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| (this one in Acton Vale, a bit of effect, but small in comparison) |
"Because
I'm still in love with you
On
this harvest moon"
-Neil
Young (Harvest moon)
Only once, I see in Montreal, a giant moon landed on the horizon of the city, astonishing. We had picked up friends at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport and on our way out we were struck by this incredible scene. It looked really unreal, we couldn't believe what we were seeing, my friends and I. It reminded me of those photos whose veracity we doubt, suspecting a montage. But it wasn't a photograph, it was right there in front of us, huge, we were amazed. Too bad we didn't take pictures. My husband was not surprised, he had already seen this spectacle in arctic landscapes or sailing in tropical seas.
I don't know how I could live my whole life without seeing this marvel. Perhaps, because I have always lived hidden in the mountains of Minas, where the sun and the moon are lazy, they rise later and set earlier. When the sun rises in the morning, behind the hills, it is already high in the sky, the rooster has been already tired of crowing, the coffee is already taken, the smell of spices for the midday meal in preparation is already in the air. The coolness in the morning is already giving way to heat. The same must happen with the moon; when it goes beyond the summits of the mountains, it is already high, overcome by modesty in the face of the immensity of the sky.
Until today, it has not been possible to prove conclusively why this phenomenon occurs... Optical illusion by comparison with objects on the horizon? Effect of binocular vision? Effects of the atmosphere? (see related links at the end)
And the moon continues with its charms and its mysteries, its hidden side, the way we see it differently depending on whether we are in the southern or northern hemisphere of the Earth, its origin, its composition... relatively so close and still so unknown.
It fascinates us so much! I don't think there's a single earthling who isn't enchanted by the moon. Poems, songs, photos, endless passions for our only natural satellite, with its phases and its ever new beauty.
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Related links:
Why is the harvest moon so big and orange?
Waxing Moon, Northern Hemisphere, April 21, 2007
Waxing Moon, Southern Hemisphere, April 21, 2007
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