecakes
Reply to  fourdinners
13 years ago

That’s funny Dinners. I was stationed in England, Devonshire to be exact, a long time ago. I love it there.

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