MOONSET AT SUNRISE
I used to long for many things. Later, I did most of them. Now they are memories. No need for longing.
These days, I long for simple things. Warm weather. Bright skies. This morning, very early — just before five — the sun was rising as the moon was finishing her travels across the night sky.
The moon longed for me. She told me so.
At least, I believe that is what she said. Sometimes, when the moon speaks, her language is strange and not entirely clear.
What do you think?
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A shot that can only be captured during a waning crescent. I have often found it odd we can see through the “dark” part of the moon while it is up during the daylight… only a faint glow of the illuminated part is visible. Of course, that will all be proven to be nonsense during next year’s big eclipse…
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Thank you for identifying the phase of the moon. I figured it was a waning something because it was on the left … I think waxing is on the right. My right, not its right. I wasn’t sure if it was a waning quarter, crescent, or half. Or something else. Quadrangle? No, wait, that’s where you smoke pot on campus …
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I have no idea which side is waning and which is waxing… but I do remember from many 2 AM lunch breaks outside that it’s in the week after a full moon (waning) that the lunar sphere is out and about at its peak at that unholy hour… thus meaning it would still be visible in the east while the sun was rising. Waxing moons would then be the sunset equivalent…
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What a beautiful shot. Bravo !! ☺
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Thank you. It was a very pretty dawn 🙂
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I think the moon should not set until the sun rises.
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There is always a crossover, but you almost never get to see it quite so clearly … and rarely can you capture the sunrise and the moonset in a single frame. It was lovely. I wish I’d gotten Venus in there, too 🙂
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such a beautiful sky and moon- it called out and I am glad you heard it and listened 🙂
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It’s nice that I have that window. I have a deck that faces the same direction, but it doesn’t have as good an angle. That’s THE window. The one and only. Sometimes, I curse at it when the sun streams in and wakes me up … but then I grab a camera and say “thank you” 😉
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Nature calls out in very quiet voices. Often we see the voices lingering in the air. Nice pictures
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Thank you. It was a lovely dawn 🙂
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Dawns and sunsets are all wonderful
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Yes, thank you, they are. I’m grateful to have at least one window that faces the dawn.
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The moon did call out to you — I heard her from here! Beautiful shot of the moon at sunrise 🙂 !
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A rare shot. I was lucky she whispered to me.
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Lovely, that old moon in its descent.
Leslie
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Yes, my favorite Lady.
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I love seeing both heavenly bodies in one sky.
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Isn’t it lovely? Sometimes, you get Venus up there too, but with all our trees, it’s hard to see that low on the horizon.
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Purty pics. Couldn’t hear the moon…and sixpence.
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No. You just went right back to sleep, and there I was, messing around with cameras. Considering I took these without putting on my glasses … I guess I should praise the lord for autofocus!
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Lovely blue sky on your photos and moon contrast. We have dark grey currently and no sign of the moon, although I rarely venture out when daylight goes, and we have blinds on the widows. Tabby shows no interest in moon watching at the moment she is still in semi hibernation. When summer arrives we often see the moon during daylight.
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It was very lovely this morning. It’s rare that I can get a sky with a sunrise and a moon at the same time. It was elegant. It also made me wish my camera has a faster lens!! We have plenty of gray days here too. Just not this particular morning.
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