Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Full Moon on the Rise

moonLast night’s full Moon, the Hunter’s Moon, was in penumbral eclipse, passing through the faint shadow of the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The effect was subtle without an un-elcipsed full Moon to compare it to. Shot through a telescope from the 4th floor on Prospect Park West.

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