Monday, March 21, 2011

Disappointing moon

Saturday afternoon was largely sunny with lots of clear sky, so I was really looking forward to watching the moon between 6pm & 7pm, to witness its passage from maximum illumination to perigee.

But it was not to be. By 6 o’clock streaky clouds were beginning to coalesce to deny even a single glimpse, though there was an ethereal silver cast to the light & the sky.

The cloud cover persisted through the night.