The so-called Harvest Moon is by tradition the full moon that occurs nearest to the Autumnal Equinox, which was September 23. The pictures shown here were taken on Thursday night, September 28. This is only one day after the September 27 lunar perigee, which makes this very close to a perigean full moon(aka, "Super Moon").
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Moonrise over the nearby ridgeline.
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There is wildfire smoke in the air from the Quartz Ridge fire about 50 miles to the south. This gives the moon a yellow tint at 15 deg above the horizon.
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This was at 9:40 pm MDT, 32 deg above the horizon.
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All photos taken with an Astro-Tech AT80EDT refractor. As usual, click on an image to gain access to the full-size version.
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