I flew down to Richfield this evening (my way of hiding from trick or treaters) and on the way back had a "spooky" experience. As I was climbing out of Richfield I could see a glow in the east signaling the immanent appearance of the Moon. Weird thing was the glow was bright orange. As I climbed so did the terrain to the east so it took a while for the Moon to show and when it did it too was orange. And to add to the show, a dark band of clouds crossed the top of the Moon at an angle making it look like the Man in the Moon was wearing a bandana. What a hoot. A nearly full, bandana wearing, bright orange Moon on Halloween night. It wasn't long before the terrain caught up and the Moon again set for a bit. All the way back to SLC it would alternately hide behind one peak or another before popping out again again for a series of brief appearances. Then as I started my descent into SLC the terrain again gained ground and the Moon pretty much disappeared until I was down and taxiing back to my hanger. But, alas, by then it had lost it's orange hue and was back to its normal whitish self. Fun flight. patrick
Very interesting, Patrick, thanks for sharing. Makes me wish I was out flying. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:36 PM To: utah astronomy utah astronomy listserve Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Spooky Moon I flew down to Richfield this evening (my way of hiding from trick or treaters) and on the way back had a "spooky" experience. As I was climbing out of Richfield I could see a glow in the east signaling the immanent appearance of the Moon. Weird thing was the glow was bright orange. As I climbed so did the terrain to the east so it took a while for the Moon to show and when it did it too was orange. And to add to the show, a dark band of clouds crossed the top of the Moon at an angle making it look like the Man in the Moon was wearing a bandana. What a hoot. A nearly full, bandana wearing, bright orange Moon on Halloween night. It wasn't long before the terrain caught up and the Moon again set for a bit. All the way back to SLC it would alternately hide behind one peak or another before popping out again again for a series of brief appearances. Then as I started my descent into SLC the terrain again gained ground and the Moon pretty much disappeared until I was down and taxiing back to my hanger. But, alas, by then it had lost it's orange hue and was back to its normal whitish self. Fun flight. patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation
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