January's Full moon- a gorgeous gold when it was low on the eastern horizon for sunset. It rose up high and appeared just as plain as any other full moon like it- nice, clear skies too! It just lost that extraordinary detail and colour that made so noticable.
Tonight the Moon will be visibly fullest as it rises from the eastern horizon about 1/2 hour after sunset.- The moon is 100% illuminated at about 8:49 this morning, but will be somewhere on the other side of the planet by then and we will not get to see it. It will be just a bit over a 225, 660 miles from Kansas City. Ought to be a cool rise- you should expect the moon to appear coloured when it is closest to horizon; an effect produced when light passes through greater amounts of our atmosphere than when the moon is directly above us. Light reflected off of the moon pick up colours from the pollutants and impurities in the air. ENJOY!
2 comments:
Do you mean 225,000 miles?
Good Catch!
The moon was close to 226 thousand miles.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!
-dylan
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