To the Moon!
Lunar Eclipse and Mid-Autumn Festival, 2015
October 1st, 2020
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
In celebration of the day and tonight’s harvest moon, here are a few photos of the lunar eclipse of 2015 which also took place on the same day as the 2015 Mid-Autumn Festival. I photographed the moon from the balcony of our city apartment, with the blue glow of Vancouver’s B.C. Place reflecting on the neighboring buildings.
Lunar Eclipse and Mid-Autumn Festival, 2015
This was the first time I had seen the moon in such three-dimensional form, shaped by the shadow of the earth and the light of the sun. It looked like a red ball floating in the sky over Vancouver, and it was fun to experiment with long exposures to brighten the sky.
Lunar Eclipse and Mid-Autumn Festival, 2015
Up close against the dark night sky, it looked like an egg or an eye — something out of this world and appropriately so.
Isn’t it strange that our moon has no name? Simply… the moon. Why not something more interesting, related to its unique push and pull, on the oceans and our hearts, as we watch it rise and set around the world?
Lunar Eclipse and Mid-Autumn Festival, 2015
Cheers to the moon!
More tomorrow,
Kelly
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It is an interesting reflection that the moon has no name, same for the sun. In my opinion, they were originally thought to be unique, then isn’t it their names that have been stolen by others? Lexicalized.
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Yes, I suppose that has to be true. Our sun and moon were named first and then others after that. Pluto has a name and it’s a moon or was a moon… not sure what the status is! 🙂
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Beautiful cityscape photos, the moon looks beautiful. At least we who love the moon have a name – selenophile 🙂
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Ah, a new word!! I love learning new words! Thanks Deb! Happy weekend!
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Hi Kieran! Sure, but to do so I think you need to click unsubscribe at the bottom of the email you receive about my posts. Hope that stops the emails! Sorry to see you go.
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Fantastic!
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Thanks so much! Enjoy the weekend!
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Really great moonshots and clear as a bell photo of the skyscrapers as well.
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