On Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, I was fortunate enough to wake up in time to see this amazing trio of the waning crescent moon, Venus and Mars in this eye-catching arrangement in the early-morning sky!!
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TODAY - Friday, September 11, 2015
The Moon today is in a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. [...]. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you're willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon's surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.
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Monday, September 21, 2015
[...] the Moon was in a First Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the earth is one quarter of the way through it’s orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark. On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west. The First Quarter phase is a one day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
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My hand-held series of 5 images of the September 27, 2015 super "blood" moon and lunar eclipse as viewed from my home in Vancouver.
Lisa McIntosh, director of learning for the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, says clear skies in Metro Vancouver and other parts of the province should offer a good view of the super moon.
McIntosh says the moon is set to rise just before 7 p.m. although the full eclipse won’t happen until later.
“The entire moon will be shadowed at about 7:47, then the eclipse will pass through and you’ll see the moon returning to its normal look,” she said.
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Beautiful sunrise filled with golden warm light.
Have a pleasant night.
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