Saturday, April 11, 2020

PINK MOON BLUE

After stumbling about his  yard  much of the  night   photographing the " Pink Moon"  , cameraman   Vallis  is convinced  there were   two  moons in the sky that   evening  as  none of  his  many shots  were of  a  lunar body  of  that  colour .


Instead, they were either  the usual dazzling white of a full Moon, periodically obscured by cloud ,  or  a  dull  , mottled colour in enhanced  close ups, which  seemed  to indicate  signs  of   life , above ,  possibly bushfires   on  our  nearest neighbour . 
 Vallis , we suspect,   is really a  bit Moon- mad, the above  photo   may actually be a  selfie of him baying like a  wolf  at the sky. He is absolutely  obsessive  in his  hunt for  unusual  Moon shots and has  built up a large collection , including  the following  view  over  Cairns.
An early morning photo he took of the distorted  Moon , below, clearly shows many of the craters   on the outer edge  and  the Man in the Moon's navel .