SkyWatch Friday: The moon rising, setting and rising again

The last day of January was clear and that night I saw the moon rise through the trees and over snow topped roof.

A little later the moon was above the trees and shining like a beacon on the snowy world.

The next morning I managed to catch the moon setting while the sun rose.

I was amused by how the rooster in the weather vane looked like it was in the trees with the birds below.

As the sky got light the moon was easier and easier to photograph.

I like the way it looks with the moon over snow topped rooftops while setting, in a different way from the night rising shot.

I took so many different photographs because it was enchanting to me to capture the setting moon on the first day of February.

I find it easier to photograph the moon during the day time than at night because I don't have the right kind of camera equipment for night shots to be optimal.

That night I had another shot at the rising moon and I like the way it almost looks like a tree ornament.

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