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Not Quite Full..............

2009.04.07
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Looks like a Full Moon, its actually a Waxing Gibbous Moon

The waxing gibbous Moon is very nearly full and illuminated generally from the right. This phase of the Moon is seen to rise sometime in the afternoon when few people are looking at the sky. This is why it usually goes unnoticed until it gets dark at sunset. By that time the gibbous Moon is well above the southeastern horizon. The Moon is in this phase for nearly a week between first quarter and full. Just a day or so before Full Moon the waxing gibbous Moon appears nearly full and might be mistaken for a full Moon. The Moon in this phase sets just shortly before sunrise.


35 Comments
Arie This is amazing :-)
Arie · 2009-04-07: 04:53
jet28 Incredible!
jet28 · 2009-04-07: 04:55
ivetaiveta Excellent photo
ivetaiveta · 2009-04-07: 05:15
busybee36 Another one of your great moon shots!
busybee36 · 2009-04-07: 06:17
onlyricky amazing moon!:)
onlyricky · 2009-04-07: 07:29
lookagain WOW!
lookagain · 2009-04-07: 08:59
gonia it looks beautifull!
gonia · 2009-04-07: 09:28
Acqua I love the moon... and this photo is lovely!!!!!
Acqua · 2009-04-07: 10:44
leocheung Beautiful shot. Great information.
leocheung · 2009-04-07: 11:26
tbranscum Man you are sure getting some cool moon shots! I know you just love to moon us all! Great job!
tbranscum · 2009-04-07: 11:46
DirtyTricks Nice and sharp !!! Beautiful!
DirtyTricks · 2009-04-07: 11:53
jennye excellent capture!!
jennye · 2009-04-07: 13:03
agnes65 You know, I love the moon !!!
Great shot :)))
agnes65 · 2009-04-07: 14:38
onlymehdi beautiful
onlymehdi · 2009-04-07: 14:39
Nellinka Awesome! I like your moon shots!
Nellinka · 2009-04-07: 15:23
glennis Wow!! Well done!
glennis · 2009-04-07: 18:28
JumiElla Thanks for sharing, Tom!
JumiElla · 2009-04-07: 19:20
luvnug more moon shots! very, very cool!
luvnug · 2009-04-07: 21:33
davidcardona Great! I added this one into my favorites. Thanks a lot for sharing!
davidcardona · 2009-04-07: 21:56
sunshineand good shot...the sunshine was good while it lasted!
sunshineand · 2009-04-07: 22:03
Nadir What a great photo! :)
Nadir · 2009-04-08: 06:18
lmrus Great post.
lmrus · 2009-04-08: 06:47
brad and Deedo stunning!
brad and Deedo · 2009-04-08: 08:53
hengameh woooow!
hengameh · 2009-04-08: 17:48
skakanka Awesome!!! :DD
skakanka · 2009-04-09: 07:59
susjustjake Wonderfyl!
susjustjake · 2009-04-09: 13:31
eternity65 fantastic !
eternity65 · 2009-04-09: 16:38
Nayah Wow...Impressive! very well done Mystic! :)
Nayah · 2009-04-10: 20:20
lahtzu well seen
lahtzu · 2009-04-11: 20:17
Hollydead wow, another awesome moon shot! :)
Hollydead · 2009-04-12: 15:26
????? Again: Wish my camera would do such shots... great!
????? · 2009-04-13: 18:28
Weirdworld Amazingly sharp, beautiful!
Weirdworld · 2009-04-14: 06:56
Sonic7 Wonderful.
Sonic7 · 2009-04-15: 06:39
????? well done friend ;)
????? · 2009-04-28: 04:36
girafferacing What great detail you've caught there. :-)
girafferacing · 2009-06-15: 17:28
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