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Friday, July 15, 2005

Moons

Good time of year for casual moon viewing

Moon(s) low over southern horizon, but rising quickly from month to month.
Days long, this moon rising early.
Shot is just after 9PM
Same stats as before, only some additional sharpening.
The rest of the exposure is unchanged.



Native American Moon name (Eastern North America)
From the Farmer's Almanac

Full Sturgeon Moon - July The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. It was also called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.

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