Full Moon on A Lake

One of the fun things is going out in the RV and hitting a full moon.  These are always so much fun, particularly on the first evening of the full moon when it rises just after sunset.  To make that even more fun, being close to water means that we get the reflection in the water, which is a blast!!!

Of course Walt's photos are fabulous.

Having never been to this particular location before, it's always a guess where the moon will rise and it's so much fun to see it peak up over the horizon.  Of course the sun and moon at the horizon are always much more colorful and that certain is amplified at moonrise when it's a full moon.  

This is the Pink Moon.  This is the name given by Native Americans for each monthly moon.

Tonight’s full moon, the Pink Moon, will be the biggest and brightest supermoon of 2020.

The Pink Moon will be full at 10:35 p.m (EDT)., and will appear full through Thursday morning.

Despite it’s name though, it isn’t really pink.

The full moon in April is known as the Pink Moon because of the pink bloom of herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, which is native to the eastern part of the United States and one of the earliest widespread flowers of spring, Gordon Johnston, NASA planetary program executive reported.

Other names include the Pesach, or Passover Moon, and Paschal Moon, the full moon from which the date of Easter is calculated.

It's always been fascinating to me the names of each of the monthly moons and why they are named that. 

Month	Moon name	Meaning
January	Wolf	Hungry wolf packs howl at night
February	Snow	Heaviest snowfalls in the middle of Winter
March	Worm	At the start of Spring, the earthworms began to appear
April	Pink	An early Spring flower called "Mountain Pinks" start to bloom
May	Flower	Many types of flowers bloom in May
June	Strawberry	Strawberries are ready to be picked
July	Buck	New antlers on buck deer begin to appear
August	Sturgeon	Sturgeon, a fish found in the Great Lakes, are easily caught at this time of year
September	Harvest	Farmers can continue harvesting until after sunset by the light of the Full Moon
October	Hunter's	Hunters tracked and killed prey by moonlight, gathering food for the coming Winter
November	Beaver	Beaver traps are set to make sure of a supply of warm Winter fur
December	Cold	The cold of Winter tightens its grip as the nights are longest

 So there you have it.  Now you can really act smart the next time a full moon comes up. 

But onto the photos.

I'm not sure there's a lot of phlox around here, but it sure does look pink to me.

And this is a typical full moon photo and all you need is a good silhouette of a wicked witch on her broomstick across this to complete the photo.  We did have some waterbirds in front of the moon, however, I don't think that qualifies.  

And then something that looks like it was taken on one of the Apollo flights.  Walt's camera is really nice, with a great shot of the Tycho crater in the lower right of the moon.  

And of course, water and a full moon are made for a photographer.

Pretty romantic!