The three brightest objects in the sky are the Sun, the Moon, and Venus
Setting Super Moon – 31 August 2023
That morning I had just left my house for a run. But when I saw this Moon, I abandoned the run for a camera.
I always am thrilled to see the Moon, especially when its closeness supersizes it.
Super Moon Hanging over the Oquirrh Mountains – 31 August 2023
I was looking for a place between the trees that would allow shots of the setting Moon.
Super Moon Touching the Oquirrh Mountains – 31 August 2023
I found a vantage point!
The approaching sunrise behind me lightens the sky.
Haze on the horizon obscures the Moon.
One Day after Full Moon – 1 September 2023
What a difference 24 hours make! The Moon is no longer appears perfectly round, and it is silver instead of yellow.
Venus Ruling the Morning – 16 September 2023
Sun – 23 September 2023
The darkening at the limbs shows that the Sun is an orb and not a flat disc.
The sunspots are lined up along the equator, the line from 8:00 0’clock to 2:00 o’clock.
Endnote
Each photograph in this post was captured in a single frame.
Thank you for looking in on my post!
Michael DeCaria
Making visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen – Robert Bresson