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Freedom Gazes at the Moon [5_055475-7deB]
The reason I went to Washington, DC (other than to visit my father and sisters, that is!) The moon here is in the penumbra (the first phase of the total eclipse) as it sets over the US Capitol building. Above the moon is the statue "Freedom" on top of the US Capitol. I think it's cool that you can see the moonlight streaming through the tholos on which the statue sits.
It will be interesting to see if it is possible to get the moon in just the right spot so that it is directly behind the statute - but Washington, DC is pretty flat and heavily tree (and building) lined, so the working room is pretty small. I was literally standing in the right lane of Pennsylvania Avenue (thankfully there was very little traffic).
Want to do this yourself? My next moon alignment webinar is January 4, 2012. And after that, February 11, 2012.
*Explored: Dec 13, 2011 #478*
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Freedom Gazes at the Moon [5_055475-7deB]
The reason I went to Washington, DC (other than to visit my father and sisters, that is!) The moon here is in the penumbra (the first phase of the total eclipse) as it sets over the US Capitol building. Above the moon is the statue "Freedom" on top of the US Capitol. I think it's cool that you can see the moonlight streaming through the tholos on which the statue sits.
It will be interesting to see if it is possible to get the moon in just the right spot so that it is directly behind the statute - but Washington, DC is pretty flat and heavily tree (and building) lined, so the working room is pretty small. I was literally standing in the right lane of Pennsylvania Avenue (thankfully there was very little traffic).
Want to do this yourself? My next moon alignment webinar is January 4, 2012. And after that, February 11, 2012.
*Explored: Dec 13, 2011 #478*
© Copyright 2011, Steven Christenson blog Events
All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.