Moonwatching

Thursday, January 25, 2024

After working today for a few hours, I’ll arrive home in time to prepare for this evening’s full Wolf Moon. My plan could stumble over a couple of “Ifs “: (1) If my new camera arrives before the moonrise with time to practice using it, and (2) If this evening’s cloud cover isn’t dense and obliterating the moonsighting.

Early this morning, I watched that nearly full moon setting–clearly and spectacularly! I don’t have a camera that satisfactorily could capture that sight. The new camera coming today should fill the bill, or I’ll return it and upgrade to another.

No worries if tonight’s plan isn’t perfect. Ahead are plenty of full moon sighting opportunities. Plus, several of 2024’s months will bring Supermoons, the biggest and best.

Moonwatching has been a human habit since time immemorial. Early humans saw in moon patterns stabilities of transitions, from darkness to light and from season to season. Modern humans see moons as representing the same stabilities and especially love their “dependability factor.” Moonwatching nowadays helps to offset social and political circumstances that seem to weaken worldwide wishes for stability.

Dear Friends: Cheers to our little planet, that’s always been and forever will be. Diana