Gregg D. Kemp

I almost forgot that I set out some moon pots on the 13th of March. This was the night before the full moon. Carmela came with me to Jockey’s Ridge in Nags Head.

Jockey’s Ridge is a popular tourist attraction in this area. It is a collection of giant sand dunes that are constantly shifting location and size as the wind blows. In the summer it is full of people flying kites and learning to hang glide. Carmela and I realized that we had never climbed Jockey’s Ridge since moving to the area.

I set out two moon pots, and caught the very last of the civil twilight after the sunset, then caught a little of the civil twilight of the following morning. I didn’t have a good feeling that I was going to get anything interesting from either camera. But, when the color film came back from the lab this past week, I was pleased that one of them was interesting for unexpected reasons. I like the texture in the sky and the contrasting color between the sand and the sky.

I didn’t record any times on these. I was tired. But we did enjoy the view from the top of Jockey’s ridge.

Full Crow Moon

I have found references to February’s moon as both the “snow” moon and the “hunger” moon. The full moon was on February 13th. I set out 2 cameras the evening of the 13th, through the early morning of the 14th. I had scouted out a location in Jockey’s Ridge State Park in nearby Nags Head.

Jockey’s Ridge is a visually interesting mix of sand dunes and sparse vegetation. Unfortunately, I failed to do justice to the area this evening. It was enjoyable being out there though, so it was at least a partially successful pinhole outing.

Pinhole Images

Data

Manteo, Dare County, North Carolina (longitude W75.7, latitude N35.9)

February 13, 2006
Sunset          5:43 p.m.
Start photo    6:07 p.m.
Moonrise       6:16 p.m.

February 14, 2006
End photo     6:48 a.m.
Sunrise        6:51 a.m.

Phase of the Moon on 13 February: waning gibbous with 100% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Moonrise direction: approximately 100° ESE.