Moonset

Moon setting over Ashokan High Point

I had so much going on today, I almost forgot I wanted to check out the moon set.  The moon is in its beginning of its waxing phase with just 4% luminosity.  What's so interesting about this phase is that it sets less than an hour after the sun.

Slide, Cornell and Wittenburgh

With today's humidity, there were plenty of clouds.  As I walked up to Burger Hill, I thought, "this is a waste of time."  As the mosquitoes found me, I thought this even more so.  I waited and waited, not sure where the moon would drop out of the clouds, if it did at all.  I eventually spotted a white sliver.  I immediately thought it was the moon, then I second guessed and thought it to be a plane streaking.  Fortunately, my original instincts were correct.  It was a beautiful site, thought there was less moon than I imagined.

Another photo that warrants the question, "Why don't you have a tripod?"

The last of the moon