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October 16, 2008

Sky Watch 17/10/2008

Waning Moon


About lunar phases, we have the proverb: "Gobba a ponente, luna crescente. Gobba a levante, luna calante", that is: "Westward hump, waxing moon. Eastward hump, waning moon".
When the moon is a "D", this means waxing moon; when the moon is a "C", this means waning moon.

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SandyCarlson
Wonderful, Pietro. The sky and the leaves make me think summer all over again. Great composition.
October 16, 2008 at 9:11 PM

Roses and Lilacs
That is interesting. I'm glad I stopped by and learned that. Happy skywatching.
Marnie
October 16, 2008 at 9:12 PM

Laughing Orca Ranch
This is wonderful and I liked learning about moons, too. I had no idea of the difference.

Great photo :)

~Lisa
October 16, 2008 at 9:12 PM

Anonymous
Beautiful very blue sky! :D Love that trees in the bottom too!~Mine is posted HERE. Happy SWF!~
October 16, 2008 at 9:14 PM

Ivar Østtun
This is summer. Beautiful photo.
October 16, 2008 at 9:23 PM

Louise
Fabulous color. You are one who can do the moon justice!
October 16, 2008 at 9:31 PM

Joy
What a beautiful sky, with the moon in the background. Great shot, Pietro.

Thanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo and leaving your comments.

joy
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October 16, 2008 at 9:38 PM

Michele
I remember learning that when I was a little girl and we were camping...
thank you for the reminder! =)

What a wonderful photo. So pretty are the colors with the green leaves and blue sky and of course the perfect moon!
~Michele~
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October 16, 2008 at 9:45 PM

Coloradolady
Wonderful Photo. I love shots of the moon against the blue sky. Happy SWF.
October 16, 2008 at 9:46 PM

EG CameraGirl
Beautiful moon in a pre blue sky. Very pretty!
Happy Sky Watch!
October 16, 2008 at 9:56 PM

Photo Cache
such vibrant colors.
October 16, 2008 at 10:08 PM

Anonymous
I like your pictures!
October 16, 2008 at 10:19 PM

Carletta
Beautiful and vibrant colors!
October 16, 2008 at 10:20 PM

Sylvia K
Gorgeous, Pietro! and the composition is perfect!
October 16, 2008 at 10:34 PM

ayamlin
Hi pietro!
it's very interesting!
Because I haven't come up with D or C when I see the moon! Oh! wonderful!
and your photo is very beautiful!!
October 17, 2008 at 12:10 AM

Arija
Who says bule and green should never be seen? They are perfectly matched here.
October 17, 2008 at 1:33 AM

Mary
oh, my favorite moon shot from this week! happy swf. :)
October 17, 2008 at 2:47 AM

Laura ~Peach~
wonderful SWF photo!
October 17, 2008 at 4:49 AM

escape
the moon is simply beautiful everywhere. specially when its at its full exposure.
October 17, 2008 at 10:44 AM

This Is My Blog - fishing guy
Pietro: Nice capture of the Moon over the trees. The Blue sky makes this special.
October 17, 2008 at 12:31 PM

Louis la Vache
As Sandy wrote, great composition, Pietro!
October 17, 2008 at 2:06 PM

Leora
The trees look they are pointing to the moon. Thanks for the moon explanation.
October 17, 2008 at 6:54 PM

D Herrod
Very nice. Have a great weekend.
October 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM

Mike's Travels
Fantastic colour contrast!
October 17, 2008 at 8:25 PM

Catherine
What a frame you choose, Pietro for this delicate and transparent moon. It's as if the top of the trees indicates the direction.
Bon week end.
October 17, 2008 at 10:01 PM

Webradio
Very nice photo...
Great sky Pietro...
October 17, 2008 at 10:51 PM

Jeannelle
Very bright and beautiful....a big W it looks like! Happy SkyWatching! Greetings from Iowa, USA.
October 18, 2008 at 1:17 AM

Anonymous
I love this photo -- everything shown is thrilling.

Paz
October 18, 2008 at 2:15 AM

dianasfaria.com
what a beautiful moon for skywatch Pietro!
October 18, 2008 at 6:08 AM

adelynne
The first thing that captures my eye in that shot are the trees, because they're wonderfully composed. Then I saw La Luna... and I am mesmerized. It's small, but it sure is beautiful.

RYC: Thank you for reading that boring post of mine :P And I will check out the site you mentioned!
October 18, 2008 at 9:32 AM

thyme
The colour of the sky is amazing. the sky here is much milkier.

In Australia I noticed the sky was a very deep blue, deeper even than your photo - and there they did not see a C or D like we do, but they see a boat or a bowler hat, and funny enough, the people I asked could not tell by the shape if it was waning or waxing!
October 18, 2008 at 12:02 PM

 gmirage
What time was this taken? I see sometimes faint hint of the moon in the morning thats why I asked. Wonderful sky! Happy weekend!
October 18, 2008 at 2:58 PM

Anonymous
Such a beautiful and blue sky - something that could really turn up one's day. Greetings from Croatia
October 18, 2008 at 3:02 PM

GMG
Hi Pietro! I see that you have reduced the activity here to the sky watch pics; but they're awesome! I wonder if you caught last Wednesday's full moon...

Want to have a look at a magic place: Delos, Apollo’s birthplace and home to Dionysus sanctuary? Blogtrotter has it! ;))
Hope you enjoy! Have a great weekend!
October 18, 2008 at 10:54 PM

Liquid
Gosh........I love your eyes.
October 19, 2008 at 5:47 AM

Louis la Vache
Thank you, Pietro, for the lesson about the 'c' and 'd' of the moon - this is a handy way to remember whether the moon is waxing or waning that "Louis" had never known.
October 19, 2008 at 3:05 PM

Marie Reed
The colours make me jump for joy!
October 19, 2008 at 8:51 PM

tr3nta
Unbelievable blue sky... maybe a little to sharp for me... ;-)
October 20, 2008 at 5:45 PM

Anonymous
Ahhh! Thanks for the explanation. I have learned something new from you. ;-)

Paz
October 23, 2008 at 2:50 AM

Kim
Ok, I am a planetary scientist and I never thought of it that way, very clever. You learn something new everyday :) Great photo too.
October 24, 2008 at 4:19 AM

Jane Hards Photography
Very interesting and of course gorgpeous images
October 31, 2008 at 1:36 AM