SKIES ASSORTED

A mosaic created with many a sky I've observed over a six-month period around the suburbs of Melbourne.

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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE "COLD MOON"

June is the first month of our Southern Hemisphere Winter here in Melbourne. On June 12th we saw the full moon, called the "Cold Moon". Although we had a fairly cloudy sky last night, the moon did peek through several times allowing photos such as this below to be taken. I used my iPhone for a quick take. The temperature in our garden early this morning was 2˚C.

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FULL MOON NIGHT

In the suburbs...

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EVENING FALLS

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and also part of the Seasons meme.

NIGHT SKY, JUST NOW

Looking out of my bedroom window, with the Moon Jupiter Orion and Sirius taking pride of place. I have included a screenshot from the excellent app Stellarium that is a must have for all stargazers as it can help identify all those heavenly bodies up there in real time. If you are interested in all things space, star, planet, exoplanet, SETI and extraterrestrial life, follow my account on Instagram: @nicvard

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FULL MOON

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IN THE MOONLIGHT

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FULL MOON

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SUNRISE

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SUNRISE

Winter sunrise with the crescent moon and Venus. It was cold (0˚C)!

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MOONRISE

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SINGING TO THE MOON

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AUTUMN

Autumn arriving, waiting for the Equinox on the 20th of March!

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and also part of the Seasons meme

CRESCENT MOON

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MOONRISE IN MELBOURNE

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and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme.

Remember you can see more of my artwork on my Instagram account: @jammysevenk

CHANGE OF SEASON

As Summer turns to Autumn...

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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

AT NIGHT

When all is still and only the moon shouts...

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FULL MOON

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MOON AND MARS

Looking out of my window tonight as the moon rises, with Mars on the upper left at about 11 o'clock in the sky.

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LUNAR ECLIPSE

Thousands turned to the sky to witness a lunar eclipse as a blood moon rose over Victoria last Tuesday night. Lunar eclipses occur when the sun, Earth and moon all line up, with Earth casting a shadow across the moon. A blood moon is so called from the red hue of the moon at totality, but the hue the moon appears would depend on local atmospheric conditions: If there’s enough pollution, volcanic dust or cloud cover, the moon can appear quite red. We were lucky enough not to have cloud cover and the moon appeared quite red! Australians will not get to see another lunar eclipse until 2025.

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