Last night was the night to stare at the moon...and it was worth every moment. Danny and I went to Beavertail at the south end of Jamestown and the place was packed! It was like a concert...cars, people, RVs everywhere...cameras on tripods and everyone just waiting for the moon.
It first appeared in the dusk sky hazy and then it completely disappeared...then evening settled in and the dark sky was around us...when all of a sudden the top of the moon appeared and just a whisper of it showed and then slowly it rose as if coming out of a slit in the sky. It grew bigger and there it was in all it's glory. It had a reddish orange hue which I couldn't capture with my camera.
We went over to Fort Wetherall and saw it over Newport and I was able to take a few pictures...not one photo comes close to what we saw...
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| From high atop Fort Wetherall in Jamestown to Newport |
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| Pretty to see sailboats passing by...the moon cast a path across the water... could almost see fairies dancing! |
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| At the town dock in Wickford looking over at the ship yard. |
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| This is not my photo...but someone with a more sophisticated camera captured this...the super moon over the Newport Pell Bridge WOW |
Fun night with everyone looking at the moon! We have more to look forward to as August and September also will boast a super moon...I'm willing to bet the September one will be phenomenal! September in Rhode Island is always grand.
Elizabeth
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