Big Moon Tonight

Frank Ryan · Post by **Frank Ryan** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:11 pm

Keep an eye out tongiht for the full Moon rising in the SE at around 11:30 -
'Moon' illusion will make it look really cool.

The clouds seem to be clearing here in Shannon too!

Frank Ryan · Post by **Frank Ryan** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:58 am

Just back from a jaunt around the West.
I tried to beat the clouds,
(opposite of stormchasing I had the sat nav,
mobile BB and laptop with me and I was going to
where it was clear!)

Well, the clouds got the better of me with regards
to the Moon rise but the upside is, I found some nice spots
off the beaten track for observing & photography.

I found a nice elevated spot facing N with a wide expanse
of rolling fields with pretty much no lighting
so I set up my camera an waited to see would some NLC's appear.

Well, yeah, there was a very VERY slight display,
nothing worth posting in picture form.

I wonder did anyone catch the moonrise at all?