Author Topic: Red moon rising (Read 3110 times)

sheila · « **on:** December 28, 2010, 01:56:20 pm »

My husband took this picture of the moon rising over the sea at mablethorpe. You need to enlarge the photo to get the best view as it was taken in the dark!

Fleecewife · « **Reply #1 on:** December 28, 2010, 02:55:09 pm »

Wooo! Scary title - scary moon

little blue · « **Reply #2 on:** December 28, 2010, 05:08:27 pm »

ellied · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2010, 06:02:12 pm »

Thought you were going to talk about a book title

Wonder what causes a red moon? Impressive in any case, thanks for the photo

princesspiggy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2010, 06:16:05 pm »

the moon goes red when it reflects bush fires!

robert waddell · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2010, 06:17:24 pm »

bush fires in mabelthorpe

knightquest · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2010, 06:23:47 pm »

Nice picture

scotelf · « **Reply #7 on:** December 29, 2010, 12:24:27 am »

Wow, well captured, thanks for sharing

Sylvia · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2010, 02:14:10 pm »

That looks a bit scary, as though it may be a portent or omen. (Or just a red moon!!)

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #9 on:** December 29, 2010, 11:17:35 pm »

Wonder what causes a red moon? Impressive in any case, thanks for the photo

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the altitude of the moon towards the horizon - refraction is the answer - according to OH. Don't ask me to translate...
I love the moon with rainbow colours around it.

little blue · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2010, 04:46:15 pm »

its to do with how the light beam is "bent" and split... like in a rainbow? or through a prism - Pink Floyd 's "dark side of the moon" image?!

if that helps any?!

robert waddell · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2010, 05:11:49 pm »

northfifeduckling some times you see a circle round the moon (a near away ring a far away storm a far away ring a near away storm) i think this is what you are referring to with your rainbow colours where we are situated the full moon rises from fife we can also see mossmoran and the flare stack we had noticed the moon a reddish/yellow but not into taking pics at night