Monday, September 30, 2013

Another late night 3:00am rising for the moon!  I was hoping to catch a glimpse of it this morning at 7:00am, but it was cloudy...again!  Had I been able to see the moon, I can estimate based on the previous day that it would be a small cresent. Tonight should be close to a new moon!  Above is a picture of what I would have seen had I been able to see the moon last night.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Before running outside to see the moon at 10pm last night, I checked to see what time it was supposed to rise - 2:34am.  As I was not going to be awake at 2:34am, I decided since it rose so late it might still be up early this morning.  At 6:00am it was still dark, but so cloudy that I couldn't see the moon.  Had I been able to see it, it would have been in crescent phase.  Above is a picture.

Friday, September 27, 2013

The sky last night was clear, but the moon didn't rise until after midnight, so I did not see it.  However, I know that based on the phase the previous day, that it was in waning gibbous phase.  I expect to see a new moon in about a week!  Above is a picture of what the moon would have looked like, had I seen it.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

I couldn't see the moon again last night! It has been driving me crazy as to why, so I researched it.  According to earthsky.org, the moon didn't rise until about midnight last night! This is why I have been missing the moon the last few nights! I go to bed by 10pm each night, so this is why I haven't seen the moon.  Had I stayed up last night, I would have seen the moon in the last quarter phase.  Above is a picture of what I would have seen.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Last night after class, I went to the library to do homework for a bit.  When I left around 8:oopm, I looked for the moon but couldn't find it!  The sky was mostly clear, so I thought maybe it was just behind some trees or a building, but even after driving to a different area of downtown, I didn't see it.  I predict that it would be about a phase or two away from quarter moon, which would make it a waning gibbous.  Above is a picture of what the moon would have looked like had I been able to see it.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

It's 7:20pm and I just got out of class.  As soon as I walked outside, I noticed that the sky is covered in a blanket of clouds.  I am unable to see the moon at all, but predict that it is a waning gibbous and close to the quarter moon phase.  Above is what the moon would likely look like if I could see it tonight.

Monday, September 23, 2010

 

I learned that the reason I couldn't see the moon Sunday night is because didn't rise until nearly 9:00pm and I was looking for it around 8:15pm.  So, last night, I went outside around 10:30pm to observe the moon, but the sky was so cloudy that I couldn't see it!  The phase I would have seen had I been able to would have been waning gibbous.