Super Blue

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

This evening, moon-chasing friends Susie and I will be chasing the Earth’s current and larger-than-usual Super Blue Moon. We will be waiting in darkness on the city’s desert side to witness the very first moments of gorgeous moonrise. This rare and beautiful moon should produce magnificent and thrilling first lights.

Much information is easily available about blue moons, which aren’t really blue, and here I will skip those details. They’re interesting, though, and more understanding of them increases the beauty of seeing this moon.

What’s not so easily understood is all the excitement a moon’s first light can generate. Susie and I have often waited in dusk or full darkness to see a moon’s first rise. The light-breaking experience is a phenomenon that has thrilled humans since time immemorial. To me, it’s about a dawning light bringing together a new day and renewed hope. That strong sense of a “newness of it all” has drawn us to many rising moons.

As it will this evening. Susie’s technical bent will have determined our best-sighting location and will have rise-timing down pat. I’ll carry a camera for adding pictures tomorrow.

Dear Friends: Just beyond the city lights, a genuine light show can delight you. Diana