Naming the Moon
Woke at 6 this morning... The full moon--mostly full, still--is high over the Front Range in a lightly clouded sky. What is it with hanging names on full moons these days? So, this one is Harvest Moon because it's September. And it's a Micro Moon because it is as far away from Earth as its orbit takes it, just as Super Moon is when it's closest. One is a traditional naming from generations and centuries of humans as harvesters, the others--Well, in an astronomer's family, I never heard it called... Sign in to see full entry.