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Cold Moon (2)

Posted by Gregg Kemp on December 16th, 2005 — Posted in Shooting the Moon

The full cold moon was yesterday, but it was overcast at dusk and rained much of the day here. The forecast for tonight is for clear skies. This is an ideal night to start a photo because the moon rises later in the day, closer to dark. I like having some of the twilight in the photo, but not too much.

Moon/Sun data for Manteo, Dare County, North Carolina
(longitude W75.7, latitude N35.9):

Friday, 16 December 2005 Eastern Standard Time
Sunset                  4:50 p.m.
Photo started          5:20 p.m.
Moonrise                5:34 p.m.
Photo ended            6:55 a.m. on folling day
Sunrise
Moonset                 9:04 a.m. on following day
Moon Illumination    93.835%

My plan is for 2 cameras tonight, one at the Manteo waterfront, and one at Bodie Lighthouse.

I set out only one camera, at Bodie Lighthouse at 5:20 pm.

Bodie Island Lighthouse