Full "Harvest" Moon...9-23-10

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WOW, this is an awesome capture. You take the most beautiful photos.... Thanks for sharing....

September 25, 2010

Great capture. I was in awe of the moon last night as I saw it through some tree branches.

September 25, 2010

Full "Harvest" Moon...9-23-10

9-23-10...7:14p...This is the full Moon that occurs closest to the Autumnal Equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October.

At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief Indian staples are now ready for gathering. The moon peaked at full this morning at 1:18a PDT. [P9237169]