The Late Summer As the summer wanes on, the hallmarks of the season are now front and center, clearly visible in the early evening view above. In the stunning view below, Orion is rising with the third-quarter moon and the major planets in the pre-dawn hours, all preceding the sun before it’s rising. Stellafane, 2024[…]
July 2024 Full Buck moon passing the meridian at 04:48, UTC (00:48 EDT) on July 21. Note: the “Tea Pot” of Sagittarius directly to the west of the moon. Image via Stellarium. The full moon for this month occurs on Sunday, July 21. According to lore, July’s full moon is also known as a “Full[…]
As we transition from late June to early July, the weather changes from the mild days of spring to decidedly warmer days and balmy nights. Summer has arrived. Having just past June’s Strawberry moon (named to mark the Strawberry harvest in many regions) and the almost coincidental occurrence of the Summer Solstice, the stars of[…]
