The full moons rises above Comanche Peak from our location, and moves more south as we enter spring and summer. The sky in the Mora Valley is well-known for it's lack of reflective light, making it a true "dark-sky" location for star-gazing or astronomy. In fact, the stars are so bright in these mountains, one cannot see through the Milky way, for the stars are too thick and bright. Throughout the year it is interesting to watch the band known as the Milky Way move it's position from East to West during winter to North to South during the equinox changes of spring and summer; this is something I never noticed my entire live of living near the west coasts. Even well-known constellations such as "Orion" can take a moment to spot in the sky, due to the sheer amount of stars within the group. I have actually seen shooting stars collide in the sky here during Leonid Astroid Showers.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Full Moon Rising Above Comanche Peak
The full moons rises above Comanche Peak from our location, and moves more south as we enter spring and summer. The sky in the Mora Valley is well-known for it's lack of reflective light, making it a true "dark-sky" location for star-gazing or astronomy. In fact, the stars are so bright in these mountains, one cannot see through the Milky way, for the stars are too thick and bright. Throughout the year it is interesting to watch the band known as the Milky Way move it's position from East to West during winter to North to South during the equinox changes of spring and summer; this is something I never noticed my entire live of living near the west coasts. Even well-known constellations such as "Orion" can take a moment to spot in the sky, due to the sheer amount of stars within the group. I have actually seen shooting stars collide in the sky here during Leonid Astroid Showers.
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