The Hunters Moon

Wish I had a cool camera... but had my professional camera phone with me ;)
The full moon this month is called the Hunter's Moon
It will show it's full face tonight, but the weather calls for clouds throughout the weekend, ending with Snow on the Wasatch benches on Sunday... did someone say the "S" word??
I love our mountains... I took this pic last night of the Full moon peeking over Mt. Olympus...
you can kind of make out the rivers of red (trees) on the face of the mountain.
I love Salt Lake City, Utah and the majestic Wasatch Mountains that surrounds us...

Where ever you are... go take a peek at the moon tonight...
and if you're with someone, tell them, "Check out that Hunter's Moon"
you will look so cool, and sound so smart ;)

*stay tuned for the Beaver Moon showing it's full face on November 21
for other full moons check out Full Moon of the Month on my labels

The Full Harvest Moon

This Month's full moon, The Harvest Moon, was the Biggest and the Brightest it has ever been in 20 years. It was so huge!!! SUPER HUGE!! WOWZER!! It lit up my whole street... My kids were dancing in the moonlit street and howling like a pack of wolves....

Awwhoooooooo!!!

Happy Autumn!

*stay tuned for next months full moon called the Full Hunter's Moon appearing on October 22

The Full Sturgeon Moon

This Month's Full Moon is called the Sturgeon Moon... I happened to be at Football Practice, and got to see this Beauty Rise up over the Mountain...
WOW!!! So BIG and FULL and BRIGHT!!!
*stay tuned for next month's full moon called the Harvest Moon (yay for Fall) appearing September 23

P.S. This marks my 200th post!!!
Here's to 200 more...

Full Buck Moon

The full Buck Moon rose over those beautiful mountains on the night of July 25th... It was breath taking... I had so many people call me, or text, saying, "Have you seen the size of that Moon!?" it's was so big, you could almost reach out and poke it... I wish I had a cool camera to take pictures of that beauty rising into the sky... owell... Professional Camera Phone will have to do :0)

*stay tuned for next months full moon appearing August 24th called the Full Sturgeon Moon

Strawberry Moon

This Month's full moon was called the Strawberry Moon, and what a beautiful full moon it was!!

Can you say...
WOAH?!

We set out to watch the West Fest Fireworks on the night of the 26th, and after the sun had set, and that Big 'ol moon started to peek out over the East Mountains... It was a site to behold...

Can you say...
HUGE?!

Pictures wouldn't have done Justice... It sure was fun to see that big moon rise, while we enjoyed the fireworks that night.

*stay tuned for next month's full moon called the Full Buck Moon, appearing July 25

ksl.com - Partial lunar eclipse visible Saturday

ksl.com - Partial lunar eclipse visible Saturday

The Flower Moon

I have been so busy with "End of School year" activities, I almost forgot to post the beautiful Full moon for the month of May... He showed his full face on Thursday, May 27th (Happy Birthday Allison) and boy~ was he a BEAUTY!!! We put a fire in the fire pit and cooked up hotdogs and tin foil dinners. We watched the beautiful Flower Moon rise into the night sky...
The kids were excited to see his full face...
Stay tuned for June's full moon coming June 26th, called the Strawberry Moon..
Happy Moon Gazing

The Pink Moon

This month's full moon is called the Pink Moon... The weather has been bad, so we haven't been able to sit out and observe the moon at night... I snapped a quick picture and it actually looks a shade of pink.... hmmmmm?? If it's not snowing tonight... be sure to get a glimpse of the full "pink" moon tonight...
*stay tuned for next months full moon, The Flower Moon, showing it's full face on May 27th

Worm Moon

It's time for that monthly report on the full moon for the month of March... It is called the

Worm moon... Wanna know why it's called the worm moon? Go to my archives and look for "Howling at the Moon" in January 2010... There are some links for some great sites on Night sky gazing!! This has been a fun activity for me an my kids studying the phases of the moon...

And what a beauty the moon was last night!!!

*stay tuned for the Pink Moon to show its full face on April 29, 2010

Second full moon of 2010

Snow Moon Feb. 28-29, 2010

Wolf Moon Jan. 29-30, 2010

So... I am tracking the full moon's this year... It's fun to see how excited my kids are to go check out the full moon and learn what it's name is for the month. I blogged about the full moon's back in January (*see Howling at the Moon on January 29) with names and dates of when to expect the full moon. So far we've seen the Wolf moon (January 29, 2010) and last night was the Snow Moon. IT was GORGEOUS!!! and the sky was clearer than ever. Perfect for Moon gazing....

*Stay tuned for the Worm moon showing it's beautiful full face on March 29th, 2010

Howling at the Moon

Tonight's full moon will be the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It offers anyone with clear skies an opportunity to identify easy-to-see features on the moon.
This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon, a moniker dating back to Native American culture and the notion that hungry wolves howled at the full moon on cold winter nights. Each month brings another full moon name.

Jan. 30, 1:18 a.m. EST -- Full Wolf Moon. Amid the zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. It was also known as the Old Moon or the Moon after Yule.

Feb. 28, 11:38 a.m. EST -- Full Snow Moon.

Mar. 29, 10:25 p.m. EDT -- Full Worm Moon.

Apr. 28, 8:18 a.m. EDT -- Full Pink Moon

May 27, 7:07 p.m. EDT -- Full Flower Moon

Jun. 26, 7:30 a.m. EDT -- Full Strawberry Moon

Jul. 25, 9:37 p.m. EDT -- Full Buck Moon

Aug. 24, 1:05 p.m. EDT -- Full Sturgeon Moon

Sep. 23, 5:17 a.m. EDT -- Full Harvest Moon

Oct. 22, 9:36 p.m. EDT -- Full Hunters' Moon.

Nov. 21, 12:27 p.m. EST -- Full Beaver Moon

Dec. 21, 3:13 a.m. EST -- Full Cold Moon

Get more informations on SPACE.com

orMore Moon Info:
The Disappearing Moon: Why and Where it Hides
Moon Mechanics: What Really Makes Our World Go 'Round
Moon Myths: The Truth About Lunar Effects on You
Top 10 Amazing Moon Facts
Skywatching Guides:
Skywatcher's Guide to the Moon
Skywatching Highlights of 2010
What's Up Tonight: Sky Calendar
Beginner's Guide to Astrophotography
Telescope Buying Guide