Wyrt Moon

Ambriel · #1 (**permalink**) 28-08-2007, 10:27 PM

Hope everyone's outside watching tonight's full Moon. aka the Wyrt Moon.

Clear skies over the Kintyre Peninsula so I was able to shoot a few frames:

This first shot was taken with my Panason FZ-50 zoomed out to 420mm with a 1.45x Olympus tele-extender attached. Exposure was f11 at 1/60th, ISO200.

This second shot was again taken with my Panason FZ-50 zoomed out to 420mm but without the tele-extender attached. Exposure was again f11 at 1/60th, ISO200.

Jez · #2 (**permalink**) 28-08-2007, 10:38 PM

Do you garden by the moon? I have found positve affects by it's bearings esp my wild iris!

naturelover · #3 (**permalink**) 28-08-2007, 11:16 PM

hi just looked outside no full moon here all clowdy in the fens.

Jay77 · #4 (**permalink**) 29-08-2007, 07:19 AM

Yes, we had super clear skies down here and it was a lovely sight. Great photos Ambriel, but what's a Wyrt moon? I've never heard that before. And do you know what the names of the other full moons are?

mrs fish · #5 (**permalink**) 29-08-2007, 08:12 AM

The september moon which looks the biggest is the "harvest moon"

there is a list of moon names here down the page a bit

Harvest moon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jay77 · #6 (**permalink**) 29-08-2007, 01:11 PM

Thanks mrs fish. What evocative names the full moons have, especially the winter ones.

paulchandler6 · #7 (**permalink**) 29-08-2007, 04:23 PM

Excellents pics, managed to see it last night in and out of the clouds thru a 25x 'scope that I use for birding.

Cheers

aestarte · #8 (**permalink**) 29-08-2007, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naturelover

hi just looked outside no full moon here all clowdy in the fens.

Hi I couldn't see the full moon either because of too much cloud but it's nice to know She is there. While She has been progressing to full moon She has been so bright She actually kept me awake what a wonderful think to stay awake with.X X X X

Ambriel · #9 (**permalink**) 29-08-2007, 04:53 PM

Thanks for the kind comments. I know I still have a way to go but I'm getting there slowly.

The Wyrt Moon is a pre-Christian name for the last full moon before the Barley or Harvest Moon in September.