The moon, not an easy subject to photograph.
However, during last years thread; Tonight's Moon 2019; share your photos here, there were some very good photos taken and shared, so to continue the theme, I've started the 2020 thread.
https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/photography/200488/tonight-s-moon-2019-share-your-photos-here/1269266#pifragment-4285=1
Earlier tonight, the cloud was for once particularly thin, allowing the evening moon to shine through for me to grab a photo.
The full moon, which is around 10th January, and known as the Wolf Moon, the name given to the first full moon of the year, mainly because wolves are supposed to howl more with it being the mating season. Incidentally, foxes tend to be more vocal December to January, for the same reason, so I'm inclined to believe the same for wolves.
Mike
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Not the moon but look out for MARS tonight which will be at its biggest/brightest when it lines up with the earth on the same side of the sun.
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Regards, Hazel
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Tony
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Unknown said:Don't think Mars is going to be visible tonight unfortunately. Heavy cloud cover.
oh, that would be a shame Tony, we also have fairly thick cloud here too so will take another look out after 9pm and see if we can spot Mars; if not I'll drive ten minutes to Jodrell Bank and borrow their telescope, that should do the trick LOL
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Unknown said:Wendy, you shouldn't have to wait up till the wee small hours, start looking after 9pm
Still raining here aitch til at least one or two in the morning, then still cloudy, new clear sky @ 07.00!
It's been very bright in the sky for several weeks now, and unmistakeably red. If you manage to see it low in the sky towards the east (8pm ish), look southward and you'll see Jupiter setting with the somewhat duller Saturn following on behind. Saturn's rings are just visible through a small spotting scope or a very stable set of binos (as are Jupiter's moons). Best to look as soon as it gets dark though as the low position above the horizon has you looking through lots of atmosphere, so can be somewhat wavery. :-)
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Something I stumbled across recently, The Moon Dance, to be done when there is a full moon....