Favorite moon phase/position/view

hydrocarbon · Post by **hydrocarbon** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:55 pm

Waxing crescent or waxing gibbous phases, especially when they appear just as the sun is setting or when the sun has risen. I think it's quite cool to see them in the sky when the sun is still out, it's very pretty.

Silverclaw · Post by **Silverclaw** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:47 pm

I like cresent moons; when they are just a thin sliver

And of course I love full moons

I like the different colors they can be; white, red, orange, yellow... Clear nights are good; lots of stars all around it. Clouds around it can look neat to; lit up/highlighted by the moons light

And I like observing the moon while its over water, mountains or a forest the most. Its just not as powerful with telephone wires in the way

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:40 am

Vilkacis wrote:While that one's not quite the one I see, it's a heck of a lot closer than these ones:

I guess there are a bunch of rabbits on the moon.

-- Vilkacis

Cool!! thanks for pointing it out.

Anubis · Post by **Anubis** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:23 pm

me its any full moon, i find it very spiritual and it makes me feel close to the wolf thats inside of me

Scott Gardener · Post by **Scott Gardener** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:18 pm

Full moon. That's a no-brainer.

But, I'll admit that I also feel a certain sense of magic on seeing the waxing crescent for the first time--a sense that things have turned around and are starting to build up again. It's a symbol of hope.

hydrocarbon · Post by **hydrocarbon** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:12 pm

Scott Gardener wrote:But, I'll admit that I also feel a certain sense of magic on seeing the waxing crescent for the first time--a sense that things have turned around and are starting to build up again. It's a symbol of hope.

Beautifully put, Scott

vrikasatma · Post by **vrikasatma** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:57 am

There was a great waxing fingernail moon tonight. It was setting into a fantastic vermillion sunset as I was leaving the barn. It was close to horses so I very reluctantly suppressed the urge to sing to it

In general, I love the crescent moon, both waxing and waning, especially when it has earthsine (when you can see the outline of the moon).

Full moon and waxing full is awesome but sometimes it hurts my eyes. I do love lunar eclipses, but I haven't seen one in awhile. It's always raining here when they happen

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 4:37 am

vrikasatma wrote:There was a great waxing fingernail moon tonight. It was setting into a fantastic vermillion sunset as I was leaving the barn. It was close to horses so I very reluctantly suppressed the urge to sing to it

In general, I love the crescent moon, both waxing and waning, especially when it has earthsine (when you can see the outline of the moon).

Full moon and waxing full is awesome but sometimes it hurts my eyes. I do love lunar eclipses, but I haven't seen one in awhile. It's always raining here when they happen

I've seen everything but a full solar eclipse. I did see a partical. Thats about it.

Set · Post by **Set** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:00 pm

vrikasatma wrote:There was a great waxing fingernail moon tonight. It was setting into a fantastic vermillion sunset as I was leaving the barn. It was close to horses so I very reluctantly suppressed the urge to sing to it

I howl all the time, my horses don't care. Even on dark nights. They just stand around and eat grass like they always do. Unless you have a high-strung equine it shouldn't be a problem.

Lupin · Post by **Lupin** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:40 pm

I have a video of the last lunar eclipse around here somewhere. I like watching it some times, though it's a bit disorienting because I took it before I got my tripod.

vrikasatma · Post by **vrikasatma** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:44 pm

My horse is fiery but not wrapped tight, he would prick his ears and go, "Mom, what're you doing?"

It is a public stable with 150 horses, though. There are some basket cases that would go off the deep end in there.

Maybe when I get my 14 acres out by Veneta or Triangle Lake someday...

Kzinistzerg · Post by **Kzinistzerg** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 2:28 pm

I like when theer is a partial eclipse and you can see the corona of the sun around the moon- or whern oyou can see the moon bright red. or orange, orange is good too.

Darth Canis · Post by **Darth Canis** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:21 am

i really enjoy a nice round harvest moon. A full moon that is really large and the air outside is just starting to get chilly, you can just tell winter is on its way. *Shivers*

Darum · Post by **Darum** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:20 am

full moon.

http://www.tortuga.com/www/animations/anim_moon.htm here's a website with tons of info on the moon cycles...

Celestialwolf · Post by **Celestialwolf** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 5:46 pm

I have to say the full moon. I have a program on my palm pilot that keeps track of the cycles so I know when it's almost time, and I always point it out to people when there is one. They probably think I'm crazy.

I like to see it best when it is just coming over the mountains by my house; I'll take a picture sometime. Seeing it in the daytime is another good time for the full moon.

Merrypaws · Post by **Merrypaws** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:23 am

I'm partial to new moon myself. Every time I turn a new page of a calendar I have to first check when is the next new moon.
Also, once when I was a kid, on midsummer's eve to be exact, I saw a huge, bright red full moon hanging just above the horizon. That was pretty impressive.